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The Preview and Predictions: LSU Football vs. Clemson Tigers in Game 1 of the Lane Kiffin Era
- The preview expects LSU's run game to heat up in the second quarter and wear down Clemson's interior defensive line, with the backs projected above 170 combined rushing yards.
- Clemson is flagged for offensive newness because Christopher Vizzina is making a true road start and Chad Morris is installing a new offense against LSU's defense.
- The Clemson side is still credited with slept-on roster quality, talented weapons, and a strong front four despite the article projecting LSU to win comfortably.
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Three questions Clemson must answer in its season-opener at LSU this weekend
- Clemson enters its first trip to LSU as a double-digit underdog, making an efficient start essential after the Tigers repeatedly played tight and fell behind in major games last season.
- Clemson expects Chad Morris's return to simplify offensive alignment between the coordinator and Dabo Swinney, but the new system must still prove it can generate explosive passes and chunk runs.
- Christopher Vizzina gets the first opportunity at quarterback while freshman Tait Reynolds remains prepared to play if Vizzina cannot produce.
- Clemson declined to add portal help to an offensive line containing many young players who have not yet appeared in college games.
- Clemson did not secure a transfer linebacker to play next to Sammy Brown, leaving an unresolved defensive question for the LSU matchup.
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