LSU is about to find out a lot more about itself on the road, and Braelin Moore already knows where the lesson started.
The Tigers head to Lexington on Saturday for a 6:30 p.m. kickoff against Kentucky, their next SEC road test and only their third trip to Lexington since 2007. After spending four of their first five games at home, LSU now faces four conference road games in its remaining schedule, beginning with a night game at Kroger Field against a Wildcats team that’s been playing well.
That makes the atmosphere part of the challenge, and Moore said LSU has already felt what a hostile SEC road environment can do. The Tigers’ lone road trip so far came in Oxford, Mississippi, where Ole Miss fans brought plenty of noise and the Rebels jumped out fast. LSU rallied hard in the fourth quarter, but the early hole proved too deep.
"I think it was a huge moment for us to learn and grow. It was a competitive game, one that we wish we won at the end of the day, but we take it as a learning lesson and grow from that, "Moore said.
"In the SEC you can lose on any given week. Every team got dudes, so going into Kentucky, it's going to be hostile environment.
They're winning right now, it's a night game, it's LSU, so every fanbase is going to bring it when we come into town."
For LSU, the fix starts before the ball is even snapped. The Tigers had trouble staying in rhythm on the road against Ole Miss, and pre-snap penalties were part of the problem. Moore said communication has been a major focus this week.
"It's a huge point of emphasis," Moore said. "Our equipment manager was riding around in a truck blasting music right behind our huddle so it was pretty much impossible to hear each other. It's been a huge for us just emphasizing communication..."
Saturday will give LSU another chance to show it absorbed that road lesson. The Tigers will need a faster start and cleaner communication if they want to quiet Kentucky’s crowd and leave Lexington with a win.
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