The LSU football team moved up to the top spot in the newest College Football Playoff rankings released on Tuesday night. The Tigers, ranked No. 2 in last week’s initial 2019 rankings, beat previous No. 3 Alabama, 46-41, in Tuscaloosa. LSU (9-0) leapfrogged Ohio State (9-0) for the top spot. The Buckeyes fell to No. 2, and Clemson moved up two spots to No.3 after crushing North Carolina State last Saturday. Rob Mullens, the athletics director at the University of Oregon and CFP Selection Committee chair, said Ohio State’s overall consistency on both sides of the ball led the committee to keeping them in the top two, but said LSU and the Tigers’ high-flying new offense has the most sparkling resume of the season. “We’ve got two great teams at the top with LSU and Ohio State,” Mullens said during the selection show Tuesday night. “When you look at LSU’s…
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