It wasn’t that long ago that LSU was beating Clemson to allegedly announce itself as a contender for the College Football Playoff . That same week, Alabama lost to Florida State, putting head coach Kalen DeBoer in one of the hottest seats in the country. Things are quite different now. DeBoer and his Crimson Tide are the toast of Tuscaloosa thanks to a seven-game winning streak, while LSU fired its coach, Brian Kelly, in the middle of a 1-3 stretch to essentially render its season meaningless.