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LSU entered this season with the weight of the world on them after the hiring of Lane Kiffin. Kiffin was hired to a massive seven-year, $91 million contract to get the Tigers back in the national championship conversation. But with just three games remaining, LSU has the odds stacked against them to even make the College Football Playoff. The Tigers are 6-3 overall and 3-3 in SEC play heading into Saturday's massive showdown against No. 6 Texas in Baton Rouge, with LSU listed as 4-point favorites.
Ahead of the game, former college football coach Urban Meyer boldly backed the Longhorns on Saturday, while also highlighting the concern he has with LSU.
"Texas on quality of roster is one of the best in the country," Meyer said on a recent episode of "The Triple Option" podcast. "Their best versions of themselves, I haven't seen a lot of it. I don't have them in the same as Alabama, Georgia, even an LSU when they were at their very best. But I think they're getting better, and I know the quality of roster they have. So I just think Texas is going to find a way to win this one."
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"I'm worried about LSU a little bit because of the H word: Hope. Do they have any hope left?" Meyer added.
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LSU has lost two of their last four games, including a bad 31-13 defeat at home against Alabama a week ago. It was their worst loss of the season, and it came at the worst possible time. The Tigers put up 457 total yards on offense to the Tide's 285, but could only get in the end zone once. Keelon Russell did whatever he wanted, and turnovers again were a problem for Sam Leavitt, who now has nine interceptions this year, tied with Ole Miss' Trinidad Chambliss for the most in the SEC.
All three of LSU's losses this year have come against conference opponents, two of which were one-score games. But with how competitive the SEC is this season, they'll need to win out just for a shot at the playoffs. ESPN's Allstate Playoff Predictor currently gives Kiffin's side a mere 19% chance of making the CFP.
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Texas, meanwhile, comes in as one of the hottest teams in the country. They sit 7-2 overall, 4-2 in SEC play, and are riding a three-game winning streak, knocking off Ole Miss, Mississippi State, and Missouri. They already have multiple ranked wins this season, including an early upset over Ohio State, and while their offense has been streaky, they've got the talent on both sides of the ball to make a real run.
Saturday will be a massive game for the Longhorns to prove they're legit, and for the Tigers to keep their season alive.
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