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Brian Kelly smiles Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, during a press conference held in regard to his recent hire as LSU football's new head coach at the Bill Lawton Room in Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La.

Under Brian Kelly, LSU expects multiple championships: ‘He’s here to sustain it’

By Reed Darcey
December 1, 2021
LSU football sophomore quarter back Max Johnson (14) takes the field on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, during LSU’s 27-14 victory over ULM in Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU slogs through ULM win: Johnson adjusts target depth, but offense still frustrates

By Reed Darcey
November 21, 2021
LSU quarterback Max Johnson (14) looks on as Alabama drives the ball into the red zone during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)

LSU’s near upset of Alabama, a tale of two units: strong defense, sputtering offense

By Reed Darcey
November 6, 2021
Alabama running back Roydell Williams (23) dives over LSU safety Jay Ward (5) during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. LSU defensive back Darren Evans (24) looks on. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)

LSU almost pulls off upset, but Alabama prevails in unexpectedly close game

By Reed Darcey
November 6, 2021
LSU interim head coach Ed Orgeron yells instructions to the players as they run through a drill during an outdoor practice on Tuesday Sept. 27, 2016, on the LSU footbal practice fields at the LSU Football Practice and Training Facilities.

How Ed Orgeron built championship team, let it all fall apart: ‘Time for a new direction’

By Reed Darcey
October 18, 2021
LSU football sophomore quarterback Max Johnson (14) throws the ball on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, during LSU's 24-19 loss against Auburn at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La.

How LSU collapsed, lost crucial game to Auburn: ‘We just weren’t well-organized’

By Reed Darcey
October 3, 2021
Mississippi State wide receiver Malik Heath (4) fumbles as he is upended by LSU cornerback Cordale Flott (25) during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, in Starkville, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

LSU defense goes to Starkville prepared, shows improvement in win over Bulldogs

By Reed Darcey
September 25, 2021
LSU football sophomore quarterback Max Johnson (14) looks to the sideline Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, during LSU’s 34-7 win against McNeese State University at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU’s win over McNeese State signals renewed normalcy for BR community

By Reed Darcey
September 12, 2021
LSU head coach Ed Orgeron watches from the sideline in the closing minutes of the team's loss UCLA in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

LSU’s crushing loss to UCLA caps rough week in Louisiana: ‘They outplayed us for 60 minutes’

By Reed Darcey
September 5, 2021
William Tate IV speaks during the interview process in LSU's presidential search on May 6, 2021. Tate was named president of LSU on May 7, 2021. Courtesy Katherine Seghers, LSU.

‘Scholarship first:’ Tate promises academic solutions to university problems

By Reed Darcey
July 6, 2021
LSU women's tennis co-head coach Julia Sell pulls her mask down to talk to co-head coach Michael Sell Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021 during LSU's 4-0 win over Rice at the LSU Tennis Complex on Gourrier Avenue in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU women’s tennis coaches named regional coaches of the year

By Reed Darcey
June 30, 2021
The Pentagon, which includes LeJeune, Beauregard, Taylor, and Jackson Halls, sits Wednesday, June 17, 2020 on LSU's campus.

LSU’s building name research hitting ‘homestretch,’ expected done by September

By Reed Darcey
June 24, 2021
LSU Students Elisabeth Andries and Samantha Brennan publicly speak at the protest following their appearance on USAToday on Friday, Nov. 20 at Pete Maravich Assembly Center on N Stadium Dr.

Contextualizing judge recusals from LSU athletics’ two high-profile Title IX lawsuits

By Reed Darcey
May 31, 2021
Presenter Michael Jordan, right, congratulates Kim Mulkey after Mulkey, formerly coach at Baylor and now at LSU, was enshrined with the 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame class, Saturday, May 15, 2021, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Column: Mulkey’s Hall of Fame enshrinement teaches LSU a Title IX lesson

By Reed Darcey
May 19, 2021
FILE - In this Thursday, March 5, 2020 file photo, Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey questions a call from the sidelines during an NCAA college basketball game against Texas in Waco, Texas. Hall of Fame coach Kim Mulkey has left Baylor to return home and take over the LSU women's basketball team. The school announced the move Sunday, April 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Ray Carlin, File)

Mulkey defended Baylor amid sexual assault scandal, walked back remarks in 2017

By Reed Darcey
April 25, 2021
Coach Ed Orgeron walks towards the locker room Saturday, Sep. 26, 2020 before LSU's 44-34 loss against Mississippi State in Tiger Stadium.

