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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 .
Welcome to Tiger Tales, a daily roundup of LSU and college sports news! Day 1 recap of MLB Draft and implications for LSU Good luck to the new pro players! LSU football having trouble recruiting cornerbacks in the 2027 class A look at a potential issue, but Kiffin and the staff will hopefully fix it. […]
After day 1 of the MLB Draft wrapped up, RHP Coleton Brady made the decision to join Jay Johnson in Baton Rouge. Brady was ranked as high as #71 by The Athletic, but was generally a bit higher by most other publications. The next highest was #134 by ESPN, while MLB.com, Perfect Game, and Prep […]
The strength of schedule rankings were released, and not surprisingly the SEC dominates the top end of the list in 2026. The post Strength of schedule rankings by ESPN FPI stacked with all 16 SEC teams near the top appeared first on Saturday Down South .
With college football at the height of the NIL era and the sport only getting more successful, program values are skyrocketing. For LSU, this is great news because they are already one of the most valuable programs, and that number should continue to rise. But adaptability is very important, and after dealing with Brian Kelly’s […]
Georgia added a blue-chip prospect to its 2027 recruiting class, as an in-state offensive tackle committed to the G. The post Georgia lands 4-star 2027 OL over Tennessee, LSU appeared first on Saturday Down South .
Lane Kiffin’s exit from Ole Miss to take LSU’s reported seven-year, $91 million deal did not surprise everyone. Ole Miss reporter Ben Garrett, who also had a falling out with Kiffin over his comments, said he believed Kiffin had mentally checked out long before the move became official. “I’d heard that he was leaving, and […] The post “He’s Been Trying to Leave Since…”: Ole Miss Reporter Claims Lane Kiffin Wanted Out Long Before $91M LSU Move appeared first on EssentiallySports .
Lane Kiffin and his staff have the Tigers on a recruiting heater right now. Considering this staff has not even been together for a full seven months, the quality of the class, the number of recruits, and the volume of commitments they have assembled over the past several months have been nothing short of astonishing. […]
By GLENN GUILBEAU, Tiger Rag Editor LSU president Wade Rousse has bestowed new meaning upon the term “Top 40.” This is not about high selling music records. Rousse, a financial expert who worked at the [...] The post LSU Athletics “Top 40” Donors Invited to Financial Future Pow-Wow At Governor’s Mansion On August 3rd Or 5th appeared first on TigerRag.com .
Joe Healy and Mark Etheridge preview the MLB Draft from an SEC perspective by going team-by-team and breaking down the players to watch during the draft.
By GLENN GUILBEAU, Tiger Rag Editor On3.com national college football writer Chris Low has known LSU coach Lane Kiffin since Kiffin’s first season in the Southeastern Conference as Tennessee’s head coach in 2009. And he’s [...] The post Lane Kiffin Laying Low Is Odd, National Writer Chris Low Tells Tiger Rag Radio appeared first on TigerRag.com .
One of the most polarizing head coaching hires of the latest college football cycle was LSU’s decision to hire Lane Kiffin. The Tigers lured Kiffin away from SEC rival Ole Miss, and expectations are soaring—not only because of what he…
Thinking about next year before the season starts is a bit wild, but LSU is already doing that for 2029. Working many years in advance is how college football teams can stay consistent and win. Obviously, in the current world of college football, recruits can decommit at any point, players can unexpectedly transfer, or transfers […]
LSU linebacker Whit Weeks lived out a literal college football rom-com last season when he started dating Landry Kiffin.The only problem? He had no idea her dad, Lane Kiffin, was about to take over the LSU program, instantly sending him into absolute panic mode ahead of his senior year.After sitting out spring practices to heal […] The post Whit Weeks Opens up About Reality of Dating His Head Coach Lane Kiffin’s Daughter appeared first on HEAVY .
Former LSU defensive back Patrick Peterson is among the SEC legends named to Saturday Down South's SEC all-quarter-century team. The post The SEC’s All-Quarter-Century Team, Part 2: Defense appeared first on Saturday Down South .
Former LSU receiver and No. 1 JUCO recruit Deion Smith is headed to Allen University, giving the rising SIAC program one of the biggest recruiting additions in its history. The post Former No. 1 JUCO, LSU Recruit Finds Fresh Start at HBCU appeared first on HBCU Gameday .
By PIPER HUTCHINSON, Louisiana Illuminator/Tiger Rag LSU has fired chief financial officer Tommy Smith and Todd Manuel, who was its vice president in charge of handling sex-based discrimination complaints amid what campus leaders say are [...] The post LSU Fires Chief Financial Officer Tommy Smith To Save Finances, Axes 25 Employees In All appeared first on TigerRag.com .