LSU · Week 8 · 2026 · SEC
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The Saturday readLSU · Week 8 · 2026
LSU vs Alabama
Nov 7 · Flex window (2:30–3:30 or 5–7 p.m. CT) · TV to be announced
Baton Rouge, La. (Tiger Stadium)
The lineMake the rebound repeatable.
Kickoff clock
TBD
01 / The plan
What matters Saturday
- 01
Passing answer
Keep a useful route available
- 02
Fourth-down defense
Finish at the marker
- 03
Pressure decisions
Do not extend the giveaway
02 / Desk read
The read
Keep the short passing answer available and finish the defensive tackle at the marker. Ball security and coverage on the next kick determine whether a strong series becomes a lasting advantage.
Passing answer
In the field
AP Top 25 · Week 9
No. 15
6 of 12 opponents ranked.
Upcoming3
- 10vs AlabamaNov 7
- 11vs TexasNov 14
- 16at TennesseeNov 21
Played · AP at kickoff3
Upcoming opponents use this AP poll. Played opponents use their AP rank at kickoff. Poll published Oct 25. Checked Oct 26. Results checked Oct 19. 1 game-day ranking is not yet verified; those games are excluded from the ranked-opponent count.
Postseason
Rankings start Nov 3
5-2
Playoff raceNo. 15 in the AP poll, two losses. In the picture. The committee's first rankings come out Tue, Nov 3.
One more win to reach six, with five games left.
This week
Updated Oct 19
LSU rebounded with a 31-0 win over Mississippi State. Leavitt’s four touchdown passes and the fourth-down stops provide the starting point; protection and kick coverage still need a clean finish.
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Leavitt throws four touchdowns against Mississippi StateOpens in a new tab
He completed 31 of 38 passes for 289 yards. Keep the short receiving answer available before asking protection to hold for a deeper route.
And The Valley Shook · Oct 18
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LSU shuts out Mississippi State, 31-0Opens in a new tab
The defense stopped four consecutive fourth-down attempts. Finish the tackle at the marker before treating a promising defensive series as a stop.
LSU Athletics · Oct 17
- 03
Kentucky wins 35-34 on an overtime two-point conversionOpens in a new tab
Minchey kept the ball for the winning conversion after LSU scored first in overtime. Watch the inside fit and the defender assigned to the quarterback before the next short-yardage test.
WBRZ · Oct 10
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A late Leavitt fumble gave Kentucky another chanceOpens in a new tab
Leavitt lost the ball while being sacked with LSU protecting a fourth-quarter lead against Kentucky. Keep that earlier lesson in the review after the Mississippi State rebound: end the pressure play before it becomes another possession.
LSU Athletics · Oct 10
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Coffman’s punt return supplied a Kentucky touchdownOpens in a new tab
Kentucky scored on a punt return before halftime. LSU’s coverage has to stay in its lanes and finish the tackle; a productive offensive drive cannot cancel the field position given away on the next kick.
Kentucky Athletics · Oct 10
03 / Road ahead
Next three
vs Alabama · Next
Flex window (2:30–3:30 or 5–7 p.m. CT)TV TBD
vs Texas
Flex window (2:30–3:30 or 5–7 p.m. CT)TV TBD
at Tennessee
Flex window (2:30–3:30 or 5–7 p.m. CT)TV TBD