Projected 2014 starters: LSU Tigers

SDS starts a series of predicting the game one starters for all 14 SEC teams. First up, the LSU Tigers.

The LSU Tigers open the season in Houston against ranked Wisconsin, and here is our projected starting lineup:

Takeaways:

• QBs Brandon Harris and Anthony Jennings continue battling for the right to be named the starter. However, I just don’t see Les Miles starting a true freshman at a neutral site against a ranked opponent in Wisconsin. Knowing Jennings played significant minutes against Arkansas and Iowa last season, I see Miles starting Jennings. However, Harris will play early against Wisconsin.
• Leonard Fournette will see the field early against Wisconsin, but Terrance Magee should get the starting nod at running back.
• DT Quentin Thomas reportedly suffered a torn bicep, but the injury isn’t as bad as it was first reported. Thomas should start game one.
• The middle linebacker spot is also a heated battle between returning starter DJ Welter and the talented Kendall Beckwith, who moved from DE to LB.
• The corner combo of Tre’Davious White and Rashard Robinson should be the best the SEC has to offer as a tandem.

Predicted starters for every SEC team’s first game:

• Alabama Crimson Tide
• Arkansas Razorbacks
• Auburn Tigers
• Florida Gators
• Georgia Bulldogs
• Kentucky Wildcats
• LSU Tigers
• Mississippi State Bulldogs
• Missouri Tigers
• Ole Miss Rebels
• South Carolina Gamecocks
• Tennessee Volunteers
• Texas A&M Aggies
• Vanderbilt Commodores

Kevin Duffey

A graduate of the University of Florida and founder of Saturday Down South, Kevin is a college football enthusiast.