ESPN Releases 2025 Way-Too-Early College Football Top 25

ESPN's 2025 Way-Too-Early College Football Top 25 has LSU ranked at No. 14 heading into next season. Here's what they had to say about the Tigers:

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14. LSU Tigers
2023 record: 10-3, 6-2 SEC

Expected key losses: QB Jayden Daniels, WR Malik Nabers, WR Brian Thomas Jr., C Charles Turner III, S Andre' Sam, LB Omar Speights, DT Jordan Jefferson

Expected key additions: QB A.J. Swann, WR Zavion Thomas, S Jardin Gilbert, DT Dominick McKinley, TE Trey'Dez Green, ATH Jelani Watkins

2024 outlook: The Tigers won 10 games in each of Brian Kelly's first two seasons in Baton Rouge. They didn't take advantage of having Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Jayden Daniels this past season, as the defense allowed at least 42 points in three losses. Now, Daniels is off to the NFL draft. He accounted for 95% of LSU's passing yards and 44.3% of its rushing yards before its bowl game. Daniels was responsible for 50 total touchdowns. The good news for Kelly is that heir apparent Garrett Nussmeier, who waited three years for the starting job, seems more than ready to take over. He was MVP of the ReliaQuest Bowl after passing for 395 yards with three scores in a 35-31 victory over Wisconsin. He won't have Nabers and Thomas, who are potential first-round picks. Shoring up LSU's defense will be a focus in the spring. Kelly cleaned house by moving on from coordinator/linebackers coach Matt House, safeties coach Kerry Cooks, cornerbacks coach Robert Steeples and defensive line coach Jimmy Lindsey. Hiring Baker from SEC opponent Missouri was a boss move.

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Way-Too-Early College Football Top 25:
1. Georgia
2. Texas
3. Oregon
4. Alabama
5. Ohio State
6. Michigan
7. Ole Miss
8. Missouri
9. Arizona
10. Notre Dame
11. Washington
12. Penn State
13. Utah
14. LSU
15. Oklahoma
16. Florida State
17. Tennessee
18. Oklahoma State
19. Clemson
20. NC State
21. Kansas State
22. Louisville
23. Kansas
24. SMU
25. Iowa