Far-out predictions for the next 4 years of LSU football

We’re going to go ahead and look at all the LSU football events we didn’t get the chance to cover. That’s right. Let’s take a look in the crystal ball and write about all the things that haven’t happened yet, but we think will. Just so we can say we did.

LSU finds its QB

Maybe it’ll be Joe Burrow. Maybe it’ll be Myles Brennan or Lowell Narcisse. Maybe it’ll fall to Peter Parrish in the 2019 recruiting class or TJ Finley in the Class of 2020. But based on the talent coming in, LSU should be able to put an end to its decade-long quarterback search at some point in the next four years. Should being the inoperable word.

The defensive Heisman finalist?

We all know how good Devin White can be. What’s stopping him from racking up 100 tackles, 8 sacks and a couple of turnovers next season? Return one or two of those turnovers to the end zone and you’re looking at a Defensive Player of the Year candidate. Tack on some LSU wins and White could be a sleeper candidate for the Heisman Trophy next season, just as Roquan Smith was at the same position for Georgia a year ago.

Dome-ward bound?

When LSU won its national title in 2003, the Tigers beat Oklahoma in the Superdome. When LSU won its national title in 2007, the Tigers beat Ohio State in the Superdome. Loss in 2011? Superdome. Well guess what: The College Football Playoff championship game for the 2019-20 season is back in New Orleans. Let’s imagine Burrow turning into a two-year star at LSU and the Tigers’ heralded 2019 recruiting class paying off immediately. That’s a team contending right there.

The next search

Let’s cover our bases. Things don’t work out as well for Ed Orgeron in Year 3. He falls into a Les Miles groove. A couple of 8- and 9-win seasons don’t cut it for the fans. He’s ousted. So is Joe Alleva. The Tigers are in the market for a new athletic director and coach. Who’ll lead the searches? Who’ll end up in Baton Rouge? Will Miles or Paul Mainieri pull a Skip Bertman and helm the department? It’ll be a circus, but it’ll be fun as heck.