LSU vs. Mississippi State: What To Watch For

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LSU blows through the No. 2-ranked Georgia Bulldogs, lives through the high of rushing the field, etc... and the reward? A visit from the country’s top scoring defense and the SEC’s top total defense, Mississippi State.

This year’s State squad came in with sky-high expectations, and at 4-2 seem like something of a disappointment — preseason top-10 expectations will do that — but still a team that’s more than capable of beating the Tigers. And this Tiger team, while showing signs of improvement, is still far from being in a position to take any conference opponent for granted.

This State team returns 18 starters from the 2017 squad that…