CFP news: Heather Dinich sends warning to LSU, Texas A&M before clash.
LSU · Texas A&M · KentuckyTexas A&M fell to Kentucky , while LSU lost to Ole Miss. The two will look to avoid a second loss in conference play in a game with massive College Football Playoff implications.
Now, Heather Dinich of ESPN is issuing a warning to both teams about their future chances with a loss . Watch sports LIVE with fuboTV (free trial)
Only two teams have made the playoffs with three losses. Clemson did so in 2024, but they were also ACC Champions and earned an automatic bid.
The other team was Alabama in 2025, but their third loss of the year came in the SEC Championship game. Considering Texas A&M still has dates with Missouri, Alabama, Tennessee, and Texas, while LSU has Mississippi State, Alabama, Tennessee, and Texas, a second loss this early could be difficult to overcome.
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- CFP news: Heather Dinich sends warning to LSU, Texas A&M before clash.
- One of the biggest games of the Week 4 slate in college football is between Texas A&M and LSU.
- "LSU will host Texas A&M on Saturday in a game that will feature two teams desperately trying to avoid a second defeat in September.
- The loser of that contest will see its chances of reaching the College Football Playoff sink to 10%, at best, a dangerous place to hover considering the most difficult stretch of the season hasn't even begun," Dinich wrote.