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Development of Baskerville into defensive leader among compelling stories LSU’s Brian Kelly admires about his first senior class

November 14, 2022 William Weathers 1

LSU first-year football coach Brian Kelly didn’t recruit the majority of the 17 seniors his program will pay homage to Saturday when the sixth-ranked Tigers host UAB at 8 p.m. on ESPN2 in Tiger Stadium. […]

Jim Engster: Is Jayden Daniels better than Joe Burrow?

November 14, 2022 Jim Engster | President, Tiger Rag 2

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 […]

Harold Perkins, LSU superstar linebacker

Walter Camp’s national Defensive Player of Week is LSU freshman Harold Perkins

November 14, 2022 Tiger Rag News Services 0

LSU linebacker Harold Perkins Jr. has been named the Walter Camp Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in the seventh-ranked Tigers’ SEC Western Division clinching win over Arkansas on Saturday. Perkins, a true […]

William Weathers: LSU able to rebuff Arkansas’ determined effort, a sign of things to come for the SEC West champions

November 13, 2022 William Weathers 0

With LSU’s rise to the top of Southeastern Conference’s West Division lead, and emergence at No. 7 in both The Associated Press poll (now No. 6) and College Football Playoff rankings, these Tigers aren’t held […]

Todd Horne: LSU completes do-si-do in Arkansas and wins SEC West Championship

November 12, 2022 Todd Horne 0

Shame on all those people who made fun of Brian Kelly’s dancing before the season started. The joke’s now on all of you who did. The joke’s also on the rest of the SEC and […]

Matter of survival: No. 7 LSU relies on play of defense to turn back Arkansas, 13-10

November 12, 2022 William Weathers 0

LSU’s closer-than-expected 13-10 victory Saturday over Arkansas in a Southeastern Conference Western Division encounter had Harold Perkins’ handprints all over it. With the Tigers offense rendered mostly ineffective throughout, it was the play of the […]

‘What’s important now’: LSU’s Kelly has attention of his seventh-ranked team that’s on a mission going to Arkansas

November 11, 2022 William Weathers 0

The words of LSU football coach Brian Kelly throughout the season have resonated with safety Major Burns. Just because the Tigers emerged victorious last week over Alabama and grab the SEC West lead, don’t expect […]

LSU’s Kelly said Tigers’ preparation includes all three of Arkansas’ quarterbacks, but expect Razorbacks to put best foot forward with Jefferson

November 10, 2022 William Weathers 0

A bruised clavicle that limited Arkansas quarterback KJ Jefferson in practice last week but not in last week’s 21-19 loss to Liberty has added uncertainty to this week’s LSU game. Arkansas coach Sam Pittman said […]

Jim Kleinpeter: Fans perception of LSU’s Kelly shifts after successful two-point decision, win over Alabama

November 10, 2022 Jim Kleinpeter 0

As the venerable, but baffling, former LSU coach Les Miles once said: “How do you like me now?” LSU coach Brian Kelly has watched his team surge from dead meat to a roaring beast, poised […]

LSU’s Josh Williams named semifinalist for Burlsworth Trophy

November 10, 2022 Tiger Rag News Services 0

LSU running back Josh Williams has been named one of 10 semifinalists for the Burlsworth Trophy, which is awarded to the nation’s most outstanding college football player who began his career as a walk-on. Williams, […]