LSU Vice Chancellor and Athletic Director Joe Alleva issued a statement Wednesday extinguishing any rumors that several LSU players, including senior quarterback Jarrett Lee, would be ruled academically ineligible for the postsesason.
“Despite media and message board speculation, no LSU student-athletes have been declared ineligible for postseason competition,” Alleva said in a news release. ”The current semester is not complete and finals are still ahead, so it is grossly unfair to our student-athletes, and it is both premature and irresponsible to speculate on [their] final grades and postseason practiced.”
The news wasn’t as positive for freshman running back Terrance Magee, whom Miles said is doubtful to play against Georgia in the Southeastern Conference Championship.
 
MILES UNFAZED BY BULLDOG BANTER
Georgia players have started talking about their upcoming matchup with LSU. Bulldogs linebacker Jarvis Jones wrote on Twitter he believes Georgia’s defense is as good, if not better, than the Tigers’.
Miles said his team doesn’t buy into trash talk.
“We’ve never won any games talking,” Miles said. “It’s never done us any good. We’ve refrained from doing man.”
 
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