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Recruiting: Johnson hopes to enroll in January

By Hunter Paniagua
Sports Writer
August 26, 2011

When LSU signed 23 players into the 2011 class on National Signing Day, LSU coach Les Miles expected each of those athletes to suit up in the fall. That changed Tuesday when the NCAA didn't clear signees...

Volleyball: Tigers off to hot start in Tiger Classic

By Albert Burford
August 26, 2011

The LSU volleyball team opened its season with two dominating wins on Friday. The Tigers started off with a dominating 3-0 sweep over Alcorn State, (25-7, 25-14, 25-12) highlighted by strong performances...

Shepard ineligible for season opener

By Hunter Paniagua
Sports Writer
August 26, 2011

The NCAA ruled junior wide receiver Russell Shepard ineligible Thursday for LSU's season opener Sept. 3 against Oregon. Shepard violated NCAA Bylaw 32.1.4 by discussing an NCAA inquiry with a teammate...

 

Jefferson, Johns suspended indefinitely from football team

By Staff Reports
August 26, 2011

7:21 p.m. -- Senior quarterback Jarrett Lee will start LSU's season opener against Oregon on Sept. 3, said LSU coach Les Miles on Friday. Miles addressed the media on Friday night following the arrests...

Football: Sophomore inherits Peterson’s jersey, hype for new season

By Albert Burford
Sports Contributor
August 26, 2011

Last season, LSU's No. 7 was a star cornerback and punt returner. He racked up defensive accolades and showed off highlight-reel-worthy feats of athleticism left and right during the 2010 season. This...

Conflicting reports surface on Shady’s bar brawl

By Mark Clements
Sports Writer
August 26, 2011

The Baton Rouge Police Department released an incident report Thursday regarding the Shady's Bar altercation last Friday, confirming senior quarterback Jordan Jefferson and sophomore linebacker Josh Johns'...

Tradition prompts LSU players to change jersey numbers

By Scott Branson
Sports Contributor
August 25, 2011

The number a player wears can sometimes mean everything. For some, like Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew, the number is a source of inspiration. Jones-Drew, who said he always plays...

Football: Mettenberger and Montgomery reportedly held up at gunpoint over summer

By Staff Reports
August 25, 2011

East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore III said he is pursuing charges against two men involved in a June 5 fight involving sophomore defensive end Sam Montgomery and sophomore quarterback Zach...

Offseason can’t end soon enough for LSU, other sports programs

By Rob Landry
Columnist
August 25, 2011

The college football offseason always seems to last, in the immortal words of Sandlot's Squints, "FOR-EV-ER." But this summer has put LSU in the biggest pickle it has been in for a long time, and it can't...

Football: Shady’s employees tell AP that victim threw first punch in bar fight

By Staff Reports
August 25, 2011

9:36 p.m. - Andrew Lowery threw the first punch in the bar brawl, according to an Associated Press report. Two Shady's employees told the AP that Lowery had been kicked out of the bar prior to the incident. Lowery...

Jordan Jefferson’s apartment searched by police

By Staff Reports
August 25, 2011

Baton Rouge police searched senior quarterback Jordan Jefferson's apartment and obtained DNA from him Wednesday afternoon. Jefferson and his lawyer Nathan Fisher were present at the time the warrant was...

Ole Miss QB arrested, to sit out first game

By Staff Reports
August 25, 2011

Ole Miss junior quarterback Randall Mackey has been suspended for the team's season opener against Brigham Young University following his arrest outside of an Oxford bar early Tuesday morning. Mackey was...