After LSU’s dominant 38-17 win at Auburn, everyone in college football media is back on the Lane Kiffin and LSU train. Is it real? We explain why Sam Leavitt’s surge (14 TDs and 3 INTs over the last five games, plus 441 yards and 4 total touchdowns at Auburn) is about more than his hamstring. He’s figured out the offense, his reads and his weapons. We also break down why this LSU team still hasn’t hit its ceiling, how Blake Baker’s defense ranks among the best in the country, and how it shut down Marcel Reed, Trinidad Chambliss and Byrum Brown.
Then we look ahead: why the bye week is its own opponent, LSU’s November playoff path through Alabama, Texas, Tennessee and Arkansas, the SEC games that could knock teams out of the playoff race, and why LSU can beat a banged-up Alabama team. Plus, the coaching carousel. Baylor fired Dave Aranda, and Charlie Weis Jr.’s name is popping up. Is Baylor the right fit for him?
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(00:00) – Everyone’s back on the LSU bandwagon
(03:06) – It’s not just the hamstring: Sam Leavitt has figured it out
(04:35) – LSU can beat everyone left on the schedule
(08:30) – Why the bye week is an opponent
(14:53) – Blake Baker’s defense by the numbers
(19:59) – LSU vs Auburn recap
(25:27) – Sam Leavitt’s Heisman-level performance
(30:44) – Why LSU still hasn’t hit its ceiling
(37:11) – How LSU’s defense shut down mobile QBs
(44:57) – The SEC playoff eliminators coming in November
(50:36) – Is Charlie Weis Jr. headed to Baylor?
(56:37) – Why LSU can beat Alabama
