Skepticism is the watchword for LSU’s season opener at Clemson, and no one has to invent reasons for it.

The Tigers have dropped five straight season openers since 2019. They’re 0-for-this-decade. The fact that LSU is ranked No. 9 in the preseason polls does little to improve the outlook since Clemson is ranked No. 4 and will be playing on its home turf the night of Aug. 30 (6:30 p.m., ABC). Those Tigers are currently a 4-point favorite, justifiable against an LSU team trying to work offensively behind a rebuilt line and trying to integrate a large group of newcomers at a host of key positions.

You’ve heard all the reasons to question the ability of Brian Kelly’s krewe to go into that other Death Valley — Death Valley Jr., as he put it — and pull off what would be a mild but defini

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