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LSU head coach Les Miles, right, poses for a picture with Alabama head coach Nick Saban during a news conferemce for the BCS National Championship college football game Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012, in New Orleans.

LSU, Alabama set for rematch in BCS Championship Game

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,...

Alabama coach Nick saban and LSU coach Les Miles pose with the BCS National Championship trophy. The two title-winning coaches will rematch for the championship Monday, Jan. 9, in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

Football: Preparations winding down as national championsip game approaches

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...

Alabama coach Nick Saban barks orders during a game. Saban is known for his unpredictable temperament on the field.

Alabama coach Nick Saban has Tide focused as championship nears

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...

Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart expects different LSU offense

By Hunter Paniagua
January 7, 2012

  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...

Football: Reid has no hard feelings for former teammate Collins

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.  ...

BCS media day: LSU, Alabama can’t wait to play

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...

Football: Dworaczyk plays crucial role despite season-ending injury

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...

Lee stoic through up-and-down career in Baton Rouge

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...

Lose the game, win a title? Maybe for LSU

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...

Les Miles wins AP coach of the year

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...

Baylor’s RG3 tops Mathieu for Heisman Trophy

By Ralph D. Russo
The Associated Press
December 10, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Griffin III beat out preseason favorite Andrew Luck and LSU sophomore cornerback Tyrann Mathieu for the Heisman Trophy, dazzling voters with his ability to throw, run and lead...