The 2007 Allstate Sugar Bowl is not devoid of storylines for the media to chomp on leading up to the Jan. 3 Bowl Championship Series showdown in New Orleans.
No. 4 LSU (10-2) is playing only about an hour away from home in a city still reeling from the crippling effects of Hurricane Katrina. No. 11 University of Notre Dame (10-2) has lost eight-straight bowl games. And neither team truly expected to participate in this year’s Allstate Sugar Bowl.
As the game draws closer, the focus is likely to zero in on two of the nation’s most prolific quarterbacks – LSU junior JaMarcus Russell and Notre Dame senior Brady Quinn.
“I can only tell you that I’ve seen bits and pieces of the Notre Dame games,” LSU coach Les Miles said following the bowl invitation announcement. “The only thing I can see is a tremendously talented quarterback, a great receiving corps and the ability to strike from long distance.”
For more, read tomorrow’s Daily Reveille.