Charles Alexander, the first 4,000-yard rusher in Southeastern Conference history and a two-time Heisman Trophy finalist, will have his LSU jersey

After a nine-win 2024 season, we break down the 2025 LSU Football schedule and give a prediction for their season.

For the first time in program history, the LSU football team earned a perfect single-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) score of 1000, marking a major milestone in the classroom. This achievement places LSU Football amid the university's rising number of athletic programs that have reached similar levels of academic excellence.

The Tigers' first game, on the road at Clemson, will kick off at 6:30 p.m. on ABC on Aug. 30. It marks the first football matchup between the teams since the national championship game in January 2020. Led by Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow and standout wide receivers Justin Jefferson and Ja'Marr Chase, LSU won 42-25.

That's certainly how LSU would love to approach this offseason and some of those players are already earning first team snaps. But some will end up with more playing time and a heavier workload ...

LSU and Clemson will open the season Saturday, Aug. 30, in prime time on ABC with kickoff set for 6:30 p.m. from Memorial Stadium.

In week six of the United Football League, former LSU quarterback Danny Etling gave a strong performance for the Michigan Panthers on Saturday.

Finebaum identified several challenging games for LSU this season. These include the opening game against the Clemson Tigers, a game against the Florida Gators, who defeated LSU last season, away games at the Ole Miss Rebels and a home game against the South Carolina Gamecocks .