EA College Football 25 sim predicts a battle between LSU Football and South Carolina
After tomorrow, the LSU Football team will either have its biggest win over the season over a tough South Carolina team or their season will be seemingly over before it really even begins. LSU faces a team that's coming off of a massive win and gets to bring that momentum home where College Gameday will be on campus making for a raucous environment.
We simulated a game of EA Sports' College Football 25 to see how the game predicts this game will go and it seems par for the course.
The first quarter was a defensive battle as both teams were kept off of the scoreboard. The second quarter was all Damian Ramos as he nailed three field goals from 33 yards, 36 yards, and 51 yards to put LSU up 9-0 but, South Carolina ended the half on a 22 yard touchdown connection from LaNorris Sellers to Ahmari Huggins-Bruce.
The third quarter was a matchup between the kickers as Damian Ramos nailed a 47 yarder while Mason Love made a chip shot field goal from 24 yards out sending LSU to the fourth quarter with a 12-10 lead.
LSU finally found the endzone on a 24-yard run from Kaleb Jackson to kick off the fourth quarter followed by a five-yard touchdown pass to Kyren Lacy which all but, put this one away. South Carolina would score with less than a minute left but, LSU would win the game 25-17.
The passing on both sides was pedestrian as Garrett Nussmeier completed 20 of 34 attempts for 225 yards, a touchdown, and an interception while LaNorris Sellers completed 10 of 20 attempts for 155 yards and a touchdown.
The simulation has LSU's rushing attack finally showing up as Josh Williams, Kaleb Jackson, and Garrett Nussmeier combined for 145 yards on 37 carries averaging 3.92 yards per carry with one touchdown.
South Carolina's rushing attack showed up as expected as LaNorris Sellers, Raheim Sanders, and Oscar Adaway combined for 175 yards on 44 carries averaging 3.98 yards per carry with a LaNorris Sellers rushing touchdown.
Mason Taylor had the biggest day receiving for LSU with five catches for 60 yards. The biggest thing the game got wrong was Kyren Lacy's production as the simulation had him catching three passes for 29 yards and a touchdown.
Defensively the LSU Football team showed up even though they didn't force any turnovers. The simulation had a massive game for Zy Alexander who recorded eight tackles while Whit Weeks and Harold Perkins were right behind him with seven a piece. It also predicts that Harold Perkins will get onto the board recording his first sack of the season.
LSU's offensive tackle duo got the job done by shutting out Dylan Stewart and Kyle Kennard, the only Gamecock to record a sack was defensive tackle, Tonka Hemingway.
How to Watch LSU Football versus South Carolina
Saturday's game will kick off 12:00 PM Eastern or 11:00 AM Central Time in Colombia, South Carolina. This game is the game being featured on ESPN's College Gameday which runs from 9 AM - 12 PM Eastern Time. The game can be seen on ABC or ESPN +, ESPN + may be a worthwhile investment as LSU played their game last weekend on ESPN +, and given the fact that DIRECTV is still in the midst of a contract dispute, you may not see the game.