The LSU Tigers will need to shut down the Clemson Tigers' aerial attack in the season opener.
The LSU Tigers kick off their season in just a few days against the Clemson Tigers. With Lane Kiffin in town now, all eyes are going to be on the new offense. Their defense, though, will be just as exciting.
This was a defensive battle last year, partially due to how bad LSU's defense ended up being, but Clemson didn't do much either. Blake Baker's defense is hoping to have at least as impressive a showing as it did in that game.
In order to do so, LSU's defense is going to need to shut down Clemson's offensive trio through the air:
QB Christopher Vizzina
Vizzina has been sitting in South Carolina behind Cade Klubnik for a few years as he has developed. Now, it's his chance to prove why he stuck around this season. He did almost lose the starting job to freshman Tait Reynolds, per head coach Dabo Swinney's press conference earlier in the week. It was apparently close enough that LSU has a chance to make a change at quarterback, and then they would face a freshman in Tiger Stadium at night.
Swinney called Vizzina the more consistent option. Seems like Reynolds had much higher highs, but also lower lows.
WR TJ Moore
Moore was a five-star freshman coming out of high school. He's a 6-foot-3, 200-pound wideout who was also a track and field star. He has improved each season, which could be scary given that he was already quite talented last season.
The junior has 97 catches for 1,488 yards and nine touchdowns for his career so far. He's going to be the focal point of this team and wants to be one of the top receivers in the country.
WR Bryant Wesco Jr.
Wesco came in the same draft class as Moore and has maybe been even better. He was certainly on pace to be more productive if he hadn't gone down with a back injury last year.
The junior is a little bit more of a deep threat than Moore, so the secondary is going to need to make sure as to not get the top taken off with his speed. LSU is going to be tested in a few different ways
Last season, these two receivers put up a combined eight catches for 121 yards last year. Baker would take a repeat of that, given that both of them are capable of reaching that mark on their own.
