football

football

No two-loss team has been this high this early: Alabama’s jump to No. 3 draws “SEC bias” backlash, and the CFP chair defends it

Alabama jumped to No. 3 in the CFP rankings, and no two-loss team had been in the committee’s top four this early. Chair Hunter Yurachek defends it: four “quality wins.” Tennessee, which beat the Tide, is No. 8. Seven of nine SEC top-25 teams sit higher than in the AP.

football

Missouri asks the SEC for a formal officiating review after the Texas fumble call, and Greg Sankey fires back at TV announcers

Missouri has asked the SEC for a formal officiating review after the Texas fumble ruling. Sankey on announcers: “Some of the worst officials in America are those in the announce booth.” The SEC also publicly explained the call. Mizzou plays at No. 1 Georgia Saturday.

football

Arch Manning brings a hot Texas team home to Tiger Stadium, and a USA TODAY columnist says LSU needs his mentality

Texas has won three straight and Arch Manning is coming home. USA TODAY’s Toppmeyer: LSU needs “Arch Manning mentality” and Kiffin’s season is “one loss away from being deemed a flop.” Saturday, 6:30 CT, ABC.

football

LSU’s leaky offensive line meets the SEC’s best pass-rush matchup: Texas edge Colin Simmons and 27 sacks

The matchup to watch Saturday: LSU’s offensive line vs. Texas’s pass rush. Leavitt has been pressured 15+ times only in the Ole Miss, Alabama and Kentucky losses (PFF). Texas has 27 sacks; Colin Simmons has 10.5 in seven games. Kiffin: throw quick, throw screens.

football

SEC floats a tiered “luxury tax” on schools that spend past the $21.6 million revenue-share cap, with fines up to 10%

SEC cap idea, per Yahoo’s Ross Dellenger: Schools spending past the $21.6M revenue-share cap would be fined in tiers: under 1%, 1%, 3% and 10% for rosters over $70.5M (about $7M). Rates rise in later years. Still a proposal, not policy.

football

Whit Weeks is questionable and Gabriel Reliford suddenly probable as LSU gets its Texas availability report

LSU’s Texas availability report: Whit Weeks: questionable Gabriel Reliford (ACL, thought done for the year): probable RT Weston Davis: probable Texas edge Colin Simmons (10.5 sacks) is off the report. Saturday, 6:30 CT on ABC.

football

Ole Miss falls nine spots to No. 19 in the CFP rankings after the 42-7 loss to Georgia, and Pete Golding calls it “a butt whooping”

Ole Miss is No. 19 in the CFP rankings, down nine spots after the 42-7 loss to Georgia. Pete Golding: "We obviously did not have them ready to play... That was a butt whooping." Next: at Oklahoma, Saturday 3:15 CT.

football

Missouri’s Drinkwitz on the SEC title game ending: “Why are we associated with conferences anymore?” as No. 22 Mizzou visits No. 1 Georgia Saturday

Eli Drinkwitz on the SEC title game ending: "Why are we associated with conferences anymore if we're not playing for a conference championship?" Kirby Smart: "Times are changing." No. 22 Missouri at No. 1 Georgia, Saturday.

football

Trey’Dez Green, back from a four-week knee injury, talks rebounding from Alabama and LSU’s red-zone problems: one touchdown on four trips inside the 20

LSU in the red zone vs. Alabama: 1 touchdown on 4 trips inside the 20. On the season: 49 trips, 42 scores, 33 touchdowns. Texas has scored on 32 of 34. Trey’Dez Green (10 catches, 85 yards vs. Bama) talked about bouncing back Tuesday.

football

Georgia takes over No. 1 in the CFP rankings, Alabama moves to No. 3, and the SEC puts nine teams in the Top 25 while Ole Miss falls nine spots

CFP rankings, SEC edition: 1 Georgia 3 Alabama 6 Texas 8 Tennessee 11 Kentucky 17 South Carolina 19 Ole Miss 21 LSU 22 Missouri Nine SEC teams in the Top 25, the most of any conference.

football

LSU drops seven spots to No. 21 in the CFP rankings after the Alabama loss, and Saturday’s game with Texas is now a must-win

LSU is No. 21 in the second CFP rankings, down seven spots after the Alabama loss. The SEC pecking order: Georgia 1, Alabama 3, Texas 6, Tennessee 8, Kentucky 11, South Carolina 17, Ole Miss 19, LSU 21. Texas visits Saturday, 6:30 CT on ABC.

football

Lane Kiffin's $91M deal, Brian Kelly's $54M buyout, a $40M roster: CBS Sports asks if LSU is getting its money's worth

LSU's bill for 2026, per CBS Sports: 🐯 Lane Kiffin's contract: around $91 million overall ($13 million this year plus incentives). Brian Kelly's buyout: $54 million. The roster: slightly north of $40 million, about double the 2025 roster's roughly $18-20 million. “LSU is almost in a tier of its…