BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Geaux Nation sports team recaps some of the biggest storylines from the first round of the College Football Playoffs. Chessa Bouche said LSU Head Coach Brian Kelly and his coaching staff are on a tear on the recruiting trail, especially in the transfer portal. LSU has nine transfer portal signees so far, seven of the players are ranked in the Top 100. Geaux Nation Sports Director Brian Holland said big changes are coming to the College Football Playoffs after this year's CFP debut. Especially, the criteria the CFP committee uses to seed and pair teams. LSU closes out the 2024 season with a Texas Bowl matchup against Baylor on Dec. 31. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. on ESPN. Baton Rouge native Clyde Edwards-Helaire signs with New Orleans Saints Latest News House rejects Johnson's plan B to prevent shutdown $21M settlement reached in I-12 median barrier flooding lawsuit Future is bright for LSU, 2025 is the year of change for College Football Playoffs Supreme Court may decide if TikTok should be banned Dems say 'hell no' to GOP plan B on government funding, debt ceiling