LSU has unproven talent in face of dire predictions for 2018 football season

There continue to be major concerns among the LSU faithful regarding how the 2018 season will unfold. Many feel that LSU will be lucky to win six games against what figures to be one of the nation’s toughest schedules.

The crux of the matter is that LSU has not embarked on a season with so many uncertainties in many, many years. I understand how that can cause fans consternation.

The new pecking order at quarterback remains unknown and hard to predict. A running back with extremely limited game experience (or none at all on the college level) will be in the starting backfield against Miami on opening day. The offensive line will probably have three new starters. The top receiver is expected to be transfer junior Jonathan Giles, a Biletnikoff semifinalist two seasons ago, but the rest of the picture at the wideout spots are up in the air.

The secondary is in a flux. The defensive line lost Arden Key, Christian LaCouture and Greg Gilmore.

You get the picture. The schedule is brutally daunting and there are so many unanswered questions on the roster.

Don’t get too excited or concerned about what you witness in the upcoming spring game on April 21 though. Neither the offense nor the defense is going to show much with so many outside eyes watching.

This team is not devoid of talent. How many LSU players will be 2019 drafted? Potentially nine appear possible right now:

WR Giles
TE Foster Moreau (senior)
OLs Badera Traore and Damien Lewis (JUCO transfers who haven’t played a down)
DT Rashard Lawrence (junior)
DT Breiden Fehoko (Another Texas Tech junior transfer)
LB Devin White (junior)
CB Greedy Williams (redshirt sophomore is a possible top 10-15 pick)
DB John Battle (senior)

So take a deep breath when the prognosticators predict doom for the Tigers in 2018. They may be right but the LSU staff may have a plenty of surprises in the form of capable talent for the upcoming opponents.