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Defensive end Sam Montgomery (99) heads to the locker room before the Tigers’ victory over Alabama on Nov. 5, 2011, at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Mic’d Up: Miles’ personnel decisions unparalleled by competition

By Micah Bedard
Sports Columnist
August 31, 2012

No college football player's development is the same. Some might be ready to contribute the day they set foot on campus. Others need time to acclimate themselves to the leap from high school to the...

Wing, Alleman to anchor standout special teams

By Marcus Rodrigue
Sports Contributor
August 31, 2012

Editor's Note: This is the final in an eight-part series previewing each position heading into 2012. The LSU football team has a knack for producing superstars that come out of nowhere, and sophomore punter...

C-USA Football: Tulane to play on schedule Saturday

By The Associated Press
August 31, 2012

"We have concluded it is not only appropriate to move ahead with this event but essential to show the nation the resolve and resiliency of our community when faced with enormous adversity," Tulane athletic...

NFL Football: Saints rest starting lineup in 10-6 loss to Titans

By The Associated Press
August 31, 2012

The New Orleans Saints took no chances in their final preseason game, resting all the starters in a 10-6 loss to the Tennessee Titans on Thursday night as they prepared to return home to storm-ravaged...

Les Miles was set to lead his first game as LSU’s head coach against the University of North Texas on August 29, 2005. Hurricane Katrina altered the planned matchup and the game was postponed. The teams finally met on Oct. 29, when the Tigers won, 56-3. LSU running back Joseph Addai celebrates a touchdown in the 2005 game.

Football: Opener recalls memory of LSU resiliency

By Alex Cassara
Sports Writer
August 31, 2012

There's just something eerie about LSU's relationship with North Texas. Hurricane Isaac threatened to, among more important things, cancel the football team's opener against the Mean Green. It was a familiar...

S.C. rallies, beats Vanderbilt

By The Associated Press
August 31, 2012

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - No. 9 South Carolina and coach Steve Spurrier got a big scare to open the season. Marcus Lattimore and Connor Shaw helped the Gamecocks grind their way past plucky Vanderbilt....

Athletic facilities spared from Isaac

By Chandler Rome
Sports Writer
August 30, 2012

Though Hurricane Isaac uprooted trees and littered the LSU streets with debris, the athletic facilities were spared of any major damage. The newly renovated west side of Tiger Stadium was unfazed by Isaac's...

This upcoming season, LSU football will compete in a freshly-renovated Tiger Stadium.

Athletic facilities prepare Tiger Stadium for storm

By Luke Johnson
Sports Editor
August 29, 2012

With Hurricane Isaac moseying toward Baton Rouge, LSU's facilities crew took a preemptive strike in case inclement weather prevented it from its normal maintenance schedule. Herb Vincent, LSU's associate...

Soccer: Isaac postpones Friday match

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer
August 29, 2012

Hurricane Isaac will keep at least one LSU team off the field this weekend. The Tigers' Friday home match against Stephen F. Austin has been postponed, head coach Brian Lee confirmed Wednesday morning. The...

Miles says football team is hunkered down for storm

By Chandler Rome
Sports Writer
August 29, 2012

LSU head coach Les Miles reiterated Wednesday morning that the Tigers are "hunkered down" as Hurricane Isaac creeps into Baton Rouge. Speaking on the weekly Southeastern Conference Coaches Teleconference,...

This upcoming season, LSU football will compete in a freshly-renovated Tiger Stadium.

LSU Athletics affected by impending hurricane

Saturday's football game between No. 3 LSU and North Texas is still scheduled as of now for 6 p.m. at Tiger Stadium. North Texas Senior Associate Athletic Director Eric Capper said the North Texas athletic...

Mic’d Up: Lance’s impact on cancer remains

By Micah Bedard
Sports Columnist
August 27, 2012

Lance Armstrong, a man whose life has been defined by persevering against impossible odds, did something very un-Armstrong-esque - he surrendered a battle. Facing a lifetime ban from the sport of which...