When: Saturday, September 18th, 2025, 6:45 PM Where: The Real Death Valley, Baton Rouge, LA Channel: SEC Network Spread: LSU -39.5 Over/Under: 51.5 The Tigers welcome the Southeastern Louisiana Lions to Baton Rouge this weekend. Southeastern Louisiana is a scrappy team who would love to make some noise Saturday night. Southeastern Louisiana Lions The Lions are 2-1 entering this contest. Southeastern Louisiana is on a 2 game winning streak. The offense uses a 2 quarterback system. Carson Camp and Kyle Lowe are the 2 quarterbacks. Both quarterbacks can run. Jaedon Henry and Calvin Smith, Jr. are the leaders in the running back room. Jaylon Domingeaux and Tristan Goodly are the leading pass catchers on this team. This offense can put up a lot of points in a hurry! The Lion defensive line is led by Rowan Briggs and Ahmad Bradley. The linebacker room is led by KK Reno and Carter Hanberry. The defensive back room is led by Kamron Norwood and Blayne Delahoussaye. LSU Tigers The Tigers are 3-0 heading into this matchup. The offense has not been what many fans expected heading into the season. Head coach Brian Kelly hinted at this team leaning on the defense and playing field position throughout the season. Quarterback Garrett Nussmeier is a little dinged up heading into this contest. It will be interesting to see how much he plays in this one. Caden Durham and Aaron Anderson are coming off of strong games. Double A is the most consistent player on this team in my opinion. Dashawn Spears burst onto the scene last week. He deserves more playing time. West Weeks and Dahvon Keys continue to rack up tackles. Grant Chadwick may be the best transfer on this team. What a weapon! KEYS TO THE GAME - Can you get your starters out early? - Can you stay healthy? - Can you rack up points early in this one? This team from Hammond, America, would love nothing more than to give LSU trouble in this one. Fun Fact: The 1st time these teams met was back in 1949. The LSU football team featured a young man by the name of Ebert Van Buren. Van Buren would go on to be the number 7 overall pick in the 1951 NFL draft, but that is nowhere near his greatest feat. Van Buren moved to New Orleans as a young child, and he decided to join the military in 1943. Ebert served in the US Army 96th Infantry Division in the Pacific Ocean during World War II from 1943 to 1945. He was wounded in heavy fighting on Hacksaw Ridge in Okinawa. Van Buren received the Purple Heart, 2 Bronze Stars, the Philippine Liberation Medal, the Combat Infantry Badge, and the Good Conduct Medal. Ebert was the only survivor in his unit in Okinawa by the time the war finished. In the 1970s he served as Lt. Commander in the US Naval Reserve. Ebert Van Buren is a hero. Follow me on X (the artist formerly known as Twitter) @eazytro