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2026 LSU Football Schedule Released: Lane Kiffin Era Beings at Home Against Clemson
LSU will play nine SEC games in 2026 under a new format that restores old rivalries and includes trips rarely taken since 2000, SEC officials said.
- On Sept. 19, LSU Tigers football team opens its Southeastern Conference schedule at Ole Miss Rebels after ESPN unveiled the conference kickoff dates Tuesday.
- The SEC approved a nine-game format that reorders conference schedules, moving to a three annual rivals model plus rotating opponents with a four-year rotation for LSU Tigers through 2029.
- Lane Kiffin will return to Oxford to face Ole Miss Rebels, the program he coached for six seasons, and will also visit Tennessee Volunteers in his first LSU season.
- A marquee home slate reshapes LSU's 2026 competitive balance with four SEC home games and three nonconference opponents, including a Sept. 5 opener against Clemson, while Alabama, Texas and Texas A&M visit Tiger Stadium.
- The change reorders travel patterns and revives historic matchups, restoring old West rivalries and sending LSU Tigers on rare trips to Lexington, Kentucky, and Knoxville, Tennessee, taken only five times since 2000.
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Lane Kiffin, LSU open 2026 SEC slate at Ole Miss
Lane Kiffin won't have to wait long for a return to Oxford, Miss.
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