As he ushers in a new era of football with the Tigers, the expectations are following him 320 miles south to the Bayou of Louisiana with fall camp getting underway Wednesday morning in the humid atmosphere that is known to plenty around the south.Lane Kiffin’s Coaching Saga Feels Like A Taylor Swift Album Rollout, With 'Bad Blood' And 'Illicit Affairs'And with those expectations built from his time at Ole Miss, along with an expensive coaching staff and roster calling Baton Rouge home, come aspirations from a fan base starving to get back into the actual playoff conversation.Let's all be honest about the situation that Kiffin has embraced with LSU: Every fan or booster that dons the purple and gold around the country are expecting big things in year one from the Tigers.In reality, there's nowhere to run or hide from what awaits Lane Kiffin when he runs out of the tunnel on Labor Day weekend inside Tiger Stadium with Dabo Swinney's Clemson Tigers awaiting on the other side of the field.Head coach Lane Kiffin of the LSU Tigers speaks during a press conference at the LSU Football Practice Facility in Baton Rouge, La., on Feb.4, 2026.
(Gus Stark/LSU/University Images)This is the start of what could be a very prosperous story for the LSU athletic department, along with those who are craving a championship.Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not implying the Tigers will be in contention for a spot in the CFP when the first week of November rolls around this season.But, that doesn’t mean the LSU faithful aren’t secretly putting that type of pressure on the head coach who has made plenty of headlines during his short-lived stint in Baton Rouge up to this point.When fans are paying an steep price to get into the show, they want to be entertained, no matter what year this is for the head coach.
Over the years, that part has been missing from the LSU football program, lost in the chaos of Brian Kelly's tenure.Couple that with Kelly's firing last season, and the madness that e...