The 2023 TE will officially visit LSU this weekend. I’m putting in a FC on him to land with the Tigers.

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With a win v. Utah, USC would have been a lock for the CFP. I saw a bowl projection that has them playing Tulane in the Cotton.

Ouch!

1. QB- One of the biggest debates on the board, I'm assuming all come back for spring battles, let the best man win. If JD ever trust himself, he's going to be lethal. If JD leaves, growing pains for sure, but we have potential
2. RB- If Rudy can get a movie, why not Josh Williams, his story is fantastic. Anyway, not sure who's coming back, got two good kids coming in, and I'm betting the portal will get us another one. We need better production and better luck with health. AG has had horrible luck
3. TE- Despite very little depth, position played very well this year. Depth is coming, future is bright
4. WR- This position will probably generate a lot of debate, talent is there, need 17 to stay healthy. Very good incoming class. Going to lose number 7, hope he has great NFL career
5. Oline- Loved that we had two freshmen start and do well, but it appears EJ should be interior. Still early as its hard being a true freshman going against the SEC elite talent. In a perfect world we get some help in portal and groom our great incoming class for a year. Also props to Charles Turner, beginning of the year most were talking 72 would take his spot. Didn't happen and I thought CT played very well
6. Dline- Need Mason to stay healthy, and hope Roy comes back. Would love to hit another portal homerun like Wingo, need interior depth big time. Going to lose our ends, I say Savion will easily replace Gaye, but its going to sting losing BJ. Good recruits coming in, probably need to hit on a DE in the portal
7. LB- Perkins has been everything you would hope in a 5 star, Tolan has shown glimpses of brilliance. But we need a lot more depth here. One of the biggest positions of need we rarely talk about on here
8. DB's- Easily the biggest need in the portal and we really need to hit on those CB 5 stars we're in the running for. Hopefully keep the Cali kid committed, but Cali has burned us so many times. We have a very good safety class coming in, so that future looks bright

Everyone's favorite, the coaches
BK- great year considering what he took over
Denbrock- I really wish we went more modern, but until we get depth, I can wait to judge another year.
Frank- He's an OG Goat, but we need better RB production, but injuries have hurt this unit, he has proven track record, so he gets the benefit here.
Cortez- Not sure what entire issue was with WR's this season, but if anything can he get them to quick dropping so many passes. Whatever it takes
Brad- He's been here a couple of years now, it's obvious he took over a weak position group. He has very good class coming in but time to get everyone up to speed
Cain- Losing Smith right off the bat hurt this unit. Cain needs to work that magic and bring in some big-time talent, can't complain about the Dline with so little depth
Cooks and Steeples- To me the biggest and most underrated job on this staff. What they did with the secondary is extremely impressive. Going to need to hit the portal hard again, but if they can reel in those big time CB's, sky is the limit
Matt House- My opinion will differ from many, but I thought he did a great job considering what he was working with. Very little depth and not the talent level LSU is used too. Simple question, compare this defense to the 19 season, who on here starts for that defense. Perkins would make a great argument, after that no one. I know some will say BJ, but he's going against Chaisson in this discussion. Similar players I get that.

Polian.

Three LSU defensive players were recognized…

First team:
DE BJ Ojulari
LB Harold Perkins

Second team:
DT Mekhi Wingo

And then Ole Miss running back Quinshon Judkins beat out Perkins for the AP All-SEC newcomer of the year award.

-- Brian Kelly: “Proud of my team. Proud of their fight. Just a few plays short.”

-- Kelly: “In its totality, you’re talking about five or six plays. Coulda, woulda, shoulda. The better team won. We were not clean enough in some of those areas against the No. 1 team in the country.”

-- Kelly: “The divide is not huge. But we’ve got work to do. It’s every day. In the classroom, on the community, all the little things that will make us better.”

-- Kelly: “This foundation is really strong. We will be able to continue to build on it. To get back here next year – and to win it – that will be our goal.”

-- Kelly on Garrett Nussmeier: “He’s pushing the ball downfield and giving our guys a chance to make plays. He did a nice job with that.”

-- Kelly: “I don’t think there’s anything that can take away from what this team did on the field. It brings to light the progress we made and the things we need to work on. It clearly defines who we want to be. And we’re not there yet. And that’s okay.”

-- Kelly said Jayden Daniels got “rolled up on” in the second quarter and re-injured his ankle then.

-- Kelly was asked about what comes next, he said the players have exams coming up but also weights, recruiting, a postseason team banquet, and prepping for whatever bowl game they're going to be heading to.

-- Kelly on the blocked field goal: "Obviously we did a poor job coaching. They were not alert. That falls on coaching. I will take full responsibility for that."

Sacked by Ruston defender and left game never to return. Holding his shoulder apparently.

