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It’s been talked about almost ad nauseam at this point, but it’s a point that will be repeated many times this year — LSU football‘s defense was terrible last season.
Tigers head coach Ed Orgeron talked up LSU’s defense last offseason, saying at one point that the defense was already further ahead than it was at any point during the 2019 season.
Coach O would end up regretting that quote.
The marriage between defensive coordinator Bo Pelini (who was hired after the 2019 season to replace Dave Aranda) and LSU didn’t work out.