LSU's 1st College Football Playoff ranking revealed

LSU Football has a Heisman Trophy contending quarterback in Jayden Daniels who is hoping to add another signature win under his belt on Saturday against Alabama.

But first, the Tigers learned of their first College Football Playoff ranking on Tuesday. LSU is ranked No. 14 in the initial rankings revealed on ESPN.

The Tigers sit ahead of the likes of Notre Dame at No. 15 and Tennessee at No. 17. LSU’s behind Penn State, Missouri and Louisville, which rank from No. 11-13.

The top-ranked team in the nation is Ohio State at No. 1. Joining the Buckeye currently in the College Football Playoff is Georgia at No. 2, Michigan at No. 3 and Florida State at No. 4.

The Top 10 is rounded out by Washington at No. 5, Oregon at No. 6, Texas at No. 7, Alabama at No. 8, Oklahoma at No. 9 and Ole Miss at No. 10.

LSU’s Championship hopes hinge on winning the SEC, which starts with beating the Crimson Tide this week. The same could be said for Daniels’ Heisman Trophy hopes though nationally, but it’ll be his overall body of work in the end.

“It’ll be part of the body of work throughout the entire season. He’s going to have other games,” LSU head coach Brian Kelly said on Monday. “He’s going to have the Florida game and Georgia State and Texas A&M and postseason, but it’ll certainly be part of the body of work. If he throws four interceptions, and, you know, certainly we don’t play well, that will be part of the body of work throughout the entire season. So again, I don’t know that it’s one game that makes or breaks a Heisman.

“I think it’s the body of work, and I think we’re seeing that as the season plays out. But certainly, he’s going to be judged on the entire season, and there will be a lot of eyes on this particular game.”