Texas pulled off a win last night in Baton Rouge, surviving a tough LSU squad and keeping their College Football Playoff hopes alive. What a game to grind out, especially with everything on the line in the SEC.
Manning’s Wild Ride and Kiffin’s Rough Start
Arch Manning had himself a rollercoaster night during that LSU game, which is wild to hear for a contest where CFP dreams are still breathing. You gotta wonder what kind of ride it actually was, but the bottom line for Texas is they got the W. This win for the Longhorns also comes as Lane Kiffin’s Year 1 at LSU is being tagged as a real disappointment. That’s a tough look for the Tigers faithful, no doubt, and it’s certainly not what they envisioned when the season kicked off.
Coaches on the Edge, One Coach Soaring
It’s not just Kiffin feeling the heat right now. This morning, you’ve got coaches like Lincoln Riley, Luke Fickell, and Dabo Swinney reportedly feeling the dread, which tells you everything about the pressure cooker in college football. On the flip side, Jake Dickert is getting major props for the turnaround he’s engineered at Wake Forest, especially after locking in that new extension. Good for him, showing how it’s done. Elsewhere, Boise State has an open path in the Group of 6 race, and Greg Sankey with the SEC handled moving the Ole Miss vs. Oklahoma game to Sunday. And hey, Tennessee just found a way to win against A&M, which is always good for the Vols crowd.
Texas fought to keep their CFP hopes alive, but with all the drama around Manning’s night and the intense pressure on other coaches, it’s clear the college football landscape is absolutely wild right now. The stakes just keep getting higher every single week.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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