Lane Kiffin Hints SEC Is Setting LSU Up for Disadvantage With Scheduling Decision
Kiffin said the 2:30 p.m. kickoff for Alabama at LSU shows the SEC does not want the Tigers to win.
- LSU head coach Lane Kiffin expressed surprise Wednesday regarding the 2:30 p.m. kickoff time for the Nov. 7 game against Alabama, saying he was initially "shocked" given the night-game history between the schools.
- Fourteen of the last 16 matchups between these teams occurred at night, fueling Kiffin's suspicion that the SEC scheduled a day game to minimize LSU's home-field advantage and signal the conference does not want LSU to win.
- Tensions between LSU and the SEC have escalated recently due to legal disputes over roster eligibility for players Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris, alongside the SEC's accusation that LSU basketball attempted to "flout" rules regarding recruit RJ Luis.
- ESPN, not the SEC, determines kickoff times despite Kiffin's focus on the conference; the Tigers are currently 6-2 in the SEC and vying for a College Football Playoff berth.
- Despite his comments, Kiffin called the 2026 Alabama squad the best roster the program has had in years, emphasizing that the Nov. 7 matchup will require rigorous preparation to succeed against the Crimson Tide.
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Lane Kiffin fumes over Alabama kickoff time, accuses SEC of not wanting LSU to win - NEW YORK TIMES POST
The Week 10 SEC football schedule will feature a mid-afternoon kickoff when Alabama visits LSU. Both conference rivals are on a bye this week, having entered the break ranked in the top 25. The 3:30 p.m. kickoff was apparently less than ideal for LSU head coach Lane Kiffin. “I never even considered that it wouldn’t [...]
Lane Kiffin Hints SEC Is Setting LSU Up for Disadvantage With Scheduling Decision
LSU has won 117 of 133 night games at Tiger Stadium since 2000, making Death Valley one of college football’s most intimidating evening venues. Head coach Lane Kiffin believes the SEC is intentionally stripping away that advantage. He is upset that LSU’s upcoming matchup against Alabama was scheduled for a 2:30 PM CT afternoon kickoff […]
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Lane Kiffin accuses SEC of not wanting LSU to win
The SEC doesn’t want LSU to win, Lane Kiffin contends.
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NolaLane Kiffin says daytime kickoff with Alabama is proof the SEC doesn’t want to do LSU any favors
Tigers coach Lane Kiffin said someone would have to be from Mars to believe the Southeastern Conference would want to give his football program a nighttime kickoff against Alabama because of ongoing tensions.
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