EVAN ALTEMUS
LSU PK
Penn State simply isn’t as good as most people think they are. They were severely outclassed this season when they faced their two toughest teams on the schedule in Iowa and Ohio State. Those teams are even as physical or dominant as LSU either, which makes you wonder about this point spread. Everyone doubted LSU last year in their bowl game against Georgia Tech, but the Tigers came out and completely destroyed an overmatched Yellow Jackets team. Penn State has dearly missed their play making wide receivers this season, as they haven’t been able to open things up as much this year. The Nittany Lions really struggled when they can’t run the football, and they won’t be able to against a stout LSU rush defense. Meanwhile, the Tigers are being disrespected by the oddsmakers here based on how they finished the season. However, they were very competitive in all three losses, including a very close loss to defending national champion Florida. Look for LSU to dominate this game and get the win.
4 UNIT SELECTION LSU