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CBS Sports: Grading College Football Rosters For Year 1 Coaches

by Staff Reporter

June 25, 202620 Comments

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CBS Sports writer David Cobb recently graded college football rosters for Year 1 coaches and gave LSU and its new head coach, Lane Kiffin, an A-.

Ole Miss and Pete Golding received the highest grade at A+, followed by Penn State and Matt Campbell at A, and then Kiffin.

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LSU: A-
New coach: Lane Kiffin
Transfer class ranking: 1

Can a revamped offensive line headlined by No. 1-ranked offensive tackle transfer Jordan Seaton (Colorado) keep Sam Leavitt upright and improve the Tigers' moribund rushing attack? Those are the biggest questions surrounding LSU's first roster under Lane Kiffin. Leavitt is coming off an injury-shortened 2025 campaign at Arizona State and was heavily limited in spring practice. Kiffin assembled a great receiver room, but A+ level line play is no guarantee, as the Tigers' offensive line landed at 29th nationally in Phil Steele's unit rankings.

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Ole Miss: A+
New coach: Pete Golding
Transfer class ranking: 2

In a wild time of transition, upheaval and chaos, new coach Pete Golding appears to have nailed his first roster. With the backing of a strong NIL operation, the Rebels landed the nation's No. 2 transfer haul while also attracting top 25 high school class. What's most impressive, though, are the retentions. Heisman contenders return at quarterback (Trinidad Chambliss) and running back (Kewan Lacy). Key contributors are also back on all three levels of the defense for an Ole Miss team with aspirations of a second straight CFP appearance.

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mdomingue•19 hours

So LSU has the top Portal class, a top 10 HS recruiting class, and the #1 overall class. All better than Ole Miss. Yet, somehow Pete Golding grades better than Kiffin? What a joke, lol.

Spankum•15 hours

Well, that’s because ole miss has a damn good returning group of starters…LSU pretty much replaced the entire team.

RightWingTiger•5 hours

Its more to do with the quality of the returning players. Mainly Chambliss & Lacy. Ole Miss is expecting both Lacy & Chambliss to have All SEC type seasons again but w/o Lane & Charlie all thats left is Pete & he will ensure that Ole Miss steps back into mediocrity where they’re most comfortable since thats what they’ve been for 50+ years now & counting ??

madddoggydawg•20 hours

unfortunately, old Miss is coming in with the worst new coach

Lsu101205•21 hours

I feel like people are sleeping on our defense. Ty Benefield is a massive pickup. Whit is back, Pickett is going to continue to do the DBU thing. And we kept Blake Baker had those boys playing really well even through a pretty unremarkable season.

lsuson•21 hours

The defense will be nasty this year

grizzlylongcut•2 hours

Hopefully Baker has figured out that yes, quarterbacks in fact can run the football too.

KING NOLA•17 hours

This is the thing, we have the original Kiffin/Weis Jr. offense and Ole Piss will try to run a facsimile of our offense, GOOD LUCK WITH THAT!!!!!

TouchdownTony•20 hours

Yet nobody has played a single snap.

BIIIL•13 hours

Tony is a broken record

6R12•20 hours

we got a 29th OL ranking?? That's an improvement from prob being 100+ last year. :)

Jabontik•21 hours

Spot the ball

Spankum•21 hours

They’re setting up the drama all ready!

friendlyobservation•20 hours

This goes to show you these national writers have no knowledge of the game at all. If they did any kind of homework they'd know under a LK system OL is extremely friendly to his system. It's very easy for adjustment here to see success somewhere just by his scheme. Guarantee someone like Davis who struggled under BK we'll immediately say where was this guy before?

BBQ•8 hours

Not trying to be argumentative but I don't necessarily agree. In a game a couple years ago against Ole Miss we inserted Harald Perkins and he destroyed their offensive line. And there was no scheming for it. it's literally how we took over and won the game. When asked after the game what happened kiffin basically said there was no answer for 40. So no even kiffin can't scheme away an offensive line that's getting whipped. All of these areas will be improved due to talent and coaching. I think expectations are probably a little over the top. The man hasn't coached a game and we're still very much in the honeymoon period.

JohnnyU•7 hours

We also dominated TOP 36 to 24 minutes, and kept the ball away from the Rebs offense. It wasn't just Perkins. We also had a guy named Jayden Daniels. That Ole Miss team wasn't that great. They lost 5 of their last 6 games, starting with us.

Bucky_B•24 min

all 3 good points fellas. Friendly, BBQ and Johnny I enjoyed the read

pitchandcatch27•16 hours

We will find out soon enough who the bad arse is on the block. GEAUX TIGERS!

RFK•21 hours

Looks like LSU should have hired Golding instead

The Great Mystery•20 hours

GOLD MAN BAD