LSU

LSU football sits at 4-2 and No. 22 after a stunning home loss to Kentucky dropped it from the top 10, leaving November matchups against No. 6 Alabama, No. 7 Texas, and No. 14 Tennessee as the only realistic path back into the 12-team College Football Playoff conversation. Separately, basketball coach Matt Wade's offseason overhaul hangs on RJ Luis Jr.'s NCAA eligibility ruling, with SEC commissioner Greg Sankey actively opposing it. Watch the Nov. 1-22 stretch and any federal-court movement on the eligibility fight.