Published 8/20/2008
by Derek Samson
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Sporting News is counting down its top 50 teams in college football, one by one, from early July until kickoff of the season in late August. Here's a quick look at the No. 5 LSU Tigers.
Burning Question: Do the Tigers have the quarterback to win another national championship? The promising sign is they won national titles with Matt Mauck and Matt Flynn in the past, so it's not as if they need Peyton Manning to get the job done. And LSU is talented enough in other positions -- with its defense, the offense won't need to score much to win games -- to carry an inexperienced QB.
Top player: Defensive tackle Ricky Jean-Francois. Does LSU really graduate defensive linemen, or do they simply change their names and continue playing the same guys every single year? Once again, the Tigers' D-line resembles an NFL team, led by Jean-Francois. He gave everyone a glimpse of his potential during the BCS title game. Opposing offensive coordinators should be having nightmares right ...
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