No. 5 LSU and No. 8 Florida clash in Orlando to open their seasons Sunday, Sept. 3. The game will be live streamed on fuboTV (free trial).

When LSU and Florida State played in New Orleans a year ago, no one really knew how good either would be.

The Tigers were coming off their first losing season since 1999 and beginning the Brian Kelly Era in Baton Rouge. The Seminoles, meanwhile, had missed consecutive bowl games for the first time since Bobby Bowden’s debut season (1976) and weren’t sure coach Mike Norvell was the right guy in Tallahassee.

It’s safe to say there are far fewer questions 12 months later. Maybe the most important one: Will either team win it all in 2023?

The fifth-ranked Tigers and eighth-ranked Seminoles — who played a 24-23 thriller that Florida State won in the Superdome last September — might provide some insight during their rematch Sunday night in Orlando. The only Top 25 pairing in college football’s Week 1 is a prime-time affair that features two star-filled teams that believe they have a legitimate shot at unseating two-time defending national champion Georgia.

LSU finished 10-4 in Kelly’s first season, closing with a 63-7 romp against Purdue in the Citrus Bowl. Florida State went 10-3 in Norvell’s fourth season, ending with a six-game winning streak and a 35-32 victory over Oklahoma in the Cheez-It Bowl.

Both bowl winners return to Camping World Stadium eight months later with eyes on a bigger prize: the College Football Playoff.

When is LSU-Florida State?

LSU and Florida State play at 6:30 p.m. (7:30 p.m. ET) on Sunday, Sept. 3.

Will it be live streamed?

FuboTV

The game will be live streamed on fuboTV, which offers a free trial. The most basic of plans is the “fubo pro” package, which comprises 146-plus channels for $74.99 per month. Like all cord-cutting alternatives, there are plenty of options, especially for sports. It comes with more than 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR, and up to 10 screens at once.

There is also the “fubo elite” package, which comprises 205-plus channels for $84.99 per month. It comes with fuboExtra (48 more channels) and News Plus (11 more channels). Plus, more than 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR, and up to 10 screens at once.

The “fubo premiere” package is “fubo elite” with the addition of Showtime for $94.99 per month.

Will it be televised?

Florida State and LSU will be broadcast on ABC.

Preview

OTHER STARS: LSU boasts linebacker Harold Perkins, defensive tackle Mekhi Wingo and receiver Malik Nabers. FSU has pass rusher Jared Verse, cornerback Fentrell Cypress, defensive tackle Fabien Lovett and receivers Johnny Wilson and Keon Coleman.

Travis, Wilson and, most notably, Verse returned for a chance to win a title that’s been mostly a pipe dream in Tallahassee for the last decade.

“After the season last year, we felt like, ‘Dang, that’s what it feels like to win? We can do this all the time,’” defensive back and fifth-year senior Jarrian Jones said. “Just bringing (everyone) back to have one more year and really do this thing the right way, I feel like that’s big.”

MISSING MEN: LSU will be without defensive tackle Maason Smith (NCAA suspension) and running back John Emery (undisclosed injury). FSU won’t have receiver Ja’Khi Douglas (undisclosed injury) and defensive tackle Darrell Jackson Jr. (NCAA ruling).

THIS AND THAT: Florida State has won eight of 10 against LSU, including five in a row. … Kelly’s teams have won at least 10 games for six consecutive seasons, trailing only Alabama’s Nick Saban (15) and Clemson’s Dabo Swinney (12). … The Seminoles are 10-0-2 in Orlando, winning nine in a row in the city that’s a four-hour drive from home. … FSU scored at least 35 points in its final six games last season, the longest streak in the nation entering 2023.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.