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The Hilltoppers — who went to five bowl games in six years from 2012 through 2017 under coaches Willie Taggart, Bobby Petrino and Jeff Brohm — hope to return to the postseason under new Coach Tyson Helton, a former WKU offensive coordi- nator who held the same position at Tennessee last season. Helton replaces Mike Sanford, who was fired as coach after just two seasons when the Hilltoppers fell to 3-9 last season. Whoever wins the WKU starting quarterback job will have the entire starting offensive line returning and talented receivers in Lucky Jackson (50 catches for 552 yards last season) and Jacquez Sloan (31 for 495). Junior defensive end DeAngelo Malone had 60 tackles last season, including six sacks. GAME 11 LSU DATE Nov. 23 PLACE Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge 2018 RECORD 10-3, 5-3 SEC COACH Ed Orgeron (25-9 in three seasons at LSU, 41-36 overall in seven seasons) RETURNING STARTERS 8 offense, 8 defense KEY PLAYERS QB Joe Burrow, SS Grant Del- pit, LB Michael Divinity, CB Kristian Fulton 2019 SCHEDULE Aug. 31 .................................. Georgia Southern Sept. 7 ................................................... at Texas Sept. 14 ......................Northwestern (La.) State Sept. 21 .......................................... at Vanderbilt Oct. 5 ................................................. Utah State Oct. 12 ......................................................Florida Oct. 19 .................................at Mississippi State Oct. 26 ....................................................Auburn Nov. 9 ............................................... at Alabama Nov. 16 ............................................. at Ole Miss Nov. 23 ................................................ Arkansas Nov. 30 ............................................. Texas A&M OUTLOOK This might be LSU's best team since 2011, when the Tigers won their last SEC championship. There are eight returning starters on both sides of the ball and an experienced quarterback in senior Joe Burrow, who won the starting job last season as a graduate transfer from Ohio State. Burrow passed for 2,894 yards and 16 touchdowns last season with just 5 in- terceptions. All of the top receivers are back, led by junior Justin Jefferson, who had 54 catches for 875 yards and 6 touchdowns. Tigers Coach Ed Orgeron, a former Arkansas graduate as- sistant, has promised to upgrade the passing game. He brought in Joe Barry, an NFL as- sistant with the New Orleans Saints, to make that happen. Steve Ensminger will continue to be the offensive coordinator and call the plays, but Barry has helped implement a Spread of- fense. The Tigers have their typical talent and speed on defense. Orgeron said he believes the defensive backs — led by safety Grant Del- pit and cornerback Kristian Fulton — are the best group he's ever been around. Linebacker K'Lavon Chaisson, the Tigers' best pass rusher, returns after suffering a season-ending knee in- jury in last season's opener against Miami. GAME 12 MISSOURI DATE Nov. 29 PLACE War Memorial Stadium, Little Rock 2018 RECORD 8-5, 4-4 SEC COACH Barry Odom (19-19 in three seasons at Missouri) RETURNING STARTERS 7 offense, 7 defense KEY PLAYERS QB Kelly Bryant, RB Larry Rountree, TE Albert Okwuegbunam, LB Cale Garrett 2019 SCHEDULE Aug. 31 ............................................ at Wyoming Sept. 7 ........................................... West Virginia Sept. 14 .....................Southeast Missouri State Sept. 21 ...................................... South Carolina Oct. 5 ............................................................ Troy Oct. 12 .................................................. Ole Miss Oct. 19 ............................................ at Vanderbilt Oct. 26 ............................................ at Kentucky Nov. 9 ................................................ at Georgia Nov. 16 .....................................................Florida Nov. 23 ..............................................Tennessee Nov. 29 ....................... at Arkansas (Little Rock) OUTLOOK Missouri won the Kelly Bryant sweepstakes, beating several teams — includ- ing Arkansas — for the graduate transfer senior quarterback from Clemson. Bryant will have a strong supporting cast with the Tigers as seven starters return on offense, including four line- men, sophomore running back Larry Rountree (1,216 rushing yards last season), senior tight end Albert Okwuegbunam (43 catches for 466 yards) and senior receiver Johnathon Johnson (59 catches for 737 yards). The Tigers also add- ed receiver Jonathan Nance, a senior graduate transfer from Arkansas. Nance led the Razor- backs with 37 catches for 539 yards in 2017, but in the first four games last year had just 1 reception for minus-2 yards. Four games into the season, Nance quit the team so he could redshirt and preserve a final season of eligibility. Senior linebacker Cale Garrett is back to lead the Missouri defense after having 106 tackles last season. Senior cornerback DeMarkus Acy had three interceptions last season along with 25 tackles. The Tigers are going for their third consecutive victory over the Razorbacks, and are 4-1 against Arkansas since joining the SEC. v Continued from preceding page