With a veteran quarterback, offensive playmakers and a really good defense, LSU enters 2019 as a top eight team.

LSU also has a top 10-caliber schedule, too. In fact, ESPN’s Football Power Index ranks the Tigers schedule as the 10th toughest in the nation.

The metric also projects the Tigers to finish the season 10-2, and it gives them a 1.6 chance to go undefeated and a 12.3 percent chance to win the conference.