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Jumbo Package: LSU hype begins, Willie Taggart is out at FSU

Happy Monday, everyone. Nobody needs to tell you what week it is. For eighth straight year, LSU has had this particular Saturday circled on its purple and mustard yellow calendar.

Can LSU finally get over on Nick Saban (4)? The fan base is obsessed with beating the one man the Tigers cannot beat—their former coach turned tormentor, the guy who delivered the program a national title and then left a year later for the NFL and ultimately for Tuscaloosa. The current losing streak in the rivalry is eight, longest since Bear Bryant won 11 in a row from 1971-81.