BYU football: Three things to know for the LSU Tigers

BYU football will take on the LSU Tigers this week. Although we currently don’t know where the game will take place, here’s what to know for the Tigers.

It was almost more fun before BYU football took on Portland State. We were talking about wins, crashing the BCS, track star athletes.

Funny how 60 minutes can change all that.

BYU football fans came back down to earth on Saturday. After all, the Cougars defeated an FCS program by just 14 points.

Realistically, Cougar Nation doesn’t have much to worry about. Portland State is clearly better than we gave them credit for, and a mix of heat, rotating players and limiting the playbook kept things close.

But it illustrated that BYU football needs to work on some things to have a successful season. And the Cougars need to do it quick, because in just a few days they’ll be taking on No. 12 LSU.

Here are three things to know for the game.

Bonus Thing: LSU defensive end/linebacker Arden Key will not play against BYU football this weekend. Key is a huge play-maker and the kind of player that stands out on a team that already has a ton of talent defensively. He’s LSU’s best pass rusher, and not having to worry about him is huge for BYU.