After LSU's 38-3 drubbing of Georgia Tech, let's re-visit my preview to see how things played out.
LSU
Strengths
Defense allows only 32.1 percent of third-down conversions.
GT was 3-for-15 (20 percent).
Allow only 3.3 yards per carry.
GT ran 40 times for 164 yards (4.1 ypc).
Score TD on 73 percent of Red Zone trips.
LSU scored touchdowns on five of their six red-zone trips (83.3 percent).
4-0 all-time record in the Peach/Chick-fil-A Bowl.
Make that 5-0.
Weaknesses
They've thrown 18 interceptions and only took away seven on defense.
Threw none and made one.
Allowed second-most points per game in the SEC.
Only allowed 3 points.
Coming off consecutive losses.
Didn't show in the start of this one.
Minimal return threat.
Two 18-yard punt returns.
Keys
Make Georgia Tech throw the ball by stopping the run and getting them in third-and-longs.
GT faced third-and-at-least five eleven times.
Keep GT out of the Red Zone—they haven't hit a 40-yard FG all year.
GT got there three times but only got three points from it (24-yard FG).
Watch out for Morgan Burnett—this sophomore safety does everything for the Yellow Jackets on defense.
Made 14 total tackles leading the Yellow Jackets.
Be smart with the football—the more they have it, the less their defense gets pounded by a great running game.
Zero Turnovers.
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