LSU's 2026 schedule is among the toughest in the country. The month of November is especially challenging, as the Tigers host Alabama and Texas in consecutive weeks to start the month before finishing the regular season with back-to-back road games at Tennessee and Arkansas.
The matchup against the Volunteers on November 21 in Knoxville already has plenty of intriguing storylines to follow. It will mark Lane Kiffin's second return to Neyland Stadium since he abruptly left the Tennessee program after just one season in 2010. He previously returned to Knoxville as the head coach at Ole Miss on October 16, 2021, and led the Rebels to a 31-26 victory.