LSU’s Potentially Critical Game At Tennessee A Week From Saturday To Kick Off At 2:30 P.M. On ABC

LSU football coach in a white hoodie with a headset on the sideline, players in purple and gold helmets behind him.
LSU coach Lane Kiffin and his Tigers will play at Tennessee on Nov. 21 in the afternoon. (Tiger Rag photo by Jonathan Mailhes).

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LSU has been passed over for prime time for the second time this month as the No. 14 Tigers (6-3, 3-3 Southeastern Conference) will play at No. 13 Tennessee (7-2, 4-2 SEC) on Saturday, Nov. 21, in a 2:30 p.m. game on ABC or ESPN, the SEC announced on Monday.

The Tigers’ home game over the weekend against Alabama was also a day game, which the Crimson Tide won 31-13. No. 2 Georgia’s game was selected for the prime time kickoff for the second time over LSU. The Bulldogs beat Ole Miss 42-7 on the road Saturday. Georgia (8-1, 6-1 SEC) will play at No. 21 South Carolina (6-3, 4-3 SEC) at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 21 on ABC, while No. 6 Kentucky (7-2, 5-2 SEC) will play at No. 18 Missouri (6-3, 3-3) at 6:30 p.m. on the SEC Network.

LSU hosts No. 7 Texas (7-2, 4-2 SEC) this Saturday at 6:30 p.m. on ABC as the Longhorns will be in Tiger Stadium for the first time since Sept. 19, 1953, when the unranked Tigers beat the No. 11 Longhorns, 20-7, to open the season. The Tigers trail the series against Texas, 9-8-1. LSU won the last meeting over Texas, 45-38, in 2019.

The Tigers need wins over Texas, Tennessee and Arkansas (3-6, 1-5 SEC) on Nov. 28 to have a chance to reach the College Football Playoffs at 9-3 and 6-3.

The Tigers also trail the Tennessee series, 21-10-3, including 11-4-1 at Tennessee. The Volunteers won the last meeting against LSU, 40-13, in 2022 in Tiger Stadium.

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