Rabalais: On LSU's spread offense, way too early bowl talk, Cole Tracy's truly historic FG

Rabalais: On LSU's spread offense, way too early bowl talk, Cole Tracy's truly historic FG

BY SCOTT RABALAIS | srabalais@theadvocate.com
Sep 19, 2018 - 6:57 pm
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Notes on a golf scorecard while wondering what will happen first: I will break 80 again or LSU will crack the 400-yard total offense barrier. If you’re placing a bet over at one of the new sports books in Mississippi, I’d bet on the latter ... Read more

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