Year 12 for Miles could be another banner year, making athletic director Joe Alleva look like a genius for not dropping the axe on his embattled head coach at the end of the 2015 regular season.

The good news is the secondary should be top notch again, and it will be interesting to see how Stevens fits in.Related: LSU Tigers 2016 Preview and Prediction Complicating matters is Arden Key – who led the Tigers with 11.0 sacks last season - took a leave of absence. LSU retained defensive coordinator Dave Aranda, but he'll have to juggle the front seven in the spring after losing defensive linemen Tashawn Bower and Davon Godchaux and linebackers Kendell Beckwith and Duke Riley to the NFL. Darrel Williams, who rushed for 233 yards and three TDs last season, will be in line for more carries. The power running game will be there, but it always clicks better with two big-time backs. Guice is a powerful runner and a Heisman Trophy candidate running behind an experienced line. Guice averaged 9.0 yards per carry behind Fournette the last two seasons. It will be intriguing to see how Canada influences Etling's game. Better quarterback play is the key to LSU's SEC title hopes. Etling closed strong in the victories against Texas A&M and Louisville, but he averaged just 138 passing yards with a 52.6 completion percentage in losses to Auburn, Alabama and Florida. How will Canada help the QB?īrandon Harris announced his intentions to transfer, meaning Danny Etling, who took over the starting job in 2016, will try to improve under Canada. LSU's spring and fall roster will be updated here. The jewel of the class is five-star safety JaCoby Stevens, and four-star defensive tackle Tyler Shelvin is the top recruit in state of Louisiana. LSU's recruiting class had a composite ranking of No. 2: SEC championship game 2017 LSU recruiting class LSU's spring game will be televised on the SEC Network. Where will LSU's spring game be televised? on Saturday, April 22 at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La. 11 in Sporting News' Way-Too-Early Top 25, and here's a preview of LSU's 2017 schedule, roster and biggest questions entering the season.

Lsu football 2016 schedule