Way-too-early projections for Lane Kiffin's 1st season at LSU football

BATON ROUGE — If you asked any LSU football fan, they'd likely tell you they wished the 2026 college football season started tomorrow. A lot has changed since the start of the 2025 season and that fuels an anticipation level among the fan base that may be as high as its been in some time. Lane Kiffin left Ole Miss to take the head coaching position at LSU. He's hired the majority of his first coaching staff with the Tigers and he brought some of his offensive coaches from the Rebels with him, including offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr. LSU has promised significant Name, Image and Likeness money for Kiffin and his staff for roster management and couple that with Kiffin's track record in...