Dabo Swinney’s way beat Nick Saban’s – and what does that mean for Ed Orgeron?
BATON ROUGE, La. – Like a lot of useful phrases that get overused to the point of morphing into cliché, “old school” has gotten plenty of wear-and-tear. Watching the Alabama-Clemson showdown in the...
View ArticleLSU quarterbacks — well, sort of — make more news
BATON ROUGE, La. – Quarterback news and LSU never seem to stray too far from each other. Tuesday was no exception, as a Tigers quarterback of the past and one potentially of the future made news. Turns...
View ArticleLSU remains the SEC team most likely to supplant Alabama
BATON ROUGE, La. — Fireworks went off for several minutes in Baton Rouge late Monday night. On the Plains of Auburn, fans showed up at Toomer’s Corner and rolled the stately oaks with toilet paper. You...
View ArticleLSU uses a Les Miles-type of performance to whip Louisville in Citrus Bowl
Holidays are a time to reminisce about people close to you, and that means phrases like “______ would’ve loved that.” LSU wrapped up its holiday season Saturday several steps short of what was hoped...
View ArticleSo, how long will the honeymoon last for LSU’s Matt Canada?
BATON ROUGE, La. – Honeymoons are a great thing. It’s a chance to really get cozy and find things out about a new relationship that you might not have been aware of. For new LSU offensive coordinator...
View ArticleLane Kiffin picks FAU over LSU. What was he thinking?
BATON ROUGE, La. – Back to the drawing board for Ed Orgeron and LSU, although you have to imagine that the Tigers’ coach has been doodling ideas on that board for a while now. Lane Kiffin won’t be the...
View ArticleLSU in scramble mode after its top QB recruits decommit
BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU hasn’t made the complete trip from the penthouse to the outhouse with its 2017 quarterback recruiting class yet. But some unexpected moves by two previously committed players...
View ArticleLSU regular-season review: A long, strange trip for Tigers
BATON ROUGE, La. — What a long, strange trip for LSU in 2016. And the thing is, it’s not over, on or off the field. The Tigers changed coaches, a potential Heisman candidate established himself in the...
View ArticleCould SEC someday be left out of a four-team College Football Playoff?
BATON ROUGE, La. – Though this may age the writer a little, the whole drama surrounding the College Football Playoff selection reminds me of a great movie scene from the 1990s. First off, no, this...
View ArticleIf not Lane Kiffin, then who? Plan B options at OC for Ed Orgeron
BATON ROUGE, La. – If the recent search for a new LSU coach should teach anything, it’s this: Sometimes the main target(s) aren’t always where things wind up. That doesn’t mean the Tigers won’t fall...
View ArticleWhy a Lane Kiffin move to LSU makes sense
BATON ROUGE, La. – Funny how much a coach’s popularity can change in a short time frame. In the fall of 2013, Lane Kiffin’s rising star abruptly fell when he was messily fired from his post as USC...
View ArticleSigning Dave Aranda to extension is Orgeron’s first recruiting coup
BATON ROUGE, La. – With another phase of the never-ending recruiting cycle kicking into motion, new LSU coach Ed Orgeron will be plenty busy for the next few weeks. One of the biggest recruits that...
View ArticleThe ‘carousel’ has started to spin, so what’s next for Les Miles?
BATON ROUGE, La. – One major domino fell, another one wobbled but stayed upright and now a new one may be ready to topple. Now the rest of the 2016 coaching carousel can get to spinning, and that...
View ArticleThe only way Ed Orgeron can win over his many critics? Win big
BATON ROUGE, La. – No concession speeches are forthcoming. No coach-elect meetings with the lame duck or, in this case, deposed leader. But the news of Ed Orgeron’s hire as LSU’s coach certainly has a...
View ArticleEd Orgeron’s first order of business at LSU: hiring coordinators
BATON ROUGE, La. – Now the picture comes into clearer focus. But it may get fuzzy again real soon. With LSU spinning the coaching search wheel and landing on Ed Orgeron, one clear domino toppled was...
View ArticleThe good, bad and ugly from LSU’s easy win at Texas A&M
BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU has been a bit of a Jekyll-and-Hyde team all season, and for the final chapter of 2016, the good doctor showed up and performed as well as he has in a while on offense in a 54-39...
View ArticleLSU hammers Texas A&M, making you wonder why this offense disappears at times
Maybe in a season accentuated by what-ifs, it was fitting that LSU’s offense churned out its most impressive offensive performance in several seasons in the regular-season finale. Makes you wonder,...
View ArticleJoe Alleva, LSU should be patient, look at all options in coaching search
BATON ROUGE, La. – By nature, I am a listener more than a talker. I tend to sit back and absorb more than knee-jerk react. Tied into that, I believe everybody has a right to his/her opinion and that...
View ArticleLSU falters at home – and this one should sting for a long time
BATON ROUGE, La. – Some losses sting a little more. LSU absorbed one on Saturday that had to feel like a sucker punch. Everything was teed up for the Tigers to put a positive spin on a season that went...
View ArticleKeys to LSU’s turnaround? Don’t forget Danny Etling
BATON ROUGE, La. – As LSU has flipped its 2016 season around, so many players have stepped to the forefront – some expected, some not so much. The Tigers are built around two running backs, feature one...
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