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Mailbag Podcast: What surprised you in LSU's Week 1 win?

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Every week, Matthew Brune and Shea Dixon take questions from the Bengal Tiger On3 subscribers and this week’s show was loaded with questions about LSU’s road win over Clemson, early standouts, plus what’s next. LSU faces Louisiana Tech in its home-opener this weekend and looks to start 2-0 to keep the good times rolling.

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Here’s a rundown

0:00 Intro

5:00 LSU schedule outlook

9:30 Wide receiver rotation

14:15 Containing mobile QBs

18:30 Offensive line thoughts

23:00 Explosive plays?

24:30 Players who will have bigger roles

27:45 Will PJ Woodland hold onto the CB2 spot?

30:40 Rapid fire questions!

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LSU moves up to No. 3 in AP Poll

LSU jumped inside the Top 5 of both national polls following its 17-10 win over Clemson on Saturday. The Tigers moved six spots to No. 3 in the AFCA Coaches Poll and they bumped up four positions to No. 4 in the AP Top 25.

LSU (1-0) opens its home schedule on Saturday when the Tigers welcome Louisiana Tech (1-0) to Tiger Stadium for a 6:30 p.m. kickoff.

The win over Clemson marked only the fifth time in program history that LSU beat a team ranked in the Top 4 in a true road game. It was also the highest-ranked win for the Tigers since LSU beat No. 3 Clemson to claim the national championship in January of 2020.

The No. 3 ranking in the Coaches poll is the highest ranking for the program since finishing the 2019 season as the No. 1 team in the nation. LSU was ranked No. 1 in the nation by the coaches for the final six polls in 2019 and for the final five AP Top 25s that year.

Under Brian Kelly, the Tigers have been ranked as high as No. 6 in-season, which came following a 41-10 win over UAB in November. Overall under Kelly, LSU’s highest-ranking came at No. 5, which was in the 2023 preseason poll.

LSU is one of 10 SEC teams ranked in the AP Top 25, including four in the Top 10. Six of LSU’s remaining opponents are currently ranked in the AP Top 25 – a list that includes No. 10 South Carolina, No. 13 Florida, No. 18 Oklahoma, No. 19 Texas A&M, No. 20 Ole Miss and No. 21 Alabama.

Dating back to 2000, LSU has been ranked at some point throughout the year for 26 consecutive seasons.