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Football

The bounds of discovery-the devoted, the doubters

By Josephine Yurcaba, Life & Style Editor
April 29, 2012

Nick Freeman has been an atheist for five years, yet he still attends church with his family whenever he visits them in Tyler, Texas. He hides his true religious views, as well as his homosexuality, for...

Tiger Stadium expansion seating applications available

By Staff Reports
April 29, 2012

LSU fans can begin applying now for suite and club seats in the new expansion of Tiger Stadium scheduled to open for the 2014 football season. The LSU Board of Supervisors approved a proposal Friday to...

LSU wide receiver Rueben Randle speaks to reporters Friday after being selected as the 63rd pick overall by the New York Giants at Radio City Music Hall in New York.

Five former Tigers drafted, Randle falls to last pick of second round

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer
April 29, 2012

The NFL Draft is notoriously fickle, and former LSU players found that out this past weekend. As many as seven Tigers were expected to be taken during the draft's seven rounds, but only five made it onto...

Former LSU Tiger Chad Jones works out with the New York Giants at minicamp in 2010 before his accident. Jones returned to practice last week.

NFL: Jones back on the field, recovering from 2010 accident

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer
April 26, 2012

Former LSU safety Chad Jones practically shattered his leg almost two years ago. Now, he's shattering expectations on the gridiron at the New York Giants spring workouts. The Giants, who drafted Jones...

Former cornerback Morris Claiborne was selected in the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday in New York.

Claiborne, Brockers go in first 14 selections of NFL Draft

By Alex Cassara
Sports Contributor
April 26, 2012

Leading up to the NFL Draft, most experts had former LSU cornerback Morris Claiborne landing in situations of relative familiarity. Would he continue to don the purple and gold as a Minnesota Viking? Or...

Mic’d Up: NFL Pro Bowl needs to be reevaluated or removed

By Micah Bedard
Sports Columnist
April 26, 2012

The NBA All-Star Game has the dunk contest. Major League Baseball's annual midsummer classic shows off long bombs in the home run derby. The NFL Pro Bowl has nothing - no entertainment, no incentives and...

Mic’d Up: Predictions for the top 10 drafts

By Micah Bedard
Sports Columnist
April 25, 2012

I love that the NFL Draft now takes place during primetime on Thursday night.   It gives a national television audience the chance to see ESPN draft experts Mel Kiper and Todd McShay almost come to...

Chavis nearing three-year contract extension

By Staff Reports
April 25, 2012

LSU defensive coordinator John Chavis is about to become one of the highest-paid assistant coaches in college football. Chavis, who made $700,000 in salary plus a $90,000 bonus for reaching the BCS title...

Three Tigers invade NYC as expected first-round NFL Draft picks

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer
April 25, 2012

LSU is no stranger to the spotlight.   That spotlight only gets brighter for several former Tigers as they await their NFL fate with the league's draft, starting tonight.   Three LSU standouts...

Football: Coaches react to Arkansas hiring

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer
April 24, 2012

There's never a dull day in Southeastern Conference football, and Tuesday was no different as league coaches conducted their spring teleconference. The SEC streamed the question-and-answer event live for...

Students worried about lack of football recruits

By Rishav Dey, Deputy Sports Editor
April 17, 2012

Those following football recruiting this past year may be disappointed. After watching first-year basketball coach Mark Gottfried bring in one of the best recruiting classes in the nation, football coach...

NFL releases 2012-13 schedule

By Staff Reports
April 17, 2012

As if the New Orleans Saints weren't in the spotlight enough the past few weeks, the release of the 2012-13 NFL schedule Tuesday afternoon unveiled four primetime television appearances for the Saints,...