A trio of LSU football titles in the 21st Century have been fueled by veteran quarterbacks. Matt Mauck in 2003, Matt Flynn in 2007 and Joe Burrow in 2019 were fifth-year seniors when they guided […]
The year 1972 was a watershed year for America and for Louisiana with the departure from public life of Richard Nixon and the arrivals of Edwin Edwards and Dale Brown. The country was mired in […]
Tennessee’s 40-13 victory at Tiger Stadium Oct. 8 stands as the most lopsided loss athome for LSU to a foe not named Alabama in 21 years. Florida outpointed LSU 44-15 on Oct. 6, 2001 as […]
The saddest person on the globe when LSU dropped its 24-23 debut of the Brian Kelly Era to Florida State was not the coach, it was the athletic director who hired him. Scott Woodward invested […]
Located a few miles apart along the Mississippi River, LSU and Southern dominateBaton Rouge, making the city unique as a location for two land grant institutions. The schools are known for their glorious bands and […]
Marvin Lafayette “Bud” Johnson Jr. arrived at LSU on Saturday, Feb. 1, 1958, as a sports information publicist under SID Ace Higgins. At age 23, the Southeastern Louisiana University graduate was perched to be […]
It was November of 1999 when LSU Athletic Director Joe Dean received a callthat would forever change the trajectory of LSU football. The voice he heard was that of agent Jimmy Sexton saying he had […]
Around 100 days from his curtain call, 60-year-old Brian Kelly brings gravitas to his role on the grand stage as the oldest leader to debut for the Tigers. Kelly counters the clock with a resume’ […]
Will Wade is suddenly a man without a contract at the strong-assed age of 39. If not for a barrage of allegations of NCAA infractions, Wade would be a hot ticket. Instead he is radioactive […]
In the infancy of athletes reaping an overdue harvest from brandishing their name, image and likeness, recruiting has blossomed into a full scale bidding war in public view. In the Golden Age of NCAA scrutiny, […]
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