Auburn football Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
LSU fans were not as fortunate as Auburn football fans were yesterday. Their Tigers were on the losing end of their Week One matchup, while AU showed out in one of their most dominant wins in years.
Ed Orgeron’s Bayou Tigers marched into the Rose Bowl as the #16 team in the nation but left with their tails tucked between their legs following a 38-27 loss to UCLA. QB Max Johnson, filling in for injured QB (for the second straight year) Myles Brennan, amassed over 300 yards passing and three touchdowns, but what was supposed to be an improved LSU defense ended up failing them en route to an opening week non-conference loss…something SEC West teams cannot really afford.