DESTIN, Fla. – LSU Football's season-opener against Georgia Southern on August 31 in Tiger Stadium will be televised on ESPNU and will carry at 6:30 p.m. CT start time, the Southeastern Conference and ESPN announced on Thursday.
The league office and ESPN also announced on Thursday that LSU's game against Northwestern State on September 14 in Tiger Stadium will kickoff at 6:30 p.m. and will be televised on the SEC Network.
LSU and Georgia Southern will meet for the first time in football, while the Tigers and Demons haven't played since the 2011 season when LSU posted a 49-3 victory in Tiger Stadium.