# LSU's College Football Playoff Dreams All But Dead

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4 outlets covering · First listed: Sports Illustrated, Nov 15, 2026, 9:41 AM · Read it: <https://www.si.com/college/lsu/football/lsu-s-college-football-playoff-dreams-all-but-dead>

Why the Texas loss just ended LSU's hopes to making the playoffs

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 14, 2026, 9:29 AM: [Lane Kiffin owes LSU fans more than hype as Texas threatens to bury $40 million playoff dream](<https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/lane-kiffin-owes-lsu-fans-more-than-hype-texas-threatens-bury-40-million-playoff-dream>) — Fox News (TV network, United States, rated Right)
  Arch Manning and No. 6 Texas head into Tiger Stadium for a Saturday showdown that could officially end LSU's playoff hopes under Lane Kiffin.
- Nov 14, 2026, 11:03 PM: [LSU Tigers Playoff Hopes Officially Dead After Arch Manning Calls Game For Texas](<https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/lsu-tigers-playoff-hopes-officially-050332169.html>) — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
  The LSU Tigers' offense turned the ball over three times, and their defense couldn't get the stops that they needed as the Texas Longhorns won 22-21 after a last-minute touchdown pass by Arch Manning.
- Nov 15, 2026, 4:35 AM: [College Football Rankings: LSU Punished, Oregon Inches Closer to Playoffs, Texas Survives & More](<https://www.essentiallysports.com/ncaa-college-football-news-college-football-rankings-lsu-punished-oregon-inches-closer-to-playoffs-texas-survives-more/>) — EssentiallySports (Sports)
  Week 11 did not leave the College Football Playoff picture looking any cleaner. Georgia crushed Missouri to strengthen its grip on No. 1, while Texas escaped Baton Rouge after a late Arch Manning comeback. Oregon finally has something to sell the committee, and LSU paid dearly by falling out of the Top 25. AP Top
- Nov 15, 2026, 9:41 AM: [LSU's College Football Playoff Dreams All But Dead](<https://www.si.com/college/lsu/football/lsu-s-college-football-playoff-dreams-all-but-dead>) — Sports Illustrated (Sports, United States)
  Why the Texas loss just ended LSU's hopes to making the playoffs
