Ohio State climbed to No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll on Tuesday, LSU and Miami (Fla.) moved into the top five, and Florida State jumped back into the rankings at the expense of Alabama, which plummeted to its lowest spot in 17 seasons. The defending national champion Buckeyes received 55 of 66 first-place votes to …
Read More »Ohio State climbed to No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll on Tuesday, LSU and Miami moved into the top five, and Florida State jumped back into the rankings at the expense of Alabama, which plummeted to its lowest spot in 17 seasons. The defending national champion Buckeyes received 55 of 66 first-place votes to move …
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Do you want to share your predictions, analysis or thoughts on Saturday’s Michigan-Oklahoma game? Get involved with our coverage at live@theathletic.com. We’ve got college football games in the books, and it’s time for some overreactions. Let’s start off the Week 2 edition of The Athletic 136 with some reminders. This list will be volatile early in the season, with big …
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The Week 2 Top Poll was extremely amusing, enjoyable, diabolical, whatever you want to call it! I loved it! Texas, Clemson, Notre Dame, and Alabama all went down swinging in Week 1, which caused plenty of leapfrogging to take place in the top 10. At the back end of the top 25, well, you should know what happened to Kansas …
Read More »CLEMSON, S.C. — Here was Brian Kelly, sliding behind a table strewn with microphones in the guts of Memorial Stadium, a throng of LSU fans and family members lingering on the field to sing, dance and sweat in the sticky-cool South Carolina air. After months of retooling LSU’s $18 million roster and deflecting questions about when he was going to …
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CLEMSON, S.C. — Brian Kelly put everything into this game. He embraced the pressure for LSU to win an opener for the first time in six years. He did it despite the risk, despite how hard it would be to end that streak Saturday with a win at No. 4 Clemson. And then, despite seeming multiple mistakes, and a halftime …
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A top-10 showdown in Death Valley (East) could be the best of a terrific Week 1 college football slate to open the 2025 season.No. 9 LSU at No. 4 Clemson has more than enough storylines to keep you interested. In Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik vs. LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier, you have two of the most popular options to be taken …
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Caley’s prediction: Back Cade Klubnik to light up the LSU defense through the air tonight. Aug 30, 2025 • 16:30 ET • 4 min read Photo By – Imagn Images. LSU Tigers vs Clemson Tigers Week 1 NCAAF When No. 4 Clemson hosts No. 9 LSU this year, the similarities go well beyond shared nicknames and matching “Death Valleys.” Both …
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A top-10 showdown in Death Valley (East) could be the best of a terrific Week 1 college football slate to open the 2025 season.No. 9 LSU at No. 4 Clemson has more than enough storylines to keep you interested. In Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik vs. LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier, you have two of the most popular options to be taken …
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LSU has suspended JT Lindsey until the accessory charges against him are resolved, The Advocate’s Wilson Alexander reported. Lindsey turned himself in to police Friday. Lindsey is facing two felony counts of accessory after the fact to second-degree murder, his attorney told WAFB-TV in Baton Rouge. The true freshman turned himself into university police Friday afternoon and was booked just …
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