Pelini returning to LSU as defensive coordinator
Bo Pelini is returning to LSU as defensive coordinator, replacing Dave Aranda. Pelini served the same role at LSU from 2005 to 2007.
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2020 Schedule
15-0, 1st in SEC - West
How each top 25 team wins the national title
Feel like celebrating next January? Here's what each of the nation's best teams needs to win it all next season.
The 20 best college football games of 2019
Here are the games that entertained us, defined the national title race and gave us classic finishes we won't soon forget.
Kiper: Tua to the Dolphins 'a good situation' for both parties (1:47)
The best of Joe Burrow's championship season (0:43)
Orgeron, LSU reach 6-year extension through '26
LSU coach Ed Orgeron, who led the Tigers to the national championship this season and is 40-9 since he took over in 2016, has reached a six-year extension worth more than $42 million.
Kiper doesn't see Young surpassing Burrow for No.1 pick (1:45)
Kiper's 2020 NFL Mock Draft: Perfect fits for Tua, Burrow and Herbert
Joe Burrow to the Bengals. After that? You might be surprised. Mel Kiper Jr. projects every first-round pick in April's draft, from No. 1 to 32.
Trevor Lawrence leads the 2020 Way-Too-Early All-America team
The season just ended, but we're already picking the best of the best for 2020, including Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence and LSU receiver Ja'Marr Chase.
Eight bowl hot takes we're most likely to regret in 2020
Are there any bowl stories worth buying? We break down what to expect for next season now that the 2019 season has ended.
Everything you need to know about the newest ESPN 300 update
Some college football prospects, including Alabama's next QB, massively increased their stocks ahead of February's national signing day.
NFL draft deadline: College football's winners and losers
Now that underclassmen have decided whether to stay in college or go pro, we examine which schools benefited the most and which ones lost out.
CFB Pod: Negandhi talks Senior Bowl with Jim Nagy, LSU with Ivan Maisel
Kevin Negandhi kicks off the podcast talking to executive director of the Reese's Senior Bowl Jim Nagy about the process of inviting players, how they divvy up snaps for the six quarterbacks, his best advice for the players (11:50), the scene in Mobile surrounding the game and two players he's excited to watch on Saturday. Then Ivan Maisel joins the show to discuss where LSU stands among the best modern-era teams (20:51), Joe Burrow's place among the best modern-era quarterbacks, Travis Etienne and Chuba Hubbard returning to school, and the top teams heading into the 2020 season (35:51).
College football's 100 best games of 2019: 100-81
From LSU vs. Clemson to Mary Hardin-Baylor vs. Hardin-Simmons, this is the first installment of the games that captivated and confounded in 2019.
LSU's CFP title celebration draws big crowd
Thousands of LSU fans wearing purple and gold lined streets near Tiger Stadium and packed a basketball arena for a parade on Saturday honoring the football team's national championship season.
Coach O: The OBJ situation is unfortunate (0:42)
Burrow: Heisman moment was 'dominance' in Tuscaloosa (3:19)
Orgeron emotional in championship speech (3:04)
OBJ cop-slap case won't be pursued by DA office
The case against Odell Beckham Jr. for slapping a cop's butt won't be pursued by the Orleans Parish District Attorney's office and the New Orleans Police Department said the officer in question won't pursue charges.
Moss, Chaisson join early exits for champion LSU
LSU's Thaddeus Moss, the son of Hall of Famer Randy Moss, has declared for the NFL draft. ESPN ranks him 10th among draft-eligible tight ends for this year's class.
Trump honors CFP champion LSU at White House
President Donald Trump paid tribute to the national champion LSU football team on Friday, saying it would long be remembered as one of the greatest in college football history.
Meet the 2020 breakout players for each top 25 team
These are the players, led by No. 1 Clemson's WR Joe Ngata, who are expected to make big leaps next season.
Burrow, Jeudy highlight All-Bowl team (1:28)
Foxworth gets heated defending OBJ handing out cash (2:09)
Baylor hires LSU DC Aranda as new head coach
Dave Aranda, who spent the past four years as defensive coordinator at LSU and helped the Tigers win the national title, is getting his first head-coaching job.
2019 SEC Standings
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 7-1 | 12-2 |
| Florida | 6-2 | 11-2 |
| Tennessee | 5-3 | 8-5 |
| Kentucky | 3-5 | 8-5 |
| Missouri | 3-5 | 6-6 |
| South Carolina | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Vanderbilt | 1-7 | 3-9 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| LSU | 8-0 | 15-0 |
| Alabama | 6-2 | 11-2 |
| Auburn | 5-3 | 9-4 |
| Texas A&M | 4-4 | 8-5 |
| Mississippi State | 3-5 | 6-7 |
| Ole Miss | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Arkansas | 0-8 | 2-10 |
2019 Team Leaders
Team Stats
Passing Yards401.62nd
Rushing Yards166.860th
Points For48.423rd
Points Against21.2
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2019 Polls & Rankings
| CFP RANKINGS | AP | COACHES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 |
2020 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arik Gilbert | TE-Y | Signed | 91 |
| Elias Ricks | CB | Signed | 86 |
| Phillip Webb | OLB | Signed | 86 |
| Jaquelin Roy | DT | Signed | 86 |
| Kayshon Boutte | WR | Signed | 86 |