LSU has made another adjustment to its future football calendar, and this one wipes out a home-and-home with a Big 12 opponent.
Per reports from On3 and FBSchedules.com, the Tigers have canceled a two-game series with Arizona State that had been set for 2029 and 2030. The matchup was supposed to send Arizona State to Baton Rouge in 2029 before LSU traveled to Tempe the following season.
FBSchedules.com reported the move in a social media post, saying: “Per a copy of the cancellation agreement obtained from LsU on its letterhead, the schools mutually agreed to cancel the series and neither team will pay a fee.”
The change comes as more SEC programs have started trimming non-conference Power 4 games after the league’s move to a 9-game conference schedule. LSU is simply the latest school to make that kind of shift.
This isn’t the first time these two programs have had to reshuffle things, either. LSU and Arizona State were originally supposed to meet in Baton Rouge in 2005, but after Hurricane Katrina, that game was moved to Arizona State. The teams were then set to play again in 2015 and 2016, only for LSU to move the 2016 game so it could open the season against Wisconsin at Lambeau Field.
So while the future dates are now off the board, the Tigers still have bigger business ahead this fall. LSU is heading into a new era with Lane Kiffin set to take over in 2026, and the program will be chasing an SEC title this season.
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