Show Pony Live | August 25, 2026
College football is back — and apparently we’re not easing into anything.
On today’s Show Pony Live, I get ready for Week Zero and dive into what might already be one of the most fascinating stories of the season: Lane Kiffin and LSU vs. the SEC establishment.
Kiffin has never exactly been wired to quietly fall in line, and now he’s at LSU with the resources, platform and willingness to challenge the league. The growing tension with SEC commissioner Greg Sankey feels bigger than one coach disagreeing with his conference. This could become a fight over who actually gets to shape the future of college football.
And come on — could there be a more perfect person in the middle of it than Lane Kiffin?
We get into why LSU increasingly feels like the land of misfit toys, why Kiffin might be the ultimate wild card for this moment and why this battle could become incredibly important for the SEC.
PLUS: WEEK ZERO IS HERE
Actual football!
We preview the Week Zero slate, talk about the games and storylines I’m watching, and finally get to turn our attention toward what happens on the field.
After an offseason dominated by lawsuits, NIL, eligibility fights, conference politics and arguments about the future of the sport, we have football games to talk about again.
Hooray!
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College football is back. Let’s ride.
