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LSU coach Les Miles walks off the field after the Tigers' 21-17 loss to Alabama in Tiger Stadium.

Football: Miles focuses on positives in loss

By James Moran November 6, 2012

Rather than focusing on the upcoming game against No. 22 Mississippi State, LSU coach Les Miles was forced to spend most of his media luncheon answering questions about the No. 9 Tigers’ 21-17 loss...

LSU sophomore tight end Nic Jacobs (84) fights for extra yardage Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, during the Tigers' 21-17 loss to Alabama in Tiger Stadium.

The good and bad from LSU’s 21-17 loss to Alabama

By Luke Johnson, Sports Editor Albert Burford, Deputy Sports Editor November 5, 2012

Three up Mettenberger shines: Zach Mettenberger played his best game of his career in the biggest game of his career. A few drops hurt his completion percentage, but Mettenberger still put up an...

LSU coach Les Miles walks off the field after the Tigers' 21-17 loss to Alabama in Tiger Stadium.

Football: Miles’ magic absent as Tide flips the script on LSU

By Chris Abshire November 4, 2012

They were waiting. Adorned in every style of headgear — sombreros, top hats, purple-and-gold feather afros, flat bills and snapbacks — the student section waited for LSU coach Les...

Kentucky head coach Joker Phillips walks off the field after his team's 40-0 loss to Vanderbilt in an NCAA college football game at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Ky., Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/ James Crisp)

Kentucky dismisses coach Joker Phillips

By Gary Graves, The Associated Press November 4, 2012

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky football coach Joker Phillips knew after Saturday’s embarrassing loss to Vanderbilt that keeping his job would be tough. The end came a day later. Athletic...

LSU junior wide receiver Kadron Boone (86) pumps up the student section Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, during the Tigers' 21-17 loss to Alabama in Tiger Stadium.

Tigers should be proud in defeat

By Luke Johnson November 4, 2012

The No. 9 LSU football team came up short in its attempt for some Tiger Stadium voodoo Saturday night in a 21-17 loss to No. 1 Alabama, but it should be proud of its effort Saturday night. What...

LSU junior running back Michael Ford (42) and sophomore wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (3) react to the final score Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 after the Tigers' 21-17 loss against Alabama in Tiger Stadium.

Football: LSU’s effort demands respect

By Micah Bedard November 4, 2012

While the LSU players slowly exited the field after suffering a heartbreaking loss to Alabama, wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. stopped and clutched the ground. It was expected that Beckham would be so...

LSU junior defensive end Barkevious Mingo (49) attempts to stop Alabama running back T.J. Yeldon on his game-winning drive Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 during the Tigers' 21-17 loss against Alabama in Tiger Stadium.

Alabama takes last-second, heart-breaking victory in lopsided game

By Alex Cassara November 4, 2012

LSU did what not many thought possible — until it didn’t. It was leading the unbeatable No. 1 Alabama, 17-14, with victory seemingly in hand, and then it wasn’t. For almost the entirety...

Radio host Bobby Hebert ejected from Tiger Stadium press box

By Chris Abshire November 4, 2012

Outspoken WWL radio host and former New Orleans Saints quarterback Bobby Hebert can’t help himself at LSU-Alabama games. Hebert was escorted from the LSU press box during the fourth quarter of...

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) throws a pass during the first quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

NFL: Two quarterbacks, two increasingly desperate teams

By Paul Newberry, The Associated Press November 4, 2012

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Michael Vick and Drew Brees came into the NFL the same year. Now, they’re in the same predicament: trying to bail out two increasingly desperate teams, both teetering...

LSU junior wide receiver Kadron Boone (86) pumps up the student section Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, during the Tigers' 21-17 loss to Alabama in Tiger Stadium.

Rapid Reaction

By Luke Johnson November 3, 2012

LSU looked like it had locked up one of those season-defining wins, but Alabama stormed back after flatlining for much of the second half and shocked a record Tiger Stadium crowd.  Here are three...

Alabama tight end Kelly Johnson is upturned while running the ball Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 during the Tigers' 21-17 loss against Alabama in Tiger Stadium.

‘Bama, 21-17: 2012

By Luke Johnson November 3, 2012

The Crimson Tide proved why they came into the game as the top team in college football, stealing a 21-17 win in the waning moments of their heavyweight clash with LSU. While the game received a fair amount...

LSU football coach Les Miles watches his team during pregame warmups before the Tigers' 41-14 victory against North Texas Sept. 1, 2012, in Tiger Stadium.

Miles showed compassionate side in friendship with dying cancer patient

By Alex Cassara November 2, 2012

TJ Fleming wouldn’t have wanted to be anywhere other than Tiger Stadium on Saturday. His mother April is sure of it. She raised him in Lockhart, Ala., surrounded by family and friends with Crimson...