Few experiences in college football compare to the Tigers’ pregame entrance, a moment Brent Musburger once called “the most exciting 25 seconds in college football.” Nearly four decades later, Dabo Swinney still charges down the hill with the same energy,

Then there’s Death Valley, a desert that claims the world-record high of 134 degrees and bears geographic names like Hells Gate and Amargosa Chaos. Nevertheless, Conde Nast Traveller considered Death Valley worthy of inclusion in its October story, “ The 71 most beautiful places in the world .”

The SEC made history when all 16 of its members playing on the same day for the first time. Clemson is also making history with its woes in Death Valley.

Texas A&M and LSU have played highly competitive games in recent years, kicked off by a historic seven-overtime matchup in 2018. The home team has won each of the past eight matchups, including a 38-23 win by Texas A&M against LSU last season at Kyle Field. Marcel Reed came off the bench and scored three touchdowns in a come-from-behind victory.

Some short-term rental owners in the small town of Pahrump, Nevada, a gateway community east of Death Valley National Park, have been forced to shut down operations following newly enforced restrictions on vacation rental properties.

The SEC boasts another heavyweight top 25 matchup this week as the No. 3 Texas A&M Aggies visit Death Valley to take on the No. 20 LSU Tigers. We'll either see the conference's race to the championship game get clearer as the Aggies inch closer to locking in a spot and LSU is eliminated,