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LSU Football: 2020 served as a “buffer” season for Tigers

Syndication: The Tennessean

LSU football‘s 2020 season didn’t turn out quite as the Tigers were hoping it would.

Just a year after the most impressive season in college football history, LSU went 5-5 with a defense that gave up 35 points per game.

Not exactly the performance you’d expect from the defending national champs.

But there were plenty of good reasons for the Tigers’ lackluster 2020 season.

LSU lost a lot of talent to the NFL. The program also had to replace several key assistants (passing game coordinator Joe Brady and defensive coordinator Dave Aranda).