LSU's dominant win over Clemson reshapes the College Football Playoff picture as bowl projections get their first major shakeup of 2026.

The SEC evicting LSU from the league would serve as an unprecedented move that will invariably cause ripple effects across the country.

Ole Miss had the only ranked win of the week, knocking off No. 24 Louisville on a neutral field with a last-second field goal. Kiffin’s old team is still getting plus-odds (+155 on FanDuel and +164 on DraftKings) and is in the middle of a tier with fellow SEC schools Alabama, Oklahoma and Texas A&M.

In what appears to be a de-escalation, LSU president Wade Rousse told Greg Sankey that the Tigers have "complied" with SEC rules and that the "issue is moot."

It's hard for a coach to be fired after week one, but after the LSU Tigers dominated the Clemson Tigers this past weekend, the program put a legendary coach on notice

Days before most college football teams play their first games, a conference is suing one of its founding members over its controversial decision to recruit former pro players.

To be an LSU fan is to embrace chaos. It is in the DNA of the institution and the state, really. However, this summer has brought levels I cannot remember in my 30-plus years of sentience. Consider that Tigers football coach Lane Kiffin is the lead face of a controversial movement to recruit NFL rookies back to the college ranks via an eligibility ruling giving players from the recruiting class of 2022 an extra year to play

LSU kicks off the Lane Kiffin era against a familiar foe in Clemson in each team's 2026 college football Week 1 opener

The most important wide receiver in the country is already committed to one SEC powerhouse, but the show put on by another could prove consequential in flipping him.