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Football Predictions: Tigers to see undefeated season, Badgers to beat Spartans

By Rob Landry
Sports Columnist
December 1, 2011

It's been a wild and crazy ride this season. And with it all coming to a close, so do the predictions. Unless the unthinkable — a winless week — happens, I'll finish the season above .500 playing...

No players have been ruled ineligible for postseason

By Hunter Paniagua
Sports Writer
November 30, 2011

LSU Vice Chancellor and Athletic Director Joe Alleva issued a statement Wednesday extinguishing any rumors that several LSU players, including senior quarterback Jarrett Lee, would be ruled academically...

LSU sophomore cornerback Tyrann Mathieu stands near the team huddle before the Tigers’ 9-6 victory against Alabama on Nov. 5 at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Sophomore cornerback Tyrann Mathieu named one of five finalists for national award

By Hunter Paniagua
Sports Writer
November 30, 2011

Sophomore cornerback Tyrann Mathieu was named Wednesday one of five finalists for the Walter Camp National Player of the Year Award. Mathieu is the only defensive player among the finalists. He joins Baylor...

Former quarterback Matt Flynn kisses the crystal ball after LSU’s Jan. 7, 2008, BCS National Championship victory against Ohio State.

Football: 2011 Tigers look to 2007 team for inspiration

By Hunter Paniagua
Sports Writer
November 30, 2011

Former LSU football coach Nick Saban hoisted a crystal football on Jan. 4, 2004, in the Superdome to represent his team's BCS National Championship. Four years later, Saban's successor Les Miles held up...

Football: SEC West possibly strongest ever

By Albert Burford
Sports Contributor
November 30, 2011

The West may be the best of all time. The Southeastern Conference Western Division has let its talent speak for itself during the past few years. Three of the last four and the last two BCS National Champions...

Body Shots: Looking back at preseason predictions

By Rob Landry
Sports Columnist
November 29, 2011

The end of football season is a strange feeling. Thinking back to Labor Day weekend for LSU's season opener against Oregon seems like yesterday. But when looking back on the road the Tigers took to get...

Football: Potential LSU-‘Bama rematch not the focus

By Scott Branson
Sports Contributor
November 29, 2011

A flurry of late-season upsets among teams at the top of the rankings thrust the BCS National Championship outlook into mayhem. When the dust settled, top-ranked LSU earned a chance to play for the Southeastern...

Football: Tigers’ only loss in SEC Title game came to Ga.

By Albert Burford
Sports Contributor
November 29, 2011

The No. 1 LSU football team may wind up in the BCS National Championship game regardless of its result in Saturday's Southeastern Conference Championship. But if the Tigers know their history, they'll...

Football coach Les Miles may become the first LSU coach to win two national championships

By Mark Clements
Sports Writer
November 29, 2011

The LSU football team kicked off its first season in 1893. Today – 118 years, 733 wins, 13 conference titles and three national championships later – the program is arguably at its highest...

LSU football players reflect on undefeated regular season, look ahead to SEC championship

By Hunter Paniagua
Sports Writer
November 28, 2011

One game at a time. The phrase has become a cliché in sports, a reminder to not overlook opponents and to focus on the next contest. The LSU football team has adopted that mantra and — to this...

ACC Power Rankings

By Matthew Hayes, Staff Writer
November 28, 2011

It came down to the last week of the season, but the ACC Championship Game matchup is now set, as a reeling Clemson will be taking on red-hot Virginia Tech. N.C. State was the last ACC team to clinch bowl...

Technician’s ACC Bowl Projections

By Brian Anderson, Staff Writer
November 28, 2011

1.     Discover Orange Bowl (Jan. 4) Miami Gardens, Florida - Sun Life Stadium Conference Tie-Ins: ACC Champion v. BCS at large Projected ACC Team: #5 Virginia Tech Hokies (11-1;...