LSU football has marched into two raucous opposing venues this year and pulled out wins, but Kyle Field is another animal entirely. There’s a reason they call it “The Home of the 12th Man.”

Texas A&M’s passionate crowd is sure to play a factor in Saturday’s game, which will determine the first place team in the SEC. LSU head coach Brian Kelly even jokingly said the venue holds “127 million fans” – that’s what it sounds like, at least.

LSU has been hard at work preparing for the noise, including blaring music over the speakers at practice, which could be heard from blocks away. That’s something the team has been doing in advance of away games all year, but it’s even more important for its success this week.

Kelly said the team is practicing communicating over the noise, as well as operating more quickly in hostile environments.

“It’s also about working within a tempo that doesn’t keep your offensive line in a stance for 25 seconds,” Kelly said.

Last week against Arkansas, the Tigers were whistled for eight false start penalties as the Fayetteville crowd – the school’s largest since 2010 –  rattled the offensive line, particularly sophomore center DJ Chester, who was to blame on several of the calls.

Chester is the lone new starter in the veteran unit as Charles Turner graduated after last season.

“We were probably a little less than effective in terms of snapping the ball on time,” Kelly said of the Arkansas game.

In LSU’s only other away game at South Carolina, the Gamecocks pulled out to a 17-0 lead fueled by a lively crowd.

The team is hoping to be more organized this time around against Texas A&M. In a game expected to be razor thin, giving an edge with mental mistakes is not acceptable for LSU.

“You gotta go into Texas A&M… and you gotta go take something from them,” Kelly said. “And they’re not going to give it to you. You gotta go take it.”