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Top 25 Intel: No. 12 LSU

By Chris Sprow
ESPN Insider

Thursday, June 18, 2009

To find the last time LSU's defense struggled as it did last year, you have to go back to 1998. At the time, Nick Saban was crossing his arms in East Lansing, Les Miles was busy in Dallas trying to groom an heir to Jay Novacek and Gerry DiNardo was stalking the sideline in Tiger Stadium. That season, LSU waltzed into the opener ranked seventh but finished 4-7. Rough year. But it was a great year for John Chavis. The Tennessee Volunteers' defensive coordinator at the time, Chavis turned t ...

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