Only one of those losses surprised ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit. While on the call for the Clemson vs. LSU game, he and Chris Fowler were recapping the top 10 teams in action on Saturday. Herbstreit stated that the loss that shocked him the most was the Crimson Tide’s defeat against the Seminoles.

Among the SEC’s current membership, Texas has 109 season-opening victories, Alabama has 106, Arkansas and Auburn 103 apiece, Georgia and Oklahoma 101 each, Ole Miss and Tennessee 96 apiece, Kentucky, LSU and Texas A&M 92 each, Mississippi State 90, Florida 88, Missouri and South Carolina 87 apiece and Vanderbilt 83.

Clemson football entered 2025 with renewed energy and enthusiasm before facing LSU. But the Tigers fans were up in arms after the loss.

But how would these defenses have fared against last year's Heisman trophy winner? Cam Newton was phenomenal last season and could have returned for his senior season if he didn't leave for the NFL.

The No. 8 Alabama Crimson Tide suffered heartbreak on Saturday, falling to the unranked Florida State Seminoles to open the 2025 season. It’s the worst possible outcome to start the second year of head coach Kalen DeBoer’s tenure with the Crimson Tide, especially considering Alabama entered the game as a 13.5-point favorite, according to ESPN BET.

LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier reacts to his team finally breaking their brutal losing streak against Clemson on Saturday.

BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU volleyball secured its first victory of the season in commanding fashion, sweeping South Alabama 3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-15) on Saturday afternoon at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. With the win, the Tigers move to 1-1 on the year, while the Jaguars fall to 0-2.

College football is back — for real now. The marquee showdown between No. 1 Texas and No. 3 Ohio State got things rolling early as the Buckeyes delivered a defensive clinic against Arch Manning and the Longhorns.