News#7 LSU Will Play in Atlanta vs #13 Clemson December 31 in the Chick-fil-A Bowl
It’s official LSU has been invited to the 45th Chick-fil-A Bowl to be played between LSU and Clemson on December 31st in Atlanta. The tigers who finished 10-2 in the regular season had hoped for a BCS birth but when Florida beat Florida State two weeks ago that ended LSU’s BCS chances. The Cotton Bowl was a very realistic possibility but they chose Texas A&M over LSU.
Tiger Basketball Gets a Big Win over Seton Hall in the Big East/SEC Challenge 72-67
LSU rallied past Seton Hall Thursday night to improve their record to 5-0. Johnny Jones first team in Baton Rouge is providing some excitement early. The Tigers were led by Shavon Coleman who had 14 of his total 18 points in the second half. LSU basketball which has struggled so far at the free throw line, hit their final 6 free throws of the game to preserve the win in the Pmac. Andre Stringer hit 4 free throws in the remaining 39 seconds and Charles Carmouche added 2 as well.
#7 LSU Survives Arkansas in Fayettville 20-13 to Finish the Regular Season 10-2
The tigers had what seemed like a comfortable lead at halftime 10-0 and even led 17-3 over the razorbacks for most of the third quarter. However, Les Miles coached games have a way of not being over until the last second has come off the clock. Arkansas stormed back with 10 points late in the third and got within 4 points of the tigers in the fourth before Drew Alleman again stretched the lead to 7 points on a 22-yard field goal with 1:26 remaining in the contest. With time running out, Arkansas was forced to use their final time outs and managed to get all the way down to the LSU 18. With only 6 seconds remaining the razorbacks’ Tyler Wilson overthrew the receiver to end the game.
#7 LSU Travels to Arkansas to Close Out the Regular Season vs the Razorbacks; Friday 1:30 CBS
The tigers again will play on the Friday after Thanksgiving against the Arkansas Razorbacks. The annual battle for the golden boot begins Friday at 1:30 CBS.
Arkansas had high expectations this year but when Bobby Petrino was forced out the Razobacks turned to coach John L. Smith to lead the program. Unfortunately Arkansas has had a long season and will not be eligible for a bowl game this season. They will try to make their senior day against the tigers a bit more successful then the previous 11 games this season.
The razorbacks rely on senior quarterback Tyler Wilson to make them go. Tyler has not had the senior season he hoped for but still has 3,028 yards and 20 touchdowns. Senior running back Dennis Johnson and Junior running back Knile Davis have combined for 1,073 yards on 236 carries. They have 10 touchdowns between them. Senior wide receiver Cobi Hamilton is a player the tigers secondary must contain as he is a key threat in a dangerous passing offense. Hamilton has 80 receptions for 1,230 yards on the year.
Odell Beckham’s Punt Return Late Helps #7 LSU Overcome Ole Miss 41-35
On a day of mayhem and upsets the tigers survived. LSU’s very dependable defense surrendered 310 yards and 2 touchdowns to Ole Miss quarterback Bo Wallace. Although the tigers did come up with 3 interceptions, they were burned all day by the rebel sophomore quarterback.
The tigers did what winning teams do when they face a fired up underdog team; they survived. With the help of Odell Beckham Jr.’s 89 yard punt return the tigers were able to leave tiger stadium with a 41-35 victory.