The LSU Tigers are 5-0 overall, 3-0 in the SEC, and currently rank No. 6 in the country. Things are humming in Death Valley, but we'e learned some valuable things about this team that will affect them going forward. Here are four things we've learned about LSU through five games:
Brandon Harris is good enough
Harris hasn't been incredible this season, but he hasn't had need to be. He 's completing over 57 percent of his passes for 610 yards and four touchdowns while doing damage on the ground, picking up 143 yards and three scores rushing this season. Most importantly, he hasn't turned the ball over yet this year. If Harris plays like that all season, LSU will be a dangerous team.
LSU's defense is really, really good
LSU was bound to take a step back last year after losing so many juniors to the NFL Draft in the two seasons prior, but the defense got better as the season progressed, though, finishing 18th in yards allowed per play and third in defensive passer rating. That's continued this year, as the Tigers rank 16th in the country in yards allowed per game despite playing two SEC games - not cupcakes like a lot of the teams ranked above them.
Defensive coordinator John Chavis left for Texas A&M, but new coordinator Kevin Steele has inherited a star-studded secondary led by cornerback Tre'Davious White and safeties Jamal Adams and Jalen Mills. Linebacker Kendell Beckwith is a star, and the inexperienced players up front have been as good as anyone could have hoped.
LSU should win the SEC
The way LSU has looked in its first three conference games, the Tigers have a real chance at making a run at the SEC. The defense looks strong and the running game might be the best in the nation (more on that later). Both Florida and Texas A&M have to play in Death Valley, and while they do face both Alabama and Ole Miss on the road, they have enough talent to win at least one of those games.
Leonard Fournette is the best player in the nation
Fournette is BALLING on a historic level right now. His 158-yard day against South Carolina made him the 10th player in NCAA history to reach 1,000 rushing yards in five games and the first to do so in an LSU uniform. Fournette could sleep through the team's next two games and STILL be the leading rushing in the country - that's special.
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