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Coach O: “The guys are getting excited”
NEW ORLEANS – One thing was clear Sunday morning when coaches Ed Orgeron of No. 1 LSU and Dabo Swinney of No. 3 Clemson met with the media here for the last time before Monday […]
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“I always felt that I was going to be here”: Orgeron leading LSU, Louisiana to title game
A college national championship game has previously been held in New Orleans four times. It started in 2000 and 2004 as the Sugar Bowl, advanced to 2007 and 2011 under the guise of the BCS […]
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Terrace Marshall Jr., Damien Lewis return to practice, both to play in National Championship
Injured wide receiver Terrace Marshall Jr. and offensive guard Damien Lewis returned to practice Wednesday ahead of LSU’s College Football Playoff national championship game against Clemson Monday in New Orleans. Both starters suffered injuries in […]
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“It’s bigger than me”: Chris Curry’s patience rewarded
Chris Curry didn’t know the plan until right before it was go time. But he did know that he had to be ready. During practice for the CFP semifinal in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl against […]
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Coach O says Michael Divinity is good to go in national championship game
LSU coach Ed Orgeron officially confirmed Tuesday that suspended linebacker Michael Divinity has been reinstated and will play in the Jan. 13 College Football Playoff national championship game against Clemson. “Michael Divinity will be back […]
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On a day of shattered records, Steve Ensminger fights through a broken heart
ATLANTA – Fifty-five minutes before kickoff of No. 1 LSU’s College Football Playoff semifinal against No. 4 Oklahoma in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl, Steve Ensminger jogged on the field like he had done for the […]
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Tigers embarrass Oklahoma, advance to national title game against Clemson
( ATLANTA – Nobody burned down Atlanta this bad since the Civil War. It took the Union army led by General William T. Sherman two days in November 1864 to do the job. It took […]
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Talkin’ time over for Tigers and Sooners, gentlemen start your offenses
ATLANTA – There are no strangers and few secrets among the college football elite. Such as LSU coach Ed Orgeron meeting Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley at last April’s NFL Draft and quizzing him on his […]
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If Clyde can’t glide, three young Tigers are ready to ride
ATLANTA – When it comes to the mother hen and his running backs, this week is like any other for LSU junior Clyde Edwards-Helaire. Yes, the No. 1 unbeaten Tigers biggest game since 2011 is […]
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Championship-caliber teams shake off unexpected adversity
Everywhere LSU running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire walks in Atlanta, he must feel all the eyes staring at him. Getting off the team bus. Walking across the lobby of the team hotel, the downtown Marriott Marquis. […]