Danny Kanell eliminates LSU from College Football Playoff contention after loss to Vanderbilt

Following LSU‘s 31-24 loss to Vanderbilt on Saturday, one college football analyst is making a bold claim. Danny Kanell has officially ruled the Tigers out of this year’s College Football Playoff.

The loss was the second of the season for Brian Kelly and his squad. That said, both losses were to currently ranked opponents.

Still, Kanell made it clear he thinks LSU has officially been eliminated from contention. He didn’t provide much analysis, posting only his short take in four words.

“LSU,” he wrote on Twitter. “Eliminated from playoffs.”

That take will certainly draw some critiques from around the college football world, particularly in Baton Rouge. A two-loss SEC team, should LSU run the table from here, would certainly seem to be in contention.

That scenario would give LSU wins over Alabama, Clemson, Texas A&M and Oklahoma, among others. That would be a pretty strong slate of wins, at least as things currently stand for those teams.

In any case, LSU’s playoff chances definitely did take a significant hit with the loss in Nashville. Despite a back-and-forth game, the Tigers never could seem to kick it into high gear during the early start in Nashville.

The Tigers had no answer for Commodores quarterback Diego Pavia, though they were far from the first team this season to find themselves in that predicament. Pavia threw for 160 yards and a score and ran for 86 yards and two more touchdowns, guiding the way to a key home victory.

It was Vanderbilt’s first win over LSU since 1990. The Commodores never trailed in the contest.

Now, LSU will gear up toward a quick turnaround. No. 4 Texas A&M is on the schedule next in Baton Rouge, with a night kickoff giving the Tigers the potential to turn things around in front of the rowdy home crowd.

If any playoff hopes remain, a big upset needs to be in the cards. LSU lost last year’s meeting 38-23.