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Saints’ Sean Payton suspended for year by NFL

By Associated Press
March 20, 2012

New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton was suspended without pay for the 2012 season by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, and former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams was banned indefinitely...

Football: Close group of wide receivers prepares to break out in 2012

By Hunter Paniagua
Sports Writer
March 19, 2012

It's all about swag. They're a group of five wide receivers - senior Russell Shepard, juniors Kadron Boone and James Wright and sophomores Jarvis Landry and Odell Beckham, Jr. - and likely the top-five...

Football: Offensive line impresses as Tigers prepare for Pro Day

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer
March 19, 2012

Rain forced most of the LSU football team's Tuesday practice indoors, and the Tigers held a light scrimmage to prepare for the annual Spring Game, which is only 10 days away. "I enjoyed the scrimmage,"...

This is 2011 file photo shows Matt Flynn of the Green Bay Packers NFL football team. The Seattle Seahawks reached an agreement Sunday, March 18, 2012, with Flynn on a three-year deal, bringing one of the most wanted, yet unproven, free agents to the Pacific Northwest to try and solidify Seattle's quarterback position.

Former LSU quarterback Matt Flynn signs with Seahawks

By Staff Reports
March 17, 2012

Former LSU quarterback Matt Flynn finally got his big break in the NFL, agreeing to terms with the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. The contract is a three-year, $26 million deal with $10 million guaranteed,...

Football: LSU adds two members to 2012 class, on to 2013

By Hunter Paniagua
Sports Writer
March 17, 2012

LSU coach Les Miles said on National Signing Day that he was finished recruiting for the Class of 2012. That turned out to not be the case as LSU added two members to its class over the weekend - offensive...

LSU football coach Les Miles calls out names for the “Big Cat” drill Thursday at the Tigers’ spring practice. Linebacker Ronnie Feist pinned running back Kenny Hilliard during the drill.

Football: Tigers ready for first scrimmage

By Michael Gegenheimer
Sports Contributor
March 15, 2012

On one of the hottest days of the still young spring, the Tigers took the field Thursday wearing full pads in preparation for the team's first scrimmage on Saturday. Junior quarterback Zach Mettenberger,...

Football: Isom denied spot on fall squad

By Alex Cassara
Sports Contributor
March 13, 2012

Former Tigers soccer player Mo Isom grabbed national headlines while she tried out for a spot as the football team's kicker, but now the spotlight can dissipate. Miles said Tuesday that Isom did not make...

Wolfpack quarterbacking: the next generation

By Rishav Dey, Deputy Sports Editor
March 11, 2012

N.C. State added a new quarterback this spring in the form of Pete Thomas. Thomas, a transfer from Colorado State in the Mountain West Conference, will be redshirting this season before competing for a...

LSU offers scholarship to four-star quarterback recruit Connor Mitch

By The Daily Reveille
March 11, 2012

LSU football coach Les Miles has extended a scholarship offer to four-star pro-style quarterback recruit Connor Mitch, according to Mitch's Twitter account. The 6-foot-3, 215-pounder is a natural left-hander...

LSU football coach Les Miles calls out names for the “Big Cat” drill Thursday at the Tigers’ spring practice. Linebacker Ronnie Feist pinned running back Kenny Hilliard during the drill.

Football: Ford watches practice from sideline, Isom completes tryout

By Alex Cassara
Sports Contributor
March 9, 2012

As the LSU football team continued to get into shape Thursday at spring practice, one veteran was stuck watching on the sideline. After leading the Tiger running backs with 755 yards last season, junior...

LSU junior quarterback Zach Mettenberger throws a pass Tuesday at football practice.

Football: Mettenberger confident as he takes the reins

By Alex Cassara
Sports Contributor
March 7, 2012

In the past four years, LSU football fans had two quarterbacks to argue over and criticize.  With the departure of controversial signal-callers Jordan Jefferson and Jarrett Lee to graduation, that...

LSU cornerback Tyrann Mathieu, left, guards a teammate in a drill at football practice Tuesday. The practice also saw Mo Isom’s tryout for a walk-on kicker position.

Scenes from Tuesday’s football spring practice

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer
March 6, 2012

Former LSU soccer goalie Mo Isom is pursuing a different kind of football dream this spring. Isom kicked again Tuesday during an ongoing tryout to make the LSU football team as a walk-on. "We're looking...