Consider this an Alabama resurrection, but keep the shovel handy. Toss the dirt on Brian Kelly’s third LSU season, while DeBoer speeds toward the College Football Playoff in his first season as Nick Saban’s successor. Who would’ve believed a few ...

LSU football has had two games with huge implications. In both, Brian Kelly and his Tigers crumbled and a College Football Playoff spot seems a no go.

LSU coach Brian Kelly repeatedly blamed himself for a 42-13 loss to Alabama on Saturday night, a defeat that almost certainly ended any hope of a College Football Playoff berth for the Tigers. They dropped to 6-3 overall and 3-2 in SEC play as Kelly acknowledged they face an uphill climb if they want any shot at a conference title.