The 2025 college football season has yet to kick-off, but it's never too early to project what bowl season will look like. Kyle Bonagura and Mark Schlabach of ESPN have made their preseason bowl projections, and both analysts have the LSU Tigers in unfamiliar territory under Brian Kelly.
Bonagura and Schlabach both have LSU qualifying for the College Football Playoff - something the program hasn't done under Kelly in his three seasons in Baton Rouge. Bonagura has LSU slated as the No. 10 seed facing No. 7 Notre Dame, while Schalbach has LSU as the No.