Orgeron: ‘I truthfully do not remember’ speaking to alleged Guice victim

By Reed Darcey
March 30, 2021
LSU runs out of the locker room led by coach Ed Orgeron during the Tigers' 17-21 loss to Notre Dame in the Citrus Bowl on Monday, Jan. 1, 2018 in Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida.

Woman alleging Guice harassment says she spoke to Orgeron, who ‘lied’ to investigators

By Reed Darcey
March 29, 2021
LSU President F. King Alexander gives a speech during LSU's 2018-19 Student Government inauguration on Wednesday, April 4, 2018, near Memorial Tower.

Report: LSU Board forced ex-president to replace AD, negotiated contract behind his back

By Reed Darcey
March 29, 2021
Alabama's Herbert Jones, right, is defended by LSU's Trendon Watford (2) during the first half of the championship game at the NCAA college basketball Southeastern Conference Tournament Sunday, March 14, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. 

LSU basketball draws 8-seed, to face St. Bonaventure in NCAA Tourney

By Reed Darcey
March 14, 2021
Coach Ed Orgeron speaks to cameras with LSU junior running back Derrius Guice (5) after the Tigers' 45-21 lead against Texas A&M on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017, in Tiger Stadium.

What did LSU women’s tennis coaches know and when? What Husch Blackwell found

By Reed Darcey
March 8, 2021
A flag sits on the field Saturday, Sep. 26, 2020 during LSU's 44-24 loss against Mississippi State in Tiger Stadium.

Report: LSU Football to part ways with defensive coordinator Bo Pelini

By Reed Darcey
December 21, 2020

DeVonta Smith explodes, fuels Alabama’s thrashing of LSU

By Reed Darcey
December 7, 2020
LSU football junior wide receiver Terrace Marshall Jr. (6) runs the ball Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020 during LSU's 52-24 win against South Carolina in Tiger Stadium.

Report: Terrace Marshall to leave LSU football

By Reed Darcey
November 29, 2020
LSU co-head coach Julia Sell watches a match from the sidelines during the Tigers' 4-3 victory against Kentucky in the SEC Championship on Thursday, April 21, 2016 at the LSU Tennis Complex.

‘I was betrayed:’ Former LSU tennis star says coach ignored claims of sexual violence

By Reed Darcey
November 19, 2020
FILE - In this Dec. 23, 2018, file photo, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) holds his hand to his heart during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in New Orleans. The 41-year-old Brees, who is the NFL's all-time leader in yards passing, completions and touchdowns, is entering his 20th NFL season and 15th with the New Orleans Saints. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Report: Drew Brees suffers five broken ribs, collapsed lung over two weeks

By Reed Darcey
November 16, 2020

‘We want to play Alabama’: Amid chaotic pandemic-fueled season, LSU football forges ahead

By Reed Darcey
November 12, 2020

Reports: LSU-Alabama postponed amid LSU COVID-19 outbreak

By Reed Darcey
November 10, 2020
LSU head coach Ed Orgeron walks the sideline during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game against Auburn on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Report: LSU football hit with virus outbreak, Alabama game in peril

By Reed Darcey
November 9, 2020
LSU football players raise their helmets Saturday, Sep. 26, 2020 before LSU's 44-24 loss against Mississippi State in Tiger Stadium.

LSU gains commitment from Derrick Davis Jr., 2021’s No. 2 safety

By Reed Darcey
November 8, 2020

‘It was just miscommunication:’ How a 99-yard drive erased defensive progress, defeated LSU

By Reed Darcey
November 1, 2020
LSU football sophomore nose tackle Siaki Ika (62) practices Saturday, Sep. 26, 2020 before LSU's 44-24 loss against Mississippi State in Tiger Stadium.

Report: Siaki “Apu” Ika planning to enter transfer portal

By Reed Darcey
October 28, 2020
LSU football junior quarterback Myles Brennan (15) runs the ball Saturday, Sep. 26, 2020 during LSU's 44-24 loss against Mississippi State in Tiger Stadium.

