In 2011, No. 11 Virginia
Tech played No. 13 Michigan in the Sugar Bowl while Arkansas, Boise State, Kansas State, and South Caroina — all ranked in the top 10 — watched on television.
After a Homecoming visit from Louisiana
Tech (which, by the way, has been
playing ferocious defense itself the last two games) on September 27, the Tigers will face six consecutive teams that are currently ranked or almost ranked in the AP top 25: LSU (AP
No. 8, F / +
No. 10), at Mississippi State (AP
No. 28, F / +
No. 17), South Carolina (AP
No. 14, F / +
No. 19), at Ole Miss (AP
No. 10, F / +
No. 6), Texas A&M (AP
No. 6, F / +
No. 9), and at Georgia (AP
No. 13, F / +
No. 13).