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New LSU Tigers\u00a0<\/a>head coach Lane Kiffin may love the attention his program is receiving, but it could come at a price.<\/p>\n On Wednesday,<\/a> The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman published his survey, featuring thoughts from 18 coaches, to predict the 2026 college football<\/a> season. Many think all the drama at LSU will create too many distractions, causing the school to flop.\u00a0<\/p>\n As of Wednesday morning, DraftKings Sportsbook gives No. 11 LSU +1700 odds to win the national title. Not one coach in Feldman’s poll, however, predicted the Tigers to win the championship. The No. 2 Oregon Ducks\u00a0<\/a>received the most votes in that category (six). Seven of the coaches picked LSU as the biggest fraud or most overhyped team, the most in the poll.\u00a0<\/p>\n “I think all of the things that are happening around LSU are gonna be too much of a distraction,” a Mountain West coach told Feldman.\u00a0<\/p>\n Chief among them is the school’s attempt to add\u00a0NFL\u00a0<\/a>players to its roster after they failed to make a team’s 53-man roster in preseason and training camp. This group includes former Cleveland Browns\u00a0<\/a>tight end Dae’Quan Wright and former New Orleans Saints\u00a0<\/a>defensive tackle Zxavian Harris. Kiffin said Monday\u00a0<\/a>that the team has supported those moves.\u00a0<\/p>\n The SEC has already passed legislation to prohibit Wright, Harris and others from competing and\u00a0is preparing<\/a> for a potential legal battle. Tennessee Volunteers\u00a0<\/a>chancellor Donde Plowman told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Tuesday night that the rule is one it won’t “budge on.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nWhy coaches think LSU will fail to meet expectations in 2026\u00a0<\/h2>\n