# Lane Kiffin owes LSU fans more than hype as Texas threatens to bury $40 million playoff dream

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/lane-kiffin-owes-lsu-fans-more-than-hype-as-texas-threatens-to-bury-40-million-playoff-dream/
- Published: 2026-11-14T15:29:47+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T16:27:10+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/lane-kiffin-owes-lsu-fans-more-than-hype-texas-threatens-bury-40-million-playoff-dream
- Topics: World

## Key points

- LSU need a win over sixth-ranked Texas to keep playoff hopes alive.
- The Tigers’ roster costs more than $40 million.
- Fans are frustrated after a 31-13 loss to Alabama.

## Summary

LSU face Texas in a must-win game after a heavy defeat by Alabama left the Tigers close to playoff elimination. The article argues that first-year coach Lane Kiffin must produce a defining victory for a programme that generated huge expectations and spent heavily on its roster and coaching staff.

LSU’s roster is reported to cost more than $40 million, while its coaching staff costs about $100 million. Texas, ranked sixth, can strengthen its own playoff hopes with a win in Baton Rouge, where Louisiana-born quarterback Arch Manning is expected to face a hostile crowd; one LSU fan quoted says he is frustrated by the team’s three losses but wants to back Kiffin over the long term.

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