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LSU-Ole Miss Game Dominates Week 3 College Football
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In Short: The LSU-Ole Miss game, in particular, has dominated the conversation, with both teams having College Football Playoff aspirations and boasting strong defenses.
Week 2 of college football is shaping up to be one of the best of the season, with several marquee matchups and standout games to watch, according to Colin Simmons.
FOX Sports' RJ Young picks Missouri over Kansas, citing the Tigers' better quarterback and run game.
Simmons notes that there are three major games, several 'maybe' games, and a plethora of 'yep, it’s football' games to enjoy this weekend.
LSU's defense has been the most impressive part of its team through two games, with Princewill Umanmielen leading the charge with 11 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, and five sacks.
The game's impact on both teams' College Football Playoff resumes is significant, with ESPN's College GameDay returning to Oxford for the showdown.
Lane Kiffin returns to Oxford for a top-10 showdown, but LSU's roster changes have added an extra layer of intrigue.
LSU decided not to add two ex-NFL players to the roster, following the SEC's threat to expel LSU from the conference.
During Saturday's appearance on ESPN's College GameDay, Kiffin cited 'uncertainties' on why neither Harris nor Wright were suiting up for the Tigers against Clemson.
The LSU-Ole Miss game is a must-watch, with two top 10 teams facing off, and both quarterbacks capable of winning games on their own.
Through two games, LSU’s defense has been the most impressive part of its team, with Umanmielen being the first defender Ole Miss has to account for on every snap.
What this adds
The LSU-Ole Miss game's impact on both teams' College Football Playoff resumes is significant, with ESPN's College GameDay returning to Oxford for the showdown.
LSU's decision not to add the two ex-NFL players comes in the wake of the SEC's threat to expel LSU from the conference.
Background
The game's impact on both teams' College Football Playoff resumes is significant, with ESPN's College GameDay returning to Oxford for the showdown.
Lane Kiffin returns to Oxford for a top-10 showdown.
College football is gridiron football that is played by teams of amateur student-athletes at universities and colleges. It was through collegiate competition that gridiron football first gained popularity in the United States.
What's confirmed
- Week 2 of college football is shaping up to be one of the best of the season, with several marquee matchups and standout games to watch, according to Colin Simmons.
- FOX Sports' RJ Young picks Missouri over Kansas, citing the Tigers' better quarterback and run game.
- Simmons notes that there are three major games, several 'maybe' games, and a plethora of 'yep, it’s football' games to enjoy this weekend.
- LSU's defense has been the most impressive part of its team through two games, with Princewill Umanmielen leading the charge with 11 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, and five sacks.
- The game's impact on both teams' College Football Playoff resumes is significant, with ESPN's College GameDay returning to Oxford for the showdown.
- Lane Kiffin returns to Oxford for a top-10 showdown, but LSU's roster changes have added an extra layer of intrigue.
- LSU decided not to add two ex-NFL players to the roster, following the SEC's threat to expel LSU from the conference.
- During Saturday's appearance on ESPN's College GameDay, Kiffin cited 'uncertainties' on why neither Harris nor Wright were suiting up for the Tigers against Clemson.
- The LSU-Ole Miss game is a must-watch, with two top 10 teams facing off, and both quarterbacks capable of winning games on their own.
- Through two games, LSU’s defense has been the most impressive part of its team, with Umanmielen being the first defender Ole Miss has to account for on every snap.
What's still developing
- The weekend kicks off with the Missouri-Kansas game, with the winner starting the season with a perfect record.
- The Ohio State-Texas game is a must-watch, with history potentially repeating itself or the Longhorns finding a way to win.
- The line is experienced and talented, but the Tech game showed it’s not impenetrable.
- Whether it’s LSU’s Princewill Umanmielen getting served papers related to the lawsuit Ole Miss filed against him or LSU listing quarterback Sam Leavitt as doubtful, everything other than the X’s and O’s has dominated the conversation.
- At some point those roles flip and an actual football game takes over.
- Week 1 of the 2026 college football season commences on Thursday night, kicking off a five-day slate where at least one game is played across the sport.
- He's [Chambliss] so dynamic." Klatt's Pick: "I think Ole Miss wins the game, 30-21." "Boise State had a great pass defense a year ago, but it lost four of its five defensive backs from a year ago.
- If they can't control the game with their offense, they should be able to control the game with their defense, and, more specifically, its defensive line.
- CBS Sports has confirmed sophomore cornerback Aidan Anding and junior defensive end Gabriel Reliford were the last two players added to the roster, perhaps ending a chaotic storyline that has dominated college football since the season began.
- LSU deciding not to add the two ex-NFL players comes in the wake of the SEC's threat to expel LSU from the conference, or at least seek the legal authority to do so after Lane Kiffin and the Tigers attempted to sign multiple players to the team who had previously signed professional contracts and were awarded temporary restraining orders to return to college sports after a new NCAA eligibility policy.
- Kiffin had previously said he consulted his team's leadership committee and said every player was on board with the possible addition of the two former college players who signed NFL contracts as undrafted free agents and participated in preseason training camp.