One of the 2011 non-conference football games season will air on national television.
LSU’s opening game against Oregon will be televised on ABC at 7 p.m., the network announced Wednesday.
Both teams are in the top five of many experts’ preseason polls. CBS Sports has LSU No. 1 and Oregon No. 3. ESPN tabs the Ducks No. 3 and LSU No. 4, while Sports Illustrated has Oregon No. 2 and the Tigers No. 3.
The game, held at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, will be the first meeting of the two schools since 1977. LSU won that game, 56-17, in Tiger Stadium.
The Ducks finished 2010 as runner-up after losing the national title game to Auburn, 22-19.
LSU finished the season at 11-2 after trouncing Texas A&M 41-24 in the Cotton Bowl.
 
TRACK TEAMS MAINTAIN RANKINGS
After a solid outing at the Texas Relays this past weekend, the LSU track and field teams didn’t budge in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Top 25.
The Lady Tigers sat still at No. 2, and the Tigers remained at No. 5.
Texas A&M claimed the top spot in the women’s polls and No. 2 in the men’s poll. Florida stayed No. 1 in the men’s poll.
The Southeastern Conference is well represented — in the women’s poll, Arkansas checks in at No. 8, Auburn is No. 11, Tennessee ranks No. 13 and Georgia sits at No. 19.
On the men’s side, Mississippi State is No. 6, Arkansas rates No. 12, Auburn sits at No. 18, Georgia is No. 21, South Carolina checks in at No. 22 and Alabama rounds out the poll at No. 25.
 
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