Overview
- LSU produced a dominant 51-10 win over Clemson on Saturday that featured a school-record 38 first downs, 309 rushing yards, 11 tackles for loss, and four sacks.
- The team won decisively despite leaving Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris off the Week 1 roster and those players not playing in the game.
- Paul Finebaum publicly criticized Lane Kiffin before the game, calling him immature and saying the program lacked adult leadership.
- Following the Clemson blowout, Finebaum reversed course on ESPN’s Get Up and praised LSU as a national-championship contender and a must-watch team.
- Kiffin fired back by calling Finebaum 'rat poison' and Finebaum replied on X with 'Thanks for watching, Coach,' a public back-and-forth that keeps the media storyline active heading into LSU’s next games and could affect recruiting and TV interest.