BATON ROUGE, La. — After another break-in at Tiger Stadium — the fifth in the past month – LSU officials are wondering how to keep people from trespassing. Here’s a wild thought: Let them in. During the 2000 College World Series, play was suspended for a full day due to weather. With nothing to do, […]
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After announcing two changes on his staff last week, Ed Orgeron is looking to move quickly to replace former running backs coach Jabbar Juluke and wide receivers coach Dameyune Craig. Here are several coaches who could fill the vacancies. Tommie Robinson, running back coach, USC By any account, this would be a home-run hire. Robinson […]
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BATON ROUGE, La. – If you didn’t get your fill of recruiting silliness last week, New Orleans-area high school coaches served up a second helping Tuesday. A report from SEC Country indicated that several NOLA-area coaches are planning a meeting to discuss a “boycott” of LSU football after Tigers running backs coach Jabbar Juluke was […]
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BATON ROUGE, La. – As Ed Orgeron continues remaking the LSU football program in his image, one thing is clear: He has a clear plan. The two newest pieces of the puzzle officially were introduced Thursday, with Tommie Robinson (above, left) coming aboard as running backs coach/recruiting coordinator and Mickey Joseph (above, right) joining the […]
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BATON ROUGE, La. – Football coaches are people, too, with real families. Anybody can relate to being offered a job that would necessitate a family move and the need to discuss it with their spouse before accepting. New LSU wide receiver coach Mickey Joseph is no different. “That was one of the agreements with her […]
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Brandon Harris’ announced decision Monday to transfer for his senior season is equal parts understandable and disappointing; at the same time both predictable and bold. Let’s take them in order, shall we? Since 2008, Jordan Jefferson is the only quarterback that signed with LSU out of high school completed his eligibility with that Tigers. Chris […]
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LSU finished with the consensus No. 7 class of the 2017 recruiting cycle, an impressive ranking considering the short time Ed Orgeron and his staff had to recruit once he was given the permanent coaching job. As impressive as LSU’s haul was, though, the Tigers signed just three of Louisiana’s top-10 prospects; Alabama signed three […]
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Less than one week after he was fired for making controversial comments regarding banning Alabama from his campus, former Bossier City (La.) Parkway coach David Feaster returned to the show where he lit the fuse on comments that blew up into a national controversy. Appearing on “Off the Bench with Culotta and T-Bob,” Feaster was […]
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LSU defensive end Arden Key’s leave of absence from the team isn’t expected to last forever. During an interview with Tiger Rag Radio on Tuesday night, Tigers coach Ed Orgeron said he believes Key will be back with the team eventually without giving a timetable on a return. “We expect him to be back,” Orgeron said. […]
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BATON ROUGE, La. — While LSU coach Ed Orgeron said he expects All-SEC pass rusher Arden Key to return to the Tigers, he stopped short when asked if Key would be back for spring practice. With Key — who set the LSU single-season record with 12 sacks in 2016 — likely to miss spring drills, […]
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BATON ROUGE, La. – Making his first public comments since announcing his decision to transfer from LSU, quarterback Brandon Harris called the opportunity to start for the in-state Tigers “a dream come true.” Harris appeared as a guest on “Off the Bench with Culotta and T-Bob” on 104.5 ESPN Baton Rouge on Friday and also […]
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Les Miles has found work. No, the former LSU coach has not accepted a coaching position. He also has not agreed to any TV offers, as has been widely speculated since his firing in late September. Instead, Miles has agreed to be the featured speaker at the Nebraska football coaches clinic. The clinic is scheduled […]
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BATON ROUGE, La. – Seventeen months after suffering a spinal cord injury during a game at Georgia, former Southern University football player Devon Gales is making remarkable progress. “I’m able to sit up on my own, without having so much help,” Gales said Monday on 104.5 FM’s “After Further Review” in Baton Rouge. At the […]
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LSU basketball player Brian Bridgewater said this week that he is hoping to transition from the hardwood to the gridiron this fall and play football for the Tigers. At 6 feet 5 and 282 pounds, Bridgewater is a bruising but undersized power forward who has managed only four minutes per game on a team that […]
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LSU doesn’t begins its first spring practices under Ed Orgeron until March 11, but that’s not stopping fullback J.D. Moore from getting work in now. In a video posted Saturday to Twitter by punter Josh Growden, Moore – with his arm in a sling – is working on footwork and blocking drills in the LSU […]
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BATON ROUGE, La. – Former LSU safety Brandon Taylor’s playing career might be over, but he apparently he isn’t done with football yet. The offers to embark on a professional coaching career have been plentiful. Taylor, a third-round pick of the San Diego Chargers in the 2012 draft, played in only four games as a […]
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BATON ROUGE, La. — At the start of the 2016 season, LSU had more players in the NFL than any other college program. Considering the way the Tigers recruited under Les Miles, that should not be a surprise. What will catch some observers off-guard is that there are six former LSU receivers currently on NFL […]
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BATON ROUGE, La. – Ethan Pocic? Gone. The All-America center graduated and is off to the NFL. Josh Boutte? Gone. The starting right guard also has also exhausted his eligibility. Will Clapp? Out, but not gone. Last season’s left guard and a 2015 Freshman All-America will miss spring football with a shoulder injury. With last […]
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Generally when a three-star center prospect makes a non-binding verbal commitment in March, it doesn’t throw the news cycle on its head. Not surprisingly, when Cole Smith committed to LSU’s 2018 class last weekend, it was more of a footnote than a headline. You will have to forgive the purple and gold faithful for not […]
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A former LSU football player will be battling for a championship Saturday. Shawn Jordan, a former Tigers fullback, will headline World Series of Fighting 35 in a heavyweight title bout against Blagoy Ivanov on Saturday night in Verona, New York. Jordan (19-7) made 40 appearances during his LSU career from 2003-07 and won two national […]
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