Orgeron: Brennan still yet to practice, Finley likely to start against Auburn

By Reed Darcey
October 28, 2020
LSU football freshman outside linebacker BJ Ojulari (8) sacks SC quarterback Collin Hill (15) Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020 during LSU's 52-24 win against South Carolina in Tiger Stadium.

LSU defense, pass rush make progress as Tigers dominate South Carolina

By Reed Darcey
October 25, 2020
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odel Beckham Jr. and Kansas City Chiefs safety Tyran Matheu stand on the sidelines during the Tigers 45-25 victory over Clemson in the Mercedes Benz Super Dome, on Monday, Jan. 13, 2020.

Report: LSU football self-imposes penalties for NCAA violations

By Reed Darcey
October 21, 2020
LSU freshman running back Tyrion Davis-Price (03) runs the ball during the Tigers' 42-28 victory over Florida on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, at Tiger Stadium.

LSU-Florida postponed amid Florida football coronavirus outbreak

By Reed Darcey
October 14, 2020
LSU football junior quarterback Myles Brennan (15) practices Saturday, Sep. 26, 2020 before LSU's 44-24 loss against Mississippi State in Tiger Stadium.

Orgeron: Myles Brennan has ‘significant injury,’ questionable for South Carolina game

By Reed Darcey
October 14, 2020
LSU coach Will Wade talks to his team as they play Arkansas during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, March 4, 2020, in Fayetteville, Ark. (AP Photo/Michael Woods)

Top-50 2021 wing Alex Fudge commits to LSU, will enroll early

By Reed Darcey
October 12, 2020
Physical distance stickers and zipties sit on stadium seats Saturday, Sep. 26, 2020 before LSU's 44-34 loss against Mississippi State in Tiger Stadium.

One Mizzou player tests positive for COVID-19, six more out through contact tracing

By Reed Darcey
October 9, 2020
An LSU football player reaches for a football Saturday, Sep. 26, 2020 before LSU's 44-24 loss against Mississippi State in Tiger Stadium.

LSU-Missouri moved to Columbia as Hurricane Delta nears landfall

By Reed Darcey
October 7, 2020
Two LSU fans cheer Saturday, Sep. 26, 2020 during LSU's 44-24 loss against Mississippi State in Tiger Stadium.

LSU Athletics nixes pre-game wellness check, reminds fans to wear masks in Tiger Stadium

By Reed Darcey
October 7, 2020
John Emery Jr. (4) celebrates after scoring a 12-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter of the Tigers' 41-7 win over Vanderbilt on Oct. 3, 2020. Courtesy Vanderbilt Athletics

‘It’s what we need to do:’ Emery, rushing attack fuel dominant LSU victory over Vanderbilt

By Reed Darcey
October 3, 2020
LSU football junior quarterback Myles Brennan (15) throws the ball Saturday, Sep. 26, 2020 during LSU's 44-24 loss against Mississippi State in Tiger Stadium.

LSU loses to Mississippi State, fans jolted awake from dream season

By Reed Darcey
September 27, 2020
LSU football players enter Tiger Stadium before the LSU vs. Texas A&M game on Saturday, November 30, 2019.

LSU football looks to University epidemiologists for guidance, innovation on COVID-19 testing

By Reed Darcey
September 24, 2020
FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2014, file photo, the SEC logo is displayed on the field ahead of the Southeastern Conference championship football game between Alabama and Missouri in Atlanta. The Southeastern Conference will play only league games in 2020 to deal with potential COVID-19 disruptions, a decision that pushes major college football closer to a siloed regular season in which none of the power conferences cross paths(AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

SEC modifies COVID-19 testing regimen, replacing Friday antigen test with Thursday PCR test

By Reed Darcey
September 23, 2020
LSU football coach Ed Orgeron high fives fans at Victory Hill on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019.

Football notebook: Orgeron says ‘most’ players have caught virus; Farrell opts back in

By Reed Darcey
September 15, 2020
LSU football players leave LSU President office on Friday, Aug. 28, 2020 after holding protest.

LSU Football players lead strike, march across campus to protest racial inequality

By Reed Darcey
August 31, 2020
LSU football players leave LSU President office on Friday, Aug. 28, 2020 after holding protest.

