Brian Kelly and LSU went all in this offseason, and so far, the returns are quite handsome for the Tigers. The program's Week 1 win at Clemson puts LSU on the map nationally as a worthy College Football Playoff frontrunner with strength on both sides of the football under their fourth-year coach. Kelly all but guaranteed over the summer that his Tigers would conquer the "other" Death Valley , and that's what happened thanks to a stifling defensive effort in the second half backed by precision passing from Heisman Trophy candidate Garrett Nussmeier .

LSU is co-leader this week with Ohio State after its momentum-changing win over Texas in our updated College Football Playoff seed projection approaching Week 2. A straight-seeing model has been adopted for 2025 , which m

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