The season is only three weeks old, but LSU has thrust itself into a much more prominent role in the SEC West and College Football Playoff races.
The Tigers were at best an afterthought in both as they began the season ranked No. 25 – behind three SEC West rivals – because of a mostly inexperienced team that had drawn a really challenging schedule.
Now they have only three more games of seasoning and Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi State and other challenging opponents still await.
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