The LSU Tigers play their first meaningful game of the 2019 season against the Georgia Southern Eagles on Saturday night in Tiger Stadium.
While the Tigers have many more difficult opponents on schedule this year, the Eagles are a team to be taken seriously after recording an overall record of 10-2 and stumping defenses with a highly successful triple-option offense.
Both LSU and Georgia Southern find strength in quarterbacks who are just as threatening on the run as they are on the pass, and that will certainly be a factor in the Week 1 matchup.
Here’s a look at how LSU’s Joe Burrow and Georgia Southern’s Shai Werts stack up.