By Mark Clements Deputy Sports Editor
• January 9, 2012
First Quarter
While fans across the country predicted a much different ball game the second time around between No. 1 LSU and No. 2 Alabama in the BCS National Championship game, the first quarter didn't...
By Hunter Paniagua Sports Writer
• January 8, 2012
The countdown to the BCS National Championship game has drawn under 30 hours, and Alabama coach Nick Saban wants his players to shift their attention to the game.
Saban stressed Sunday during his final...
By Mark Clements and Hunter Paniagua
• January 8, 2012
New Orleans, L.a. — If Nov. 5, 2011 marked the Game of the Century, then Jan. 9, 2012 marks the Game of the Millennium.
The buildup to the first clash between No. 1 LSU and No. 2 Alabama in Tuscaloosa,...
By Mark Clements Deputy Sports Editor
• January 8, 2012
After 30+ days of preparation, LSU coach Les Miles is down to his final 30+ hours of preparation before his Tigers take on Alabama on Jan. 9 for the national championship.
While the hype and excitement...
While many fans across the country fear LSU's rematch with Alabama in the BCS National Championship will be another low-scoring, defensive standstill, Crimson Tide defensive coordinator Kirby Smart...
By Hunter Paniagua Sports Writer
• January 6, 2012
Listen to senior quarterback Jarrett Lee talk to the media, and you begin to hear the same phrases over and over.
He speaks in clichés, answering questions with insight as deep as a kiddie pool. He...
By Hunter Paniagua Sports Writer
• January 6, 2012
Though LSU and Alabama don't meet for the BCS National Championship until Monday, the Crimson Tide earned one victory Thursday when five-star recruit Landon Collins committed to the Tide. ...
By John Zenor The Associated Press
• January 6, 2012
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The head coaches and Heisman Trophy finalists Trent Richardson and Tyrann Mathieu got their own assistants and seats of honor at BCS media day Friday — college football's...
By Mark Clements Deputy Sports Editor
• January 6, 2012
Players who suffer a season-ending injury often fall off the map and aren't heard from until their return.
Josh Dworaczyk, on the other hand, may have become more prominent.
Easy Recipes for Game...
By Ralph D. Russo The Associated Press
• January 4, 2012
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Picture this: A nail-biter of a Bowl Championship Series title game next Monday night comes down to a long field goal attempt by Alabama's Cade Foster. The snap is down, the kick...
By Brett Martel The Associated Press
• December 20, 2011
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU's 2011 season will be remembered for challenging Les Miles' crisis-management skills over and over again.
It could also go down as the greatest season in the history of...
