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LSU, Virginia Tech should be great defensive matchup

By Bruce Feldman
ESPN The Magazine

Monday, September 3, 2007

With the upcoming huge matchup of Virginia Tech and LSU on Saturday, this week's list is about the best defensive teams in the country. 1. LSU Shutting out any conference foes at their own place, even if they are cellar dwellers, is an impressive way to start the season, but this ranking goes far beyond that one performance. The Tigers return eight starters from a defense that allowed only 12.6 points per game in 2006. In their bowl thrashing of Notre Dame, LSU held a potent Irish offense to ...

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