Lane Kiffin was the biggest story in college football at the end of the 2025 regular season. It makes sense that his first game at LSU will be in the spotlight, as ESPN’s College Football GameDay will broadcast live from Baton Rouge prior to the Tigers’ regular-season opener against Clemson.
When you look at the other games on September 5th, the decision is easy. The preseason polls have yet to come out, but LSU-Clemson is the only game that day that could be a matchup between Top 25 teams. LSU is a 10.5 point favorite to beat Clemson.
Kiffin told ON3 he apologizes to anybody at Ole Miss or in Mississippi if he offended anyone when he told Vanity Fair that out of state Black parents did not want their son to attend Ole Miss because of its history with the Confederate Battle Flag and a mascot named Colonel Reb. Kiffin says it’s a narrative that Ole Miss coaches have been fighting forever.
SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey says he continues to support a 16-team College Football playoff, which differs from the Big Ten’s prerogative of a 24-team-playoff. A postseason format for the 2027 season has yet to be decided. Opponents of a 24-team playoff say it makes the regular season less relevant.
For the first time ever, Louisiana will have a recreational alligator hunting season. Joe Gallinaro reports.