Kirk Herbstreit is out with several predictions for the SEC this season, and one of them was the sleeper team of 2022.

“Look out for poor ol’ LSU,” Herbstreit said during a segment with Rece Davis and Chris “The Bear” Fallica. “Brian Kelly’s kind of been made fun of on social media. People tend to forget, Brian Kelly can coach, and LSU never short of athletes, and Bear you put that combination together, I’m not saying they’re going to win the SEC. I’m just saying everybody’s talking about Mississippi State and Ole Miss or Arkansas, and we know about A&M and Alabama. But in the West, be careful Bear, you’re not fond of LSU, but look out for the Tigers.”

Fallica then brought up Kelly’s history as a betting favorite at Notre Dame, and he has a near perfect record. While his record in big games is well known, Fallica said it’s a different story as a favorite.

“When he had the better team at Notre Dame, he won games,” Fallica said. “So he couldn’t beat Clemson and Alabama, who can? I think LSU is going to be sneaky good this year as well.”

Herbstreit then said Texas A&M or Tennessee could also be the third-best team in the entire SEC. Davis chose Tennessee, but said the Vols would need to have improved defense to reach that level.