After fielding one of the greatest teams of all time last fall, producing one of the most successful draft classes in NFL history, losing key coaches on both sides of the ball and having impactful players opt out of playing this season, Ed Orgeron and his 2020 Tiger football team faced long odds of coming close to replicating the same success the 2019 team had.
LSU’s challenges aren’t unique, even if the 2019 team was incredibly unique in terms of its greatness. Every team, regardless of the sport, lose pieces— especially those who win their respective game’s championship.