LSU head coach Lane Kiffin spent weeks pushing college football’s eligibility limits, but a sharp warning from Clemson coach Dabo Swinney and his university made him back down right at the finish line. On Friday night, September 4, just hours before LSU’s season opener, Kiffin submitted his official gameday roster without former NFL players he […]
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LSU didn't add tight end Dae'Quan Wright and defensive lineman Zxavian Harris to the team's roster for a season-opening clash with Clemson on Saturday, according to ESPN's Pete Thamel.
LSU has until Friday to finalize its roster. That decision carries weight because three former NFL players could be included despite the SEC’s stance on former professionals returning to college football. The former pros that Lane Kiffin brought into the program include Dae’Quan Wright, Zxavian Harris, and Junior Tuihalamaka. But if that happens, there could […]
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With the Clemson football team taking on the LSU Tigers to open the 2026 season, it marks another year of college football being in the era of the ascension of name, image, and likeness (NIL), plus the transfer portal. As Clemson football head coach Dabo Swinney looks for a bounce-back for the program, he expressed […]
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With the story around college football that the LSU football team has the intention of adding ex-NFL players to the roster, the risks for the school could be severe. As the SEC stands firm on the idea of the LSU football adding former NFL players to the program as against their own rules, despite a […]
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By TODD HORNE, Tiger Rag Vice President & Executive Editor Judge William Jorden did not issue an advisory opinion. Dae’Quan Wright had enrolled at LSU and begun practicing. Zxavian Harris testified that he wanted to [...]
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Desmond Howard knows LSU is favored on Saturday night, but the ESPN college football analyst believes Clemson will be primed and ready.
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Clemson has warned LSU that it might be breaching the game contract by playing former NFL players on Saturday night.
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Clemson offered an apparent response to LSU on Friday regarding the possibility of former NFL players suiting up for LSU in their season-opening game against Clemson on Saturday night.
Christopher Vizzina has one career start, and the LSU defense across from him is better equipped to punish that than the shaky quarterback situation Clemson will find waiting on the other sideline.
LSU fans, get excited — it’s finally here. After months of speculation, roster moves and offseason storylines, the 2026 college football season is ready to kick off in Baton Rouge as the LSU Tigers welcome Clemson to Tiger Stadium for a highly anticipated Week 1 showdown. But this game is about much more than simply […]
Welcome to the first edition of a weekly series intended to highlight a few of the most important position matchups of every game. Each week, we’ll dive in to LSU’s opponent, see where they’re strong or weak, then discuss how certain spots can likely impact the final result. It will mostly be entire position groups, […]
Start of the Rebound or Same as it Ever Was? Greetings STS folks! I’m excited to be back with the game previews for this upcoming football season. Obviously 2025 was not a lot of fun, leading to an understandable level of trepidation coming into this season with a game of this magnitude to kick things […]
ESPN College GameDay returns for the 2026 college football season, kicking off with a highly anticipated matchup between #11 LSU and Clemson.
The 2026 college football season officially got underway last weekend in Week 0, but the real action starts this week. On Thursday, we’ll see two ranked teams – the Missouri Tigers and Utah Utes – take the field, then on Friday, three more will play their first game of the season. But Saturday is the […]
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By GLENN GUILBEAU, Tiger Rag Editor There is a lot going on around LSU at the moment with the national spotlight on an eligibility lawsuit in downtown Baton Rouge on Thursday. And Lane Kiffin makes [...]
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By KACE KIESCHNICK, Tiger Rag Staff Reporter ESPN announced that country music singer and Baskin, Louisiana native Lainey Wilson will be “College GameDay’s” guest picker when LSU hosts Clemson on Saturday (6:30, ABC). The studio [...]
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College GameDay has announced its first celebrity guest picker for the 2026 season, which kicks off from Baton Rouge for LSU vs. Clemson.
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Lane Kiffin and Sam Leavitt are preparing to make their LSU debuts on Saturday against Clemson. Kiffin has been effusive in his praise for Leavitt so far and is predicting a great season from him. Meanwhile, Kiffin is not the only one who has been impressed with Leavitt so far, according to Pete Nakos of […]
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By KACE KIESCHNICK, Tiger Rag Staff Reporter Clemson at LSU Saturday, Sept. 5 • 6:30 p.m. CT • ABC Baton Rouge, La. • Tiger Stadium (“Death Valley”) Spread: LSU -10.5 | O/U 50.5 Overview No. [...]
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The Lane Kiffin era officially begins Saturday night, and the LSU Tigers couldn’t have asked for a better opportunity to make an early statement. The Tigers will host Clemson in a nationally televised matchup at Tiger Stadium, with ESPN’s College GameDay also making its way to Baton Rouge for Kiffin’s debut. LSU enters the season […]
Week 1 presents a unique analytical challenge. There is no 2026 game data, both teams have new starting quarterbacks and new offensive coordinators, and LSU has a new head coach. That makes 2025 statistics useful as a baseline, but not necessarily a projection. The first question is how much of last year’s team is actually […]
Max Chadwick and Dalton Wasserman break down the top storylines and angles from the five best matchups of the Week 1 college football schedule, including LSU hosting Clemson.
Dabo Swinney and Clemson don’t want to be caught up in the LSU-Ole Miss beef. Period. But if anybody messes with his program, that is when the head coach will act. “They can run their program however they wanna run their program,” Kiffin said at a presser, via The State’s Chapel Fowler. “They can do whatever […]
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With plenty of rumors swirling about Lane Kiffin's activities this past offseason, Dabo Swinney took a moment to shut down one of them.
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