‘We really needed this’: LSU football players join movement of athletes protesting racial inequality

By Reed Darcey
August 29, 2020
Tiger Stadium on Tuesday, March 3, 2020.

Report: All but four LSU offensive lineman in quarantine after virus exposure

By Reed Darcey
August 26, 2020
LSU basketball coach Will Wade holds a press conference in the PMAC on Monday, Oct. 28, 2019.

Report: NCAA finds Will Wade made ‘impermissible payments’ to at least 11 recruits

By Reed Darcey
August 26, 2020

‘He really loved this job’: LSU community mourns loss of Kenneth Miles, former director of Cox Academic Center

By Reed Darcey
August 24, 2020
Former LSU running back Derrius Guice runs drills at LSU's NFL Pro Day on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 in the Indoor Practice Facility.

Report: Two former LSU students say Derrius Guice raped them in 2016, school failed to investigate

By Reed Darcey
August 20, 2020
The John M. Parker Agricultural Center, also known as Parker Coliseum, on Wednesday, June 17, 2020. 

LSU student leaders skeptical of school’s ‘lackluster’ efforts to change racist building names

By Reed Darcey
July 15, 2020
Tiger Stadium on Tuesday, March 3, 2020.

SEC postpones volleyball, soccer, cross country through ‘at least’ Aug. 31

By Reed Darcey
July 14, 2020
Tiger Stadium on Tuesday, March 3, 2020.

SEC commissioner: Concern about football season is “high to very high”

By Reed Darcey
July 11, 2020
Members of Harambe, a Black student organization at LSU, advocated for more courses in Black studies and more Black professors as early as 1967.

‘We make bricks with our straw’: Inside LSU Black studies’ 50-year quest for independence

By Reed Darcey
July 3, 2020
Tiger Stadium on Tuesday, March 3, 2020.

LSU administration, epidemiologists at odds over fan attendance in Tiger Stadium

By Reed Darcey
June 29, 2020
Tiger Stadium on Tuesday, March 3, 2020.

Over 30 LSU football players quarantined amid new COVID-19 outbreak

By Reed Darcey
June 20, 2020
Dr. Lori Martin, Professor of Sociology and African American Studies, holds her new book "Black Community Uplift and the Myth of the American Dream," on Tuesday, March 19, 2019.

‘No one has listened to Black scholars’: Inside the challenging life of a Black academic

By Reed Darcey
June 18, 2020
LSU senior quarterback Joe Burrow (9) smiles big on Monday, January 13, 2020 after LSU's 42-25 win at the National Championship in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

Geaux Jeaux: Joe Burrow named SEC Male Athlete of the Year

By Reed Darcey
June 17, 2020
The LSU Memorial Tower stands Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2020 on Tower Drive, Baton Rouge.

LSU HSS College to begin promotion of African and African American Studies program

By Reed Darcey
June 16, 2020
LSU sophomore wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase (1) makes a catch for a touchdown during the Tigers 45-25 victory over Clemson in the Mercedes Benz Super Dome, on Monday, Jan. 13, 2020.

Chase, Stingley named to Walter Camp Preseason All-America Team

By Reed Darcey
June 11, 2020
Protesters hold up their signs on Sunday, May 31, 2020 during the protest of the death of George Floyd at the State Capitol in Downtown Baton Rouge.

‘It’s almost a form of gaslighting’: Head of LSU AAAS dissatisfied by University diversity efforts

By Reed Darcey
June 7, 2020
The LSU Memorial Tower stands Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2020 on Tower Drive, Baton Rouge.

‘We are coming back’: LSU ponders canceling fall break, shifting classes online

By Reed Darcey
May 26, 2020
LSU senior quarterback Joe Burrow (9) prepares to the throw the ball on Monday, January 13, 2020 during LSU's 42-25 win against Clemson at the National Championship at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

NFL Draft lies at crossroads of LSU football’s glorious past, uncertain future

By Reed Darcey
April 24, 2020
LSU junior outfielder Aliyah Andrews (4)hits the ball during the Lady Tigers' 19-1 victory over Tulsa, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, in Tiger Park.

