🔥 Lane Kiffin Leaves Ole Miss for LSU! Playoff Chaos, Rivalry Week Recap & Conference Title Previews

It’s officially Football Weather! Galen Clavio and Matt Blaszka break down one of the wildest weeks of the season — Lane Kiffin bolts Ole Miss for LSU, a shake-up in the College Football Playoff race, and rivalry week delivers fireworks from Texas–A&M to the Iron Bowl. The guys unpack the Kiffin saga, what it means for Ole Miss, the SEC, and coaching movement across the country. They also go game-by-game through rivalry weekend, from Ohio State’s statement win over Michigan to Indiana’s perfect 12–0 finish, and preview all the conference championship matchups that will shape the playoff. 🎙️ Presented by Homefield Apparel — use code HOME23 for 15% off your first order! 👉 Subscribe to Football Weather on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts for weekly college football coverage — because it’s always Football Weather. Timestamps / Chapters: 0:00 Welcome to Football Weather – rivalry week recap 2:00 The Marty Smith–Lane Kiffin airport interview saga 3:00 Homefield Apparel sponsor shoutout 4:05 Rivalry Week recap overview 4:20 Texas beats Texas A&M 27–17 — playoff hope alive 6:00 Texas’ résumé questions and 9–3 test case for CFP 7:05 Georgia escapes Georgia Tech 16–9 — still flawed? 8:15 The SEC’s “no great team” problem 9:00 Ohio State crushes Michigan 27–9 — Buckeyes finally break through 10:40 Indiana destroys Purdue 56–3 — Hoosiers finish 12–0 11:10 Oregon beats Washington 26–14 — Ducks peaking late 12:00 Oklahoma squeaks past LSU 17–13 — concerns mount 13:30 Alabama outlasts Auburn in Iron Bowl — Tide survive again 15:00 Vanderbilt’s stunning 10-win season — SEC shocker 17:00 The rise of Indiana & Vanderbilt — changing the power map 17:40 Texas Tech and BYU roll — Big 12 title showdown set 19:00 Miami crushes Pitt — ACC chaos continues 20:00 Virginia wins rivalry, Duke sneaks into ACC title game 21:00 Notre Dame beats Stanford — playoff path still alive? 22:30 Ole Miss wins Egg Bowl, Lane Kiffin leaves for LSU 23:30 The Kiffin–LSU timeline explained 25:00 Ole Miss’ response: new coach named, chaos averted 26:30 How Kiffin’s move changes the SEC 28:00 Why LSU’s gamble might backfire 30:00 How the early signing period drives coaching insanity 34:00 Comparing Kiffin’s exit to Brian Kelly & Marcus Freeman 35:20 Can Ole Miss still contend in the playoff? 36:30 The calendar problem — why coaches leave early 37:45 Is there a realistic fix for the hiring timeline? 40:10 Transfer portal vs. National Signing Day overlap 41:40 Why college football needs a new structure 42:40 When the business of CFB overtakes the sport 44:10 Why some jobs (Ohio State, LSU, Texas) are irresistible 46:00 Will Kiffin’s move become a new trend? 47:30 Playoff bubble talk – Texas, BYU, Notre Dame, Miami 48:00 CFP media bias toward Texas 50:10 SEC & Big Ten playoff locks explained 52:30 Alabama’s playoff path and résumé breakdown 53:45 BYU’s resume vs Notre Dame & Miami 56:00 The CFP’s inconsistent logic problem 59:00 Committee contradictions – why FPI & SOR don’t align 1:01:00 Why Notre Dame’s schedule hurts their case 1:04:10 BYU’s top-40 win strength & playoff argument 1:07:15 CFP transparency problems 1:10:30 Texas’ weak non-conference and false narratives 1:12:00 How the committee traps itself in early rankings 1:15:00 Predicting BYU’s playoff odds & seeding 1:18:00 Conference Championship Previews 1:18:20 Big 12: Texas Tech vs BYU – winner gets in 1:19:10 SEC: Georgia vs Alabama – Round 2 1:20:00 AAC: North Texas vs Tulane – G5 playoff spot 1:21:20 Sun Belt: James Madison vs Troy – statement game 1:22:10 ACC: Duke vs Virginia – chaos scenario if Duke wins 1:23:20 Big Ten: Indiana vs Ohio State – No. 1 vs No. 2 showdown 1:26:00 Playoff seeding predictions & bracket speculation 1:31:00 Closing thoughts – coaching drama, CFP politics & Big Ten dominance