ESPN Writer Names Schools "Primed To Make CFP Breakthrough"

ESPN college football writer Craig Haubert recently named 12 teams that improved their 2026 CFP chances with their roster moves this offseason.

According to Haubert, LSU is primed to make a CFP breakthrough.

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LSU Tigers

2026 recruiting class ranking: No. 12

2026 transfer class ranking: No. 1

No one leverages the portal like Lane Kiffin. He left a playoff-bound Ole Miss team for LSU's seemingly unlimited potential for roster additions and immediately assembled the nation's top transfer class, landing three of the six best players available. That haul includes his new starting quarterback, Sam Leavitt, a plug-and-play offensive tackle with NFL first-round ability in Jordan Seaton, and an edge rusher, Princewill Umanmielen, who is coming off a nine-sack season for Ole Miss.

LSU's high school group includes the top three defensive tackles in the class: the nation's top recruit, Lamar Brown, a versatile big man who could help on either side of the trenches, plus the explosive Deuce Geralds and 345-pounder Richard Anderson. All three could see the field next season.

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Other teams in Haubert's "Who is primed to make a CFP breakthrough?" category include: Texas, Michigan, Notre Dame, USC, and UNLV.