Overview

• Landry Kiffin appeared on the field at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium before kickoff, wearing LSU-themed gear featuring Whit Weeks’ No. 40.
• Lane Kiffin posted a pregame photo with his daughter and earlier wrote “Take the over” on X as the undefeated teams met in Oxford.
• Landry and Weeks went public earlier in the week via Instagram, turning their relationship into a widely covered pregame storyline across social platforms.
• Kiffin publicly called Weeks “an awesome kid” from “a great family,” while commentators such as Dave Portnoy labeled the romance a non-factor for the game.
• ESPN’s broadcast said Kiffin sought background insight on the Weeks family from Georgia’s Kirby Smart, underscoring the personal interest surrounding the matchup.