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The proposed Tiger Stadium renderings show an update facade and additional seats on the south end zone.

Construction on Tiger Stadium begins

By Tyler Nunez October 26, 2012

Various leaders of the LSU and Baton Rouge communities put on their hard hats on Wednesday, Oct. 17, to celebrate the groundbreaking of the South End Zone Expansion of LSU’s Tiger Stadium. The...

Former LSU star cornerback Tyrann Mathieu is placed in a police car Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 at Baton Rouge Police Department Second District Police Station after he and former LSU football players Jordan Jefferson, Derrick Bryant and Karnell Hatcher were found at 262 W. State St. with 18 grams of marijuana.

Mathieu, Jefferson and Bryant out of jail after drug arrests

By James Moran October 26, 2012

Former LSU football players Tyrann Mathieu, Jordan Jefferson and Derrick Bryant were released from police custody this morning following their arrest for possession of marijuana on Thursday. According...

Former LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson is placed in a police car at Baton Rouge Police Department Second District Police Station bound for East Baton Rouge Parish Prison after he and former LSU football players Tyrann Mathieu, Derrick Bryant and Karnell Hatcher were found in The Venue at Northgate with 18 grams of marijuana in Baton Rouge, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 (AP Photo/The Daily Reveille, Catherine Threlkeld)

Former players’ arrests another blow to LSU reputation

By Luke Johnson October 25, 2012

Thursday afternoon’s arrest of four former football players is another black eye for a program that has seen too much negative publicity in recent years. Tyrann Mathieu, Jordan Jefferson, Karnell...

LSU sophomore cornerback Tyrann Mathieu before the Tigers' 9-6 victory against Alabama Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011, at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Mathieu’s arrest comes as no surprise

By Micah Bedard October 25, 2012

Tyrann Mathieu just wanted to do hoodrat stuff with his friends. It’s unfortunate that those actions will land him in the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison. At first everyone wondered why the Honey...

Former LSU star cornerback Tyrann Mathieu is placed in a police car at Baton Rouge Police Department Second District Police Station bound for East Baton Rouge Parish Prison after he and former LSU football players Jordan Jefferson, Derrick Bryant and Karnell Hatcher were found in The Venue at Northgate with 18 grams of marijuana in Baton Rouge, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 (AP Photo/The Daily Reveille, Catherine Threlkeld)

Mathieu, Jefferson, Hatcher, Bryant taken into custody for drug possession

By Chandler Rome October 25, 2012

With only a week until its biggest game of the season, LSU football is back in the national news for all the wrong reasons. Former Heisman Trophy finalist Tyrann Mathieu was among four former Tigers arrested...

South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier and LSU head coach Les Miles shake hands Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012 after the Tigers' 23-21 win against South Carolina in Tiger Stadium.

Football: Tigers are 3-0 against Alabama following bye weeks

By Alex Cassara October 24, 2012

Three games, three wins. Since LSU coach Les Miles arrived in Baton Rouge in 2005, the Tigers have clashed with the Crimson Tide after their off week three times. In those three games, LSU has come out...

LSU junior quarterback Zach Mettenberger (8) warms up Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012 before the Texas A&M game.

Miles: Mettenberger ready to play against Alabama

By Spencer Hutchinson October 24, 2012

With the bye week for No. 6 LSU (7-1) winding down and the threat of No. 1 Alabama (8-0) barely more than a week away, coach Les Miles assured Tiger fans Wednesday that junior quarterback Zach Mettenberger...

FILE - In this Aug. 8, 2006 file photo, Roger Goodell, left, the NFL's chief operating officer, and Paul Tagliabue, NFL commissioner, pose for photos after Goodell was selected to succeed Tagliabue as the league's new commissioner at an NFL meeting in Northbrook, Ill. The players' union opposes former Commissioner Tagliabue hearing the appeals of the four players suspended in the Saints bounties case. In a statement Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, the NFL Players Association said it will file a motion in U.S. District Court in New Orleans later in the day asking Tagliabue to recuse himself because of a conflict of interest. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

Saints bounty case players file motions to prevent Tagliabue from hearing appeals

By The Associated Press October 24, 2012

The players’ union and the four players suspended in the Saints’ bounties case filed motions Wednesday to have former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue removed from hearing their appeals. They...

Florida's Donte Fowler, Jr. (6) sacks South Carolina quarterback Dylan Thompson (17) during the second half of their NCAA college football game against in Gainesville, Fla., Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/The Gainesville Sun, Brad McClenny) THE INDEPENDENT FLORIDA ALLIGATOR OUT

SEC Power Rankings: Week 8

By Micah Bedard October 24, 2012

Alabama and Florida confirmed their Southeastern Conference superiority with dominant outings on Saturday to remain undefeated. This week, the matchup in Jacksonville, Fla. between the Gators and the Dawgs...

LSU junior linebacker Kevin Minter (46) sacks Texas A&M freshman quarterback Johnny Manziel (2) on Saturday, Oct, 20, 2012 at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas.

Minter earns SEC Player of the Week honors, finalist slot for other awards

By Staff Reports October 22, 2012

LSU junior linebacker Kevin Minter earned Southeastern Conference Player of the Week and Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week honors for his performance in No. 6 LSU’s 24-19 win against...

LSU fans dance amid Aggies fans Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012 during the Tigers' game against Texas A&M in College Station.

Aggie culture fits nicely in SEC

By Alex Cassara October 22, 2012

I got the past weekend off from my busy journo-schedule; so naturally, I followed the Tigers anyway. I was just a student for the game, which doesn’t happen often. And I thoroughly enjoyed the...

LSU football coach Les Miles speaks to referees Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012 during the Tigers' 41-3 win over the University of Washington Huskies in Tiger Stadium.

Football: Penalties piling up for Tigers in 2012

By Chris Abshire October 22, 2012

More penalty yards than passing yards. LSU completed that rare feat last Saturday at Texas A&M with 13 penalties for 102 yards, further reinforcing a season-long issue with the yellow laundry. The...