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Cool Hand Luke: LSU, Alabama help acclimate outsiders to football in South

By Luke Johnson
Sports Contributor
November 4, 2010

Before the 2008 season, I had a very basic knowledge of LSU football. I knew they had won two BCS National Championships, and I knew they were located in the place from that Garth Brooks song. I had been...

Row’s Flows: Late Jasper field goal will reverse Tigers’ fate of ’08

By Rowan Kavner
Sports Writer
November 4, 2010

Pumpkins weren't the only things getting carved in October. Auburn junior quarterback Cam Newton maneuvered his way through the LSU defense en route to 217 yards rushing. The Tigers had to sit on that...

Football: Alabama WR Jones, LSU CB Peterson square off for third time in careers

By Rachel Whittaker
Chief Sports Writer
November 4, 2010

LSU junior cornerback Patrick Peterson used one word to describe his impending matchup against Alabama junior wide receiver Julio Jones this weekend — "phenomenal." The two superstars will face each...

LSU sophomore wide receiver Russell Shepard, who only has 25 receptions this season, is looking to find his niche in the LSU offense Saturday against No. 6 Alabama.

Football: Russell Shepard isn’t meeting own goals in his second season

By Michael Lambert
Sports Contributor
November 3, 2010

Not all sophomore college football players are created equal. Rushing for nearly 300 yards as a freshman and finding the end zone three times through the first eight games of a sophomore campaign may be...

Season-ending stretch begins in ‘Death Valley’

By Cory Smith, Staff Writer
November 3, 2010

To win the ACC, the Wolfpack will have to get it done on the road. Three of its final four games, starting with this weekend's noon showdown with the Tigers, will take place outside the friendly confines...

Football: Miles downplays Colorado rumors

By Rachel Whittaker
Chief Sports Writer
November 2, 2010

Les Miles addressed LSU's struggles against Auburn last week and the team's preparation for Alabama on Saturday but was mum on rumors of taking a coaching job elsewhere at his weekly press luncheon Monday.   Miles...

Football: Defense trying to replace production of DE Montgomery

By Michael Lambert
Sports Contributor
November 2, 2010

Redshirt freshman defensive end Sam Montgomery became a budding superstar for LSU's defensive line through his first five starts this season.   The Greenwood, S.C., native was on pace for a special...

Don’t count the chickens before they hatch

By Taylor Barbour, Deputy Sports Editor
October 31, 2010

  Let me begin this column by saying that I am a complete optimist in every aspect of the word. I always try to look on the bright side of things, even when they are the gloomiest. And as tough as...

Hello, driver’s seat

By Jeniece Jamison, Senior Staff Writer
October 28, 2010

In a seesaw battle with No. 16 Florida State, the football team was able to pull out a much-needed victory, 28-24. The win moves the Pack to 6-2 and 3-1 in conference play, while also giving State the...

 

Football: LSU players enjoy short break, use bye week to rest

By Rob Landry
Sports Contributor
October 28, 2010

With Halloween approaching, an eerie feeling is floating around campus. The aura is one of emptiness because, for the first time since August, there will be a weekend without an LSU football game. The...

Football: Les Miles addresses Saturday’s struggles

By Rob Landry
Sports Contributor
October 27, 2010

LSU football coach Les Miles had a difficult time Tuesday explaining how there was confusion coming out of a timeout late in Saturday's 24-17 loss to BCS No. 1 Auburn. LSU (7-1, 4-1) faced a fourth-and-7...