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Football: 5 looming Spring Game questions

By Micah Bedard
Sports Columnist
March 29, 2012

The LSU football team has been patiently waiting and perfecting its craft the past four weeks at the Charles McClendon Practice Facility. On Saturday, the Tigers will cross the street to Tiger Stadium...

LSU freshman wide receiver Jakhari Gore (3) breaks a tackle April 9, 2011, during the second half of the spring game at Tiger Stadium.

Spring Game focus changes dynamic through the years

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer
March 28, 2012

In recent years, LSU's National L-Club Spring Football Game has come to be a major barometer of the Tigers as they break from spring's 15 practices. Thousands of fans pack Tiger Stadium's lower bowl to...

LSU offensive guard Josh Dworaczyk (68) huddles with the Tigers’ offensive line Sept. 12, 2009, during the first quarter of the game against Vanderbilt in Tiger Stadium.

Senior offensive lineman Dworaczyk is team’s longest-tenured player

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer
March 28, 2012

When the spring semester began, LSU senior offensive lineman Josh Dworaczyk was preparing for a potential Pro Day workout and even looking for a job. Instead, Dworaczyk is back with the Tigers at spring...

Philip Rivers: political figure or football hero?

By Juliana Deitch, Staff Writer
March 26, 2012

Philip Rivers, quarterback for the NFL's San Diego Chargers, will be N.C. State's commencement speaker at the spring ceremony May 12. Rivers, who graduated from N.C. State in 2003 and set many athletic...

Tigers prepping for spring game

By Alex Cassara
Sports Contributor
March 26, 2012

Spring football has its pros and cons, giving teams the chance to shake rust and develop early enrollees while lacking the structure and focus of regular-season training. But with the spring game looming...

Mic’d Up: Saints hiring Parcells for one season doesn’t make sense

By Micah Bedard
Sports Columnist
March 26, 2012

Tuna is not a food associated with New Orleans cuisine. Likewise, Bill Parcells would be a fish out of water if the New Orleans Saints do in fact decide to bring him in as head coach for the 2012 season. New...

Football: Fresh-faced crop of linebackers look to raise the bar

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer
March 25, 2012

The LSU linebacking corps practically knows the refrain by heart. Despite the Tigers' wildly successful defenses during the last several years, there have always been whispers that the linebackers are...

Football: Tigers’ offense racks up more than 500 yards in scrimmage

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer
March 24, 2012

If Saturday's scrimmage inside Tiger Stadium was any indication, the LSU football team might not be considered a defensive team by next fall. The offense piled up 287 rushing yards and 278 passing yards,...

Football: Tigers stay busy at crowded practice

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer
March 22, 2012

The LSU football team runs a notoriously tight ship, but Thursday evening's practice was considerably more crowded than usual. With several scouts sticking around after Pro Day festivities and approximately...

NFL hopefuls shine at Pro Day

By Alex Cassara
Sports Contributor
March 22, 2012

A select few pro football hopefuls from the 2011 LSU squad strutted their stuff for NFL officials at the league's combine in February. Some impressed, such as defensive back Ron Brooks with his 4.37-second...

Football: Former Tigers hope to impress NFL scouts at Pro Day

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer
March 21, 2012

Twenty-five former Tiger football players will take the latest step toward their NFL dreams today when they work out in front of hundreds of pro scouts inside LSU's Indoor Practice Facility. With LSU emerging...

AP: Saints coach suspended for season over bounty program

By Howard Fendrich
The Associated Press
March 21, 2012

Doling out unprecedented punishment for a crush-for-cash bounty system that targeted key opposing players, the NFL suspended New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton without pay for next season and indefinitely...