LSU’s wild, unorthodox season kickoff is here—just four players locked in, international recruits waiting to sign, and key transfer RJ Luis still unsigned. The Tigers are throwing down early with a brutal non-conference slate: 17 games vs. last year’s postseason teams, plus two Acrisure Series spots with yet-to-be-announced foes. Familiar faces return to haunt them—Dedan Thomas Jr. at Houston and freshman Jalen Reece at Texas A&M, both set to face LSU twice. They’re also venturing west for historic matchups: Gonzaga for the first time ever in Spokane, and a California tour. Even with in-state games squeezed in, they’re bringing Washington State to Baton Rouge. In the SEC, it’s tough but manageable—home-and-home with Arkansas, Texas A&M, and Auburn, then a brutal January stretch against Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee. But after that? A rare Friday SEC game could be the spark they need to make a deep tournament run.

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