It’s understandable why LSU football won’t be the favorites to repeat as national champions in 2020.
The Tigers lost a ridiculous amount of talent from their 2019 team. There’s simply no way to replace Joe Burrow, Justin Jefferson, Grant Delpit, Lloyd Cushenberry, etc.
As a result of those losses, LSU is ranked No. 12 in ESPN’s recent FPI rankings.
But those rankings, of course, don’t matter in the slightest. That’s simply how the Tigers are perceived entering the 2020 season — it has no actual bearing on how LSU will play.
If anything, the rankings are actually good for the Tigers.