Lane Kiffin is known for giving unfiltered reactions, and another instance showed up Saturday night after LSU’s latest collapse on the season.
The Tigers’ head coach was seemingly emotional on the sideline and put his hands over his face as Texas took a 22-21 lead after Arch Manning’s four-yard touchdown pass to running back Raleek Brown.
The SEC clash put pressure on Kiffin and No. 21 LSU.
The Tigers came into the game with tough losses to No. 19 Ole Miss, No. 11 Kentucky and an 18-point defeat against No. 3 Alabama the previous week, so LSU’s College Football Playoff chances were slim unless they got the victory at home against No. 7 Texas.
The conference battle was LSU’s to lose entering the fourth quarter, with the Tigers leading the Longhorns 21-13 and beginning the final period with possession.
LSU ended up punting on all four offensive drives as Texas began clawing back; the Longhorns would end up scoring nine points unanswered to pull off the comeback.
Kiffin was emotional all throughout the night, even falling to his knees after quarterback Sam Leavitt’s third interception of the night.
Leavitt finished the game for the Tigers completing 27 of 37 passes for 244 yards, two touchdowns and three backbreaking interceptions with two of them happening in the red zone.
LSU’s playoff hopes fell to less than one percent as Kiffin’s team endured their fourth loss of the season as Baton Rouge once again fell quiet with angst toward their $13 million head coach.
Kiffin’s arrival in Baton Rouge was meant to end LSU’s postseason drought with a new-look roster valuing around $40 million.
Now fans hoping he’ll bring a championship trophy will have to wait another season.