Softball Notebook: Aliyah Andrews, Ali Kilponen, Savannah Stewart lead Tigers into SEC play

By Reed Darcey
March 10, 2020
LSU sophomore jumper Rayvon Grey walks to begin the triple jump during the Bayou Bengal Invitational on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018 in the Carl Maddox Field House.

LSU track and field’s men and women each ranked No. 1 in nation ahead of Indoor Championships

By Reed Darcey
March 3, 2020
LSU junior pitcher Shelbi Sunseri (27) stands on the mound during the Tigers' 3-2 win against the Central Arkansas Bears on Thursday, Feb 6, 2020, at Tiger Park.

Notebook: LSU softball routs LA Tech, Shelbi Sunseri impresses, Georgia Clark cranks grand slam

By Reed Darcey
February 19, 2020
Mike Moore (far right) after his last meal with the LSU Softball team in Palm Springs, California, in 2015. Courtesy Chelsey Chamberlain, LSU Athletics

New Mike Moore Performance Center opens in memory of Mike Moore, supporter of LSU Softball

By Reed Darcey
February 18, 2020
Mike Moore (far right) after his last meal with the LSU Softball team in Palm Springs, California, in 2015. Courtesy Chelsey Chamberlain, LSU Athletics

LSU Softball unveils background behind Mike Moore Performance Center

By Reed Darcey
February 17, 2020
LSU sophomore pitcher Shelbi Sunseri (27) waits to hit the ball during the Tigers’ 8-0 win over the Florida Gators on Sunday, March 17, 2019, at Tiger Park.

LSU Softball wins season opener: Clark slams first home run, Kilponen tallies first save

By Reed Darcey
February 6, 2020
LSU junior outfielder Aliyah Andrews (4) talks to LSU softball coach Beth Torina during the Tigers’ 8-0 win over the Florida Gators on Sunday, March 17, 2019, at Tiger Park.

LSU Softball to open season at home against Central Arkansas before hosting annual Tiger Classic

By Reed Darcey
February 4, 2020
David Haynes gazes upon a helmet signed by many players of LSU's past in the Reveille News Room in Hodges Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019.

Cannon connection: Detailing the 1959 Heisman winner’s final day in Tiger Stadium, connection to Joe Burrow

By Reed Darcey
December 10, 2019
LSU senior quarterback Joe "Burreaux" (9) enters Death Valley before the LSU vs. Texas A&M game on Saturday, November 30, 2019.

‘They love Joe, and Joe loves them’: Joe Burrow walks off field at Tiger Stadium for final time

By Reed Darcey
December 2, 2019
Castle Rock Community Church located on 2323 S Galvez St in New Orleans Louisiana.    

LSU golf assistant coach Andrew Nelson found his calling through community service in New Orleans

By Reed Darcey
October 25, 2019
LSU senior quarterback Joe Burrow (9) prepares for a snap during the Tigers' 42-28 victory over Florida on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, at Tiger Stadium.

No. 5 LSU’s offensive line allows zero sacks, little pressure in Tigers’ 42-28 win over No. 7 Florida

By Reed Darcey
October 15, 2019
LSU golfer Philip Barbaree in Round 2 of the NCAA Regionals at Stanford University Golf Course.

LSU golfer Philip Barbaree returns home for David Toms Intercollegiate

By Reed Darcey
October 4, 2019
Anne Tuxen

‘Sport is not everything in life’: LSU’s Anne Tuxen example of Norway’s youth sports system

By Reed Darcey
October 4, 2019
LSU freshman pitcher Cole Henry

Notebook: Cole Henry starts LSU baseball’s second scrimmage, minor injuries pile up at catcher

By Reed Darcey
September 30, 2019
LSU women's golf Head Coach Garrett Runion

LSU women’s golf place third, Alden Wallace finishes top 10 in Mercedes-Benz Championship

By Reed Darcey
September 18, 2019
LSU freshman diver Manny Vazquez Bas practices a dive in the LSU Natatorium on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019.

‘Maria was going to be the end of my career’: LSU diver Manny Vazquez Bas and the storm that shaped him

By Reed Darcey
September 16, 2019
LSU men's golf practices at the University Club golf course on Monday, Aug. 27, 2018.

LSU men’s golf to open season in Maui Jim Intercollegiate

By Reed Darcey
September 12, 2019