As Championship Week gets underway and LSU enters the final stages of preparation for Clemson, I wanted to go back and rewatch both semifinal games to see what I could learn.

I learned a lot.

Starting with LSU-Oklahoma and wrapping up with Clemson-Ohio State, here's a recap of my rewatch and some of the notes I took while watching both games. This one is light on guests (as in none) but heavy on numbers, and it's a statistically-loaded appetizer for the week to come.

Topics covered:

• Why LSU's defense is playing like the best unit in the country

• Freshmen finding niches

• Juniors coming into their own

• What LSU's offense did differently against Oklahoma

• Keys to attacking Clemson's defense 

• Where Clemson's offense can be slowed down

Hope to be back with more episodes this week, so stay tuned. 

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