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By KACE KIESCHNICK, Tiger Rag Staff Reporter LSU visits Kentucky for the first time in five years on October 10, and there will be a familiar face calling plays on the opposing sideline. First-year Wildcats [...] The post LSU Football: Ex-Offensive Coordinator Joe Sloan Garners High Praise At SEC Media Days appeared first on TigerRag.com .
LSU had a home-and-home series scheduled with Arizona State for the 2029 and 2030 seasons. But news broke today that LSU has, in fact, canceled those games. This decision is a result of having to play nine SEC opponents going forward. The impact of this new schedule will likely lead to fewer out-of-conference matchups between […]
By GLENN GUILBEAU, Tiger Rag Editor Next to wide receiver, the biggest restoration project that LSU coach Lane Kiffin and his staff broke ground on during the portal period last December and January was the [...] The post LSU’s Revamped Offensive Line Will Be A Mix Of New Blood And Old Purple And Gold appeared first on TigerRag.com .
TEMPE – The biggest casualty of conference realignment isn’t always a championship race or a television contract. Sometimes it’s the games fans circle on the calendar years in advance, and Arizona State’s canceled home-and-home football series with LSU is the latest example. LSU cancels upcoming series against Arizona State: LSU cancels 2-game home/home series with […]
LSU may not have had a great season in 2025, but that did not stop some of its top players from being selected in the 2026 NFL Draft. It’s become an expectation that LSU sends impact players to the NFL, so it’s always fun to look at how these new rookies are doing before training […]
Lane Kiffin walks into Baton Rouge with a target on his back. LSU paid big to hire him and loaded the roster through the transfer portal. Now, anything short of a College Football Playoff run will feel like a letdown. That is the line Paul Finebaum has drawn for Kiffin’s first season. “It’s really simple, […] The post “If He Fails…”: Paul Finebaum Sets Clear Expectations for Lane Kiffin as SEC Legend Warns LSU of Major Non-conference Challenge appeared first on EssentiallySports .
As many of us know, in college football (and really any sport), being able to sell a vision can change everything. A team’s job when talking to a recruit, a potential transfer, or even a player considering leaving is to convince them that this team is the one they should be on. But the only […]
By GLENN GUILBEAU Tiger Rag Editor The nationally ranked offensive numbers produced by coach Lane Kiffin at Ole Miss from 2020-25 were constant through a parade of quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers and offensive coordinators. Also [...] The post Why LSU Football Coach Lane Kiffin Is The Yoda Of Ultra-Modern College Football Offenses appeared first on TigerRag.com .
Last December, Nike and LSU announced an NIL partnership that launched with 10 student-athletes across several athletic programs at the university. That announcement featured two football players. Just yesterday, Nike announced it would expand that partnership by adding nine more football players for the upcoming season. The inaugural Blue Ribbon Elite Football roster will feature […]
Monshun Sales, a wide receiver in the class of 2027 out of Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis, is set to announce his college decision at 12 p.m. ET on Friday, July 17. He’ll choose from a group of finalists composed of in-state reigning national champion Indiana, Texas, Alabama, Ohio State and LSU. Here’s what […]
By PIPER HUTCHINSON, Louisiana Illuminator/Tiger Rag Magazine LSU football coach Lane Kiffin took his family to Boca Raton, Florida, using his private airplane travel benefits at a cost of $40,000 to LSU donors, according to [...] The post Lane Kiffin And The Good Life: LSU Coach’s Vacation Log Via Private Plane Perk Falls Under His Contract appeared first on TigerRag.com .
By KACE KIESCHNICK, Tiger Rag Staff Reporter There are plenty of players to choose from for a high five selection of projected breakout players on the 2026 LSU football team, particularly when you consider new [...] The post LSU Football: Here Are 5 Candidates To Be Breakout Players For The Tigers In 2026 appeared first on TigerRag.com .
After evaluating the top running backs in college football, it’s time to turn to the top 10 wide receiver duos. Duos can fuel an offense and help teams compete for national championships. For example, LSU’s pairing of Ja’Marr Chase and Justin Jefferson terrorized defenses in 2019 en route to the title. More recently, Ohio […] The post Top 10 Wide Receiver Duo’s in College Football Entering 2026-27 appeared first on The Lead .
