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Pat McAfee and College Football Game Day is officially back in 2026 as the college football season gets underway. For week one the game day crew arrived in Louisiana for LSU’s kick off against Clemson and of course the story surrounding LSU currently is Lane Kiffin attempting to bring NFL players onto their roster. Pat McAfee addressed the situation with Lane Kiffin on live television. Also Read: “No One Is There” #14 USC Crowd At Kickoff Vs. Fresno State Embarrassingly Empty – Watch Pat McAfee Addresses Elephant In Room With Lane Kiffin In response to Pat McAfee’s question, Lane Kiffin just laughed. It’s hard to imagine the LSU coach was not prepared for the SEC lawsuit question, but that is exactly how it seems. Kiffin chose to change the subject: “I really appreaicted our friendship and your guidance this week because you and I are probably the two most hate dpeople there are,” Kiffin told Pat McAfee during the “College GameDay” broadcast. “Just focus on it,” he continued. “Don’t worry about the noice. A lot of times to do great things, you’re going to be hated.” Here is the video: You got sued by the SEC @Lane_Kiffin 😂😂#CollegeGameDay pic.twitter.com/s7JZFJsob9 — Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) September 5, 2026 Last week, the conference filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of Alabama. In addition to Kiffin, LSU president Wade Rousse and athletic director Verge Ausberry are defendants. In its request, the SEC asked the court to: “enter a preliminary and permanent injunction prohibiting Defendants from violating the Conference’s First Amendment rights by compelling the Conference to associate with conduct that is contrary to the Conference’s purpose and mission.” A Baton Rouge judge will decide on whether to maintain the temporary restraining order until a trial date after hearing the lawsuit on the same day as a preliminary injunction hearing. Fans were quick to react to the video: - Lane was pissed - How he said “here we go” when McAfee brought it up lolol - Best Coach in College Football, at the best school in College Football. - In order to be great you have to steal players from the NFL and ruin college football? Yeah right bro. Get off it, Pat