The 2018 football season's kickoff is still more than a month away, but Southeastern Conference fans get their first taste of what's in store this week.
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Monday, July 16, 2018
Here are four observations from columnist Scott Rabalais at Day 1 of SEC media days...
ATLANTA — Don't let the beard, the size (6-foot-3, 300 pounds) or his maturity fool you.
Monday, July 16, 2018
ATLANTA — After a sophomore season in which he led the SEC with 133 tackles, LSU linebacker Devin White has people talking.
ATLANTA — If you had your mind made up about LSU football coach Ed Orgeron, pro or con, what he said Monday at Southeastern Conference Media Days probably didn’t change your feelings much.
LSU women’s basketball coach Nikki Fargas announced the hiring of Michaela Mabrey to the position of director of recruiting Monday.
Monday, July 16, 2018
Asked about changing offensive coordinators after just one season, LSU coach Ed Orgeron seemed to own the failed Matt Canada experiment at SEC media days Monday, calling the situation "a mistake."
There's a lot to like about Ohio State graduate transfer quarterback Joe Burrow, LSU players say, from his play-making ability to his favorite music.
Speaking at the SEC media days, first-year Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher said "unfortunately it just didn't work out at the time" when asked about LSU and Fisher's reported discussions about coaching the Tigers back in 2015.
Monday, July 16, 2018
ATLANTA — Though the Southeastern Conference's 6-1-1 scheduling format is a bone of contention for LSU and some of its fans, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said Monday it remains the “clear preference of our SEC members.”
Two LSU players were named to the pre-season watch list for the Bednarik Award, given to the nation's top defensive player.
Sunday, July 15, 2018
The Southeastern Conference is taking over Atlanta this week for its annual media days conference.
Sunday, July 15, 2018
Southern Lab seniors Kardell Thomas and Tyrion Davis, both LSU commitments, announced Sunday night on Twitter that they had received invitations to play in the All-American Bowl for the nation's top high school players Jan. 5 in San Antonio.
It is either the biggest Aggie joke ever, or a marvelously prescient piece of hardware.
Saturday, July 14, 2018
Sure, Southeastern Conference media days are a gabfest — but it’s football talk, and it’s the SEC, so we’re tuning in. Here are some of the best topics of discussion.
Saturday, July 14, 2018
As the 2018 season cometh, you can sum up the state of the Southeastern Conference thusly:
The number of days until the start of LSU football season on Sept. 2 are dwindling — 49 as of Sunday — but the numbers on the LSU football roster are going up.
TAMPERE, Finland — The next-to-last day of the IAAF U20 World championships on Saturday was a productive one for track and field athletes with Louisiana ties.
Friday, July 13, 2018
HAVANA — Four pitchers combined on a four-hit shutout and Daniel Cabrera (LSU) and Andrew Vaughn (Cal) hit back-to-back home runs in the sixth inning as the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team clinched its fourth consecutive series victory over …
For the fourth straight year, the SEC Network will fill the days leading up to football season with a series of days in which each Southeastern Conference school takes over programming on the channel.
New LSU quarterback Joe Burrow apparently will have a new number when he wears the purple and gold this fall.
LSU and Tulane are not scheduled to play baseball in the 2019 season, LSU senior associate athletic director Robert Munson confirmed Friday, marking the first time since 1936 the teams won’t play at least once in the regular season.
Back by popular demand, it’s the second-annual edition of …
Striking gold: LSU's Jake Norris joins teammate Damion Thomas as medalist at world junior track meet
TAMPERE, Finland — Make it a double for the LSU track and field program.
ESPN and the SEC network announced Friday a contract extension with polarizing college sports radio and TV personality Paul Finebaum.
Thursday, July 12, 2018
Madden season is just around the corner.
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
LAS VEGAS — Every year, college players declare for the NBA draft before exhausting their college eligibility.
Former LSU baseball player and undergraduate assistant coach Leon Landry is expected to go across town to join Kerrick Jackson’s coaching staff at Southern next season, according to a report by D1 Baseball.
The honors continue to come in for LSU outfielder Daniel Cabrera and pitcher Ma’Khail Hilliard.
The final touch on the LSU men’s basketball non-conference schedule was completed Wednesday, as ESPN announced the bracket and parings for the AdvoCare Invitational on Thanksgiving weekend in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
A day's worth of bouncing from interview room to interview room taking questions from more than 1,000 media members isn’t every athlete’s idea of fun.
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Last May, Kelly Orgeron -- the wife of LSU football coach Ed Orgeron -- underwent two planned 10-hour back surgeries in California.
For the second-straight season LSU will have a new-look offense, and by the sound of it, coach Ed Orgeron is confident in the scheme his staff has developed.
Monday, July 09, 2018
When their playing days are over, former LSU Tigers Odell Beckham Jr. and Brad Wing may have a career as music video actors.
In a fitting end to a hard-fought series, Monday’s finale between the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team and Japan took extra innings to decide with Japan claiming a 4-3 win in the 11th at SunTrust Park, home of the Atlanta Braves.
Derrius Guice has already made one dream a reality by making it to the NFL.
Sunday, July 08, 2018
Sixteen NFL regular season games and 12 regular season college football games. If you're like most south Louisiana football fans you cheer for the New Orleans Saints and LSU Tigers, giving you at least 28 games in 2018 to watch in person, screamin…
Former LSU stars Aaron Nola and Alex Bregman were named Sunday night to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game rosters, increasing the Tigers’ all-time total of MLB All-Stars to 12.
Friday, July 06, 2018
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Another strong effort on the mound and a pair of LSU players at the plate led the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team to a 3-1 victory in Game 3 of its series against Japan in front of a sellout crowd of 4,211 on Friday night at …
It's not totally surprising that former LSU baseball signee Brice Turang spurned the Tigers for an offer from the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night.
Thursday, July 05, 2018
Ed Orgeron and the LSU football program have started July like they ended June — on a roll.
A little more than a week ago, LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieiri said it would be an upset if prized recruit Brice Turang picked the Tigers over the Milwaukee Brewers.
UPDATE (9:05 p.m.):
LSU outfielder Daniel Cabrera and pitcher Ma’Khail Hilliard were named Thursday to the D1 Baseball Freshman All-America teams. Cabrera was voted to the first team, and Hilliard was a second-team selection.
Six former LSU basketball players will begin play Friday in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas with the hope of earning an invite to training camp this fall.
Wednesday, July 04, 2018
A ride down Nicholson Drive these days will show signs that a host of new things are coming for LSU athletics, but it should be cleared up by the time Tigers gamedays roll around.
Tuesday, July 03, 2018
With three days to go until the deadline to sign, only six players chosen in the first round of the major league draft last month had not come to terms as of 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to MLB.com.