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Lane Kiffin's $50 million LSU roster faces College Football Playoff…
LSU's talent-laden roster has underperformed in Baton Rouge despite its significant financial investment in player salaries.
On air: Vera Bullock and Chip Darnell on The Midday ShowPublished
At a glance
- First reported by Yahoo Sports: “Lane Kiffin's $50 million LSU roster faces College Football Playoff elimination”.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 12:32 PM ET on The Midday Show, by Vera Bullock and Chip Darnell.
- BBN covered this story before: Lane Kiffin's LSU falls 35-34 to Kentucky in year one (October 11).
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What BBN said about it
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorLane Kiffin's LSU has a roster worth fifty million dollars in talent, and it now faces elimination from College Football Playoff contention in Baton Rouge.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFifty million dollars buys you a spreadsheet and a lot of sad purple and gold.
The story so far
- Lane Kiffin's LSU falls 35-34 to Kentucky in year one · Fox News
- Lane Kiffin's $50 million LSU roster faces College Football Playoff… (this story)
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