Lane Kiffin debuts at LSU, walks Victory Hill with celebrities; game delayed by lightning

sportsSep 5, 202617374

Lane Kiffin's LSU debut came in a Week 1 primetime meeting with No. 11 Clemson at Tiger Stadium as a lightning delay pushed back kickoff. LSU left former NFL players Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris off the roster one day after a Louisiana judge cleared them to play, following a tense public fight with the SEC that included a federal lawsuit and public criticism from Clemson coach Dabo Swinney. CBS Sports called LSU the favorite, noting quarterback Sam Leavitt and the country's top-ranked transfer class; Clemson entered seeking urgent momentum after a down season. Fans in the stadium cheered through heavy rain and visible lightning, and broadcaster Pat McAfee was on hand interviewing Kiffin during the buildup. The roster and legal standoff remained unresolved off the field even as the delayed game finally moved toward kickoff.

shauna

@goldengateblond.bsky.social

oh the LSU game is under a rain/lightning delay? yeah mother nature hates lane kiffin too

1311h ago

Char1

May Lane have the season he deserves. 😈😏

obnoxiously pitt girl

@opg.bsky.social

god really do be out here trying to smite Lane Kiffin (Stay safe, folks)

432h ago

Scott Keenan 🏈🍔🚛2

If ever we needed Crazy Old Testament God to make an appearance it's for Lane Kiffin

Nicholas Eckert1

Yeah that's the "don't fuck around" lightning delay clouds

Ian Rapoport

@rapsheet.bsky.social

“That wasn't easy” LSU coach Lane Kiffin explains why he decided not to roster two former NFL players.

479h ago

ruutn4uf.bsky.social16

That segment attempting to white wash Lane as the victim was cringe. Just go ahead and ignore that his president voted for a conference rule prohibiting including those players, and Lane chose to do it anyway. But yeah, poor Lane and his difficult decisions.

SF Native3

Lane Kiffin is full of shit.

Yury Bolsac3

Lane Kiffin is a douche

Crunk2

Seems obvious they just aren't 100% sure on the eligibility of the guys. Same reason TTU wasn't going to play Sorsby.

Bryan Sorohan2

Anybody who thinks a football coach cannot be a drama queen should be acquainted with Lane.

BeerDad7742

Lane Kiffin out there protecting the moral fiber and integrity of LSU and the NCAA.

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Peyton Reads 📚💜🌻7

Kiffin is a joke! Ex-NFL players have zero business suiting up against college kids! Tell me there's concern about concussions, serious life altering injuries, and then try to defend this bs!

RedDirtSport4

"If we lose in Federal Court the SEC would in fact withhold all that money"

Seth Emerson

@sethemerson.bsky.social

The weather gods are not happy with LSU and Lane Kiffin, apparently. It is raining hard in Tiger Stadium, we have a lightning delay of at least 90 minutes, and there was just a veery visible lightning jolt, followed by very loud thunder. LSU students reacted by cheering.

192h ago

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Jeff Schultz17

They’ve been drinking since 11 am. They won’t feel a thing.

Pregame Empire15

LSU students are summoning the gates of hell

Joel Mendelson3

LSU gonna have to find a judge in Louisiana who will intervene and issue an injunction stopping the storm.

Andrew Hammond

@ahamm.bsky.social

Lane Kiffin is the type of adult who would seek guidance from Pat McAfee

238h ago

ProFootballTalk

@profootballtalk.bsky.social

Lane Kiffin: Leaving former NFL players off roster in best interest of LSU.

239h ago

Bryan Sorohan3

Never let it be said that Lane didn't do the right thing once it turned out that the entire college football world saw he was cheating and came out against it.

galaxydreams70.bsky.social2

Victories could be invalidated. Post season play denied. Penalties.

2.5 more years?1

'til he finds another way to get an unfair advantage

Nick Baumgardner

@nickbaumgardner.bsky.social

im sorry Lane Kiffin will have to do a lot better than going on the Tiger Walk with a toxic brain rot podcaster to make me root for Dabo

192h ago

Sir O.D. Bastard, OBE

@captainannoying.bsky.social

“Dabo Swinney looks like he cuts his hair with a weedeater, but Lane Kiffin can get it. Someone call Servpro, ‘cause this lady’s basement is FLOODED. LSU by fifty”

148h ago

Curt Hogg

@cyrthogg.bsky.social

Turned it on in my hotel room and not only was McAfee there, but he was interviewing Lane Kiffin.

119h ago

Alex Ip 葉清霖

@alexip718.com

Hello there. My left cheek is swollen like a chipmunk after I got my wisdom teeth removed, but I still look better than Lane Kiffin and the LSU Tigers

119h ago

Adagio

@adagio.fucknerds.town

Cheering for LSU and shaking my head the whole time so the people in the stadium know disagree with Lane Kiffin

42h ago

Don’t Go Jason Waterfalls

@jtwashin.bsky.social

Lane Kiffin-Dabo Swinney is rare Heel vs. Heel match. Like that Shawn Michaels-Rick Martel match from Summerslam.

41h ago

Christina Stephens (🐯🏈💜💛)

@christinastephens.bsky.social

Rain delay or not I’m ready for a group of 21 year old men and also one Lane Kiffin to set the tone of my entire week.

61h ago

Sarah Kelly

@sarahkelly.bsky.social

Regrettably I think the Lane Kiffin “HEAUX” sign is also funny. I am not a role model.

68h ago

Lisa Marie

@lisamarietea.bsky.social

Me, "oh new season of Danville!" *Sees lane kiffin* "fuck off Lane!" If you die in fansville do you die in real life? Can we try it?

58h ago

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