Coming off an ugly Big Ten debut last week, UCLA hits the road in SEC Country against No. 16 LSU in college football’s Week 4 action on Saturday. LSU checks in at 2-1 on the year after an opening loss to USC and is coming off a close call after trailing South Carolina by 17 points before mounting a comeback in a 36-33 victory last weekend.

LSU football has plenty of chances to build a strong College Football Playoff resume. But making the CFP will be no easy task.

The original deal was signed Jan. 9, 2014 and LSU was to play UCLA in the 2024 season opener on Saturday, Aug. 31 at Tiger Stadium. The game was rescheduled so LSU could play in the Las Vegas Kickoff Classic, a top-25 matchup with USC for which LSU was paid $5 million by ESPN Events.