The Tigers finished what has been an unquestioned success of a Year 1 for Brian Kelly on a sour note on Saturday night.
In the regular-season finale, LSU fell on the road against a 4-7 Texas A&M team 38-23. It finishes the year 9-3, and though this team still wins the West and will play in Atlanta in next weekend’s SEC Championship, its hopes at making the College Football Playoff are over.
With the loss to a team that finished shy of bowl eligibility, it doesn’t come as a surprise that the Tigers were the biggest faller in this week’s Coaches Poll. They ranked No. 6 entering the week, but they barely remain in the top 15 now.
Here’s the full Coaches Poll after Week 13, powered by USA TODAY Sports.