College Football Playoff:
1. Georgia (13-0)
2. Michigan (13-0)
3. TCU (12-1)
4. Ohio State (11-1)

Georgia vs. Ohio State in Atlanta
Michigan vs. TCU in Phoenix

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Eleven Southeastern Conference football teams learned their postseason bowl destinations on Sunday, including No. 1-ranked Georgia, which will face Ohio State in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, a College Football Playoff semifinal game on Saturday, December 31.

In other New Year’s Six Games, Tennessee will participate in the Capital One Orange Bowl on December 30 against ACC champion Clemson and Alabama will be the SEC’s representative in the Allstate Sugar Bowl on December 31, facing Big 12 champion Kansas State.

On Sunday, the College Football Playoff committee first selected teams for the national semifinal games, the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl and the VRBO Fiesta Bowl. The committee later announced the participants in the Allstate Sugar Bowl, the Rose Bowl Game, Capital One Orange Bowl and Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.

Next, the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl selected LSU from the SEC to play Purdue of the Big Ten.

This marks the ninth year the Conference has assigned league schools to an “SEC Bowl Pool” that includes six postseason games. The SEC Bowl Pool includes the TaxAct Texas Bowl in Houston, the TransPerfect Music City Bowl in Nashville, the AutoZone Liberty Bowl in Memphis, the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, the Reliaquest Bowl in Tampa and, for the first time, the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl.

The SEC Bowl Pool participants are determined after conversations with bowl partners and discussions with school personnel in order to create a lineup of compelling bowl games. This process, as approved by the institutions of the SEC, provides an opportunity to create intriguing matchups and varying assignments to help prevent repetitive postseason destinations.

Kentucky will play in the TransPerfect Music City Bowl, Mississippi State will play in the Reliaquest Bowl, South Carolina will play in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, Ole Miss will play in the TaxAct Texas Bowl, Arkansas will play in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl and Florida will play in the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl. Following the SEC Bowl Pool, the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl in Tampa selected Missouri.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF BOWLS

• Capital One Orange Bowl (Miami) – Tennessee vs. Clemson – Dec. 30 – 8 pm ET / 7 pm CT – ESPN
• Allstate Sugar Bowl (New Orleans) – Alabama vs. Kansas State – Dec. 31 – Noon pm ET / 11 am CT - ESPN
• Chick-fil-A Bowl (Atlanta) – Georgia vs. Ohio State – Dec. 31 – 8 pm ET / 7 pm CT - ESPN

SEC-AFFILIATED BOWLS:

• SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl (Las Vegas) – Florida vs. Pac-12 – Dec. 17 – 7:30 pm ET / 6:30 pm CT – ABC or 2:30 pm ET / 1:30 pm CT - ESPN
• Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl (Tampa) – Missouri vs. ACC – Dec. 23 – 6:30 pm ET / 5:30 pm CT – ESPN
• AutoZone Liberty Bowl (Memphis) – Arkansas vs. Big 12 – Dec. 28 – 5:30 pm ET / 4:30 pm CT – ESPN
• TaxAct Texas Bowl (Houston) – Ole Miss vs. Big 12 – Dec. 28 – 9 pm ET / 8 pm CT – ESPN
• TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (Jacksonville) – South Carolina vs. ACC/ND – Dec. 30 – 3:30 pm ET / 2:30 pm CT – ESPN
• TransPerfect Music City Bowl (Nashville) – Kentucky vs. Big Ten - Dec. 31 – Noon ET / 11 am CT – ABC
• Reliaquest Bowl (Tampa) – Mississippi State vs. Big Ten – Jan. 2 – Noon ET / 11 am CT – ESPN2
• Cheez-It Citrus Bowl (Orlando) – LSU vs. Purdue – Jan. 2 – 1 pm ET / Noon CT – ABC

Can SOMEONE ask why we insist on being in shotgun on 4th and less than a yard? Hasn’t worked all year!

Hey guys, Ben Parker from Stanford Rivals here. Just swinging by with my recap of the Stanford-LSU women's volleyball match on Saturday. It was the second round of the NCAA tournament.

Stanford defeated LSU in straight sets, but LSU still had a great weekend, winning their first NCAA tournament match since 2014. In my recap I got some good quotes from LSU head coach Tonya Johnson about what this weekend means for her program and just her thoughts on the season they've had. Figured some of you might enjoy reading what she had to say. The fact that they got this far in her first season as head coach is mighty impressive.

What gives? I say we’re going to give them more than they bargained for today.

Ohio State Michigan TCU Georgia CFP.

So does Alabama make it into the CFP since TCU and USC lost?

Hey Julie I just saw where Drew Pyne is entering the portal. Could he be in play if JD walks?
Also do you see him as a take anyways(if JD leaves)and do you think he would be an upgrade over Nuss and Howard??

Caleb Williams is a fine QB. USC Is is barely ranked with out him.

At the start of the season, I never imagined we'd be here today with LSU competing for the SEC title. Fun Year 1 for Brian Kelly & Co.

Tigers vs. UGA at 3 p.m. CT. See y'all then!