# Five takeaways from LSU football's loss to Texas

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4 outlets covering · First listed: Yahoo Sports, Nov 15, 2026, 11:40 AM · Read it: <https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/five-takeaways-lsu-footballs-loss-174036103.html>

LSU football lost to Texas on Saturday night. Here are five takeaways from the Tigers heartbreaking final second loss.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 15, 2026, 12:38 AM: [Kiffin laments loss to Texas as LSU's playoff hopes dashed: 'We need to win more'](<https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/50488081/kiffin-understands-frustration-lsu-playoff-hopes-dashed>) — ESPN (Sports, United States)
  LSU coach Lane Kiffin said it was fair to question the team's 6-4 record this season after losing to Texas on Saturday, a defeat that likely knocked LSU out of playoff contention.
- Nov 15, 2026, 9:00 AM: [LSU Tiger Mascot Loses His Cool & Gets Into Tense Face-Off With Texas Athlete After Lane Kiffin & Co.’s Loss](<https://www.essentiallysports.com/ncaa-college-football-news-lsu-tiger-mascot-loses-his-cool-gets-into-tense-face-off-with-texas-athlete-after-lane-kiffin-co-s-loss/>) — EssentiallySports (Sports)
  LSU’s loss to Texas was already a tough one to swallow, but the drama didn’t end when the clock ran out. With emotions still running high after the final whistle, an unusual sideline moment quickly grabbed attention. Turns out the Tigers’ mascot was seen in a tense face-off with a Longhorns athlete. Texas defeated LSU
- Nov 15, 2026, 11:00 AM: [The Good, Bad and Ugly of LSU's Loss to Texas](<https://www.si.com/college/lsu/football/the-good-bad-and-ugly-of-lsu-loss-to-texas>) — Sports Illustrated (Sports, United States)
  It;s the same old story for LSU, snatching defeat from the jaws of victory and lsoing in specatcular fashion to Texas at home in front of a vibrant home crowd, it appears that Death Valley is no longer a safe have for LSU with 2 consecutive losses to rank
- Nov 15, 2026, 11:40 AM: [Five takeaways from LSU football's loss to Texas](<https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/five-takeaways-lsu-footballs-loss-174036103.html>) — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
  LSU football lost to Texas on Saturday night. Here are five takeaways from the Tigers heartbreaking final second loss.
