Obviously, LSU has done a lot of good stuff so far this season.

Certainly there has been a lot more good than bad as the Tigers have started 6-0 and have 2 wins against Top 10 teams.

But there have been good news/bad news items throughout the first half of the season and in individual performances, including the 42-28 victory against then-No. 7 Florida last Saturday in Tiger Stadium.

In other words, there are still some areas LSU has to improve on if it’s going to make its way into the CFP.

Here are 5 good news/bad areas for the Tigers:

1. The running game

Clyde Edwards-Helaire rushed for 134 yards and 2 touchdowns against Florida. He shares the SEC lead with 7 rushing touchdowns. He and the offensive line have produced the 2 best rushing performances of the season in the past 2 games.

But at the beginning of the season, Tigers coach Ed Orgeron said he was going to rotate 5 running backs because of the quality depth at the position.

When senior Lanard Fournette left the team a couple of weeks ago, Orgeron said he would rotate 4 running backs.

But freshmen John Emery and Tyrion Davis-Price and redshirt freshman Chris Curry have not found a consistent role, though Davis-Price did have a 33-yard touchdown run that gave the Tigers the lead for good against Florida.

With the way the passing game is going and Edwards-Helaire’s emergence, there isn’t room for a great deal of productivity from anyone else.

But a more consistently productive, albeit tight, rotation would be a boost down the stretch.

2. The defense

After the opening possession of the 2nd half against Florida, the defense was really good.

Before that the defense was really bad.

The Gators had 4 touchdown drives – 75 yards in 12 plays, 75 yards in 13 plays, 75 yards in 11 plays and 75 yards in 8 plays – to take a 28-21 lead.

But they didn’t score again.

Coordinator Dave Aranda and the defense did a very good job of finally figuring out how to stop Florida. But being that bad for that long before figuring it out is something that can’t continue.

That’s already the 3rd time in 6 games that LSU has allowed at least 28 points.

3. The scores

LSU has proven it can win shootouts, but it’s having to provide evidence of that just a little too frequently.

That was an impressive 45-38 win Texas. That 66-38 win at Vanderbilt produced the most points ever for LSU in an SEC game in regulation. And the 14-0 finish against Florida was strong.

The Tigers can score a lot of points. They’re averaging 52.5 — tops in the nation – and this is the first time they have begun a season by scoring 40-plus points in each of the first 6 games.

But being able to score that many points is one thing. Having to score that many to avoid defeat is another.

“That’s not how we want to play football at LSU,” Orgeron said.

4. The pass rush

Orgeron called the game against Florida “our best game rushing the quarterback,” citing “13 hits, 4 hurries and 2 sacks.”

But very little of that came during those 75-yard drives. And almost none of it came from the defensive line.

Aranda started bringing more rushers in the 2nd half and did so in some creative ways. That helped win the game.

But it was clear in the 1st half that Aranda wanted his front 3 or front 4 to pressure the quarterback and create opportunities for the back end to make plays.

It never happened.

Finally, he said, “Uncle.”

“We’re going to have to find a way to rush those 4 and play coverage,” Orgeron said.

5. Joe Burrow

OK, it’s all good news with Burrow, except for the fact that he’s a senior and won’t be able to play for LSU after this season.

There has been so much good news generated by Burrow that those bad-news items haven’t been as bad as they could have been.

Burrow already has 25 TD passes — just 3 shy of tying the school record in a season, set by Matt Mauck in 2003 and matched by JaMarcus Russell in 2006.

Burrow already has thrown for 2,157 yards, too. Rohan Davey’s single-season mark of 3,347 might fall by the 10th game. At this point, Burrow is on pace to challenge Tim Couch’s single-season SEC record of 4,275.