After evaluating the top running backs in college football, it’s time to turn to the top 10 wide receiver duos. Duos can fuel an offense and help teams compete for national championships. For example, LSU’s pairing of Ja’Marr Chase and Justin Jefferson terrorized defenses in 2019 en route to the title. More recently, Ohio […] The post Who Will Be College Football’s Top 10 Wide Receiver Duos of 2026-27? appeared first on The Lead .
While one might think What Day Will LSU Let Lane Kiffin Back On Social Media is the most popular summer game among Ole Miss fans, it’s doesn’t crack the top 10, primarily because LOL and CHILD. Kiffin’s (alleged) social media ban is also the first time LSU athletic director Verge Ausberry attempted to correct behavior […]
BY KACE KIESCHNICK, Tiger Rag Staff Reporter LSU officials have expressed their opposition to the current Protect College Sports Act to Senators Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell. LSU President Wade Rousse and Board of Supervisors [...] The post LSU, Other SEC Schools And League Office Fighting Against The Protect College Sports Act’s Early Lead appeared first on TigerRag.com .
By KACE KIEISCHNICK, Tiger Rag Staff Reporter This is your paint-by-numbers guide for LSU’s 2026 football season. 59.26% That is the percentage of the LSU roster that was not on the team last year — [...] The post LSU Football By The Numbers: 10 Digits That Will Define The 2026 Season appeared first on TigerRag.com .
Bert Jones will have his jersey retired this season. The post LSU to retire QB Bert Jones’ No. 7 jersey in Week 11 vs. Texas appeared first on Saturday Down South .
Peyton Houston, affectionately known as “Pop,” is a four-star quarterback out of Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, Louisiana. Houston is the type of quarterback who, when you watch him play, you know he has “it.” Whatever “it” is, or whatever is required in that moment, he has it. If he needs to throw a pinpoint […]
Brian Kelly didn’t get a clean exit from Notre Dame when he came to LSU. But one thing was still clear: being Notre Dame’s winningest head coach, he knew how to win. LSU handed him a 10-year, $95 million contract. However, midway through his fourth season at LSU, Kelly was shown the exit door. It […] The post “I Needed to Do Better”: Fired Brian Kelly Owns Up to LSU Mistakes in Honest Admission appeared first on EssentiallySports .
Entering his 27th season, Michael Bonnette has worked beside Nick Saban, Les Miles, Ed Orgeron, Brian Kelly and now Lane Kiffin. That perspective gave unusual weight to what he said next. Here is the complete [...] The post Tiger Rag Radio: LSU SEC Media Days Preview & LSU’s Biggest Wins of the MLB Draft appeared first on TigerRag.com .
By KACE KIEISCHNICK, Tiger Rag Staff Reporter Almost two months out from LSU and Ole Miss’s highly anticipated Sept. 19 football matchup in Oxford, Mississippi, yet another battle between the Rebels and Tigers could be [...] The post Ole Miss Sour Grapes Update: Rebels Looking Into Lawsuit Vs. 2 Former Players Who Followed Lane Kiffin To LSU appeared first on TigerRag.com .
Ole Miss is considering taking two former players to court for transferring to LSU after signing rev-share agreements with the Rebels. The post Ole Miss could take 2 LSU players to court over buyouts, per AD Keith Carter appeared first on Saturday Down South .
By TODD HORNE, Tiger Rag Executive Editor If you want to know where LSU athletics is headed in 2026, you didn’t need another hype video or mission statement — you only need two dates. November [...] The post How LSU’s New Athletic Department, Inc. Showed Its Hand | Todd Horne appeared first on TigerRag.com .
Former LSU running back Noah Cain still carries the sting of what the 2023 Tigers could have been. Cain calls that season, home to one of the most explosive offenses in school history, a painful mix of elite potential and defensive collapse that cost them a shot at the national title. Looking back on his […] The post “We Could Have…”: Brian Kelly’s Former LSU Star Makes Painful Admission About Wasted Potential appeared first on EssentiallySports .