Lane Kiffin Hints SEC Is Setting LSU Up for Disadvantage With Scheduling Decision
Oct 29, 2026 | 7:35 AM EDT LSU has won 117 of 133 night games at Tiger Stadium since 2000, making Death Valley one of college football’s most intimidating evening venues. Head coach Lane Kiffin believes the SEC is intentionally stripping away that advantage. He is upset that LSU’s upcoming matchup against Alabama was scheduled for a 2:30 PM CT afternoon kickoff on ABC instead of a prime-time night slot. And I was like, ‘Well, someone thinks the SEC wants us to win this year after what’s been going on.’ They must have just been on Mars the last four months. So I guess when I look at it that way, I’m not surprised.” Though Kiffin believes the SEC orchestrated the timing as retaliation, the conference does not control kickoff decisions; television networks do. While Kiffin suspects league payback, no evidence supports the idea that the SEC deliberately scheduled the game to disadvantage…