This was supposed to be the season when things changed for the LSU football program. It was, but not in the way many expected.
The Tigers opened the season with a No. 5 ranking and hopes that their recent struggles were a thing of the past. They wrapped up an enormously disappointing regular season Thursday by ripping Texas A&M 54-39 amid rumors they’ll soon have their third head coach in a matter of nine weeks.
How substantial will the off-the-field changes be? It depends on where athletic director Joe Alleva and his cohorts on LSU’s search committee land in the coming days.