LSU and Clemson have a lot in common.

Both are nicknamed the Tigers, both have a home stadium nicknamed "Death Valley," both have quarterbacks who could be in New York for the Heisman Trophy presentation in December and be high first-round picks in the NFL draft, and both have head coaches feeling pressure to make a strong run at a national championship.

But the winning team will achieve some separation when No. 9 LSU and No. 4 Clemson meet in their season opener Saturday night in Clemson, S.C.

"They're similar to us in a lot of ways," Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said of LSU. "They have elite quarterback play, elite skill and dudes in the trenches on both sides. That's why it's a Top 10 matchup."

Both quarterbacks not only have stuck around longer than many of their counterparts in coll

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