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LSU's latest availability report is out, and it has positive injury news for four starters

By REED DARCEY | Staff writer
Updated 6 hrs ago

Four injured LSU starters are on track to suit up Saturday for the a road clash with Texas A&M.

Scott Rabalais: Despite a key loss, LSU's 'blue collar' defensive tackles are thriving

BY SCOTT RABALAIS | Sports columnist
Updated 8 hrs ago

The season barely had begun for LSU, and yet in some ways it seemed like it was already over.

A moment between Garrett Nussmeier and Brian Kelly showed LSU's QB is learning when to run

BY WILSON ALEXANDER | Staff writer
Updated 16 hrs ago

After quarterback Garrett Nussmeier kept the ball on a zone read against Arkansas, he looked to LSU's sideline.

Establish the run and defend it: Why LSU-Texas A&M will be decided on the ground

By REED DARCEY | Staff writer
21 hrs ago

The winner of the clash between LSU and Texas A&M will have an inside track to the Southeastern Conference title game.

How will LSU handle Texas A&M's defense? Answering your questions about the Tigers.

BY WILSON ALEXANDER | Staff writer
Updated 17 hrs ago

LSU will play perhaps its toughest game of the season Saturday night against Texas A&M, a matchup with Southeastern Conference championship and College Football Playoff implications.

2024 LSU Tigers odds: Championship, SEC, CFB Playoff

by GABE HENDERSON | Staff writer
Oct 22, 2024

LSU is one of the two unbeaten teams remaining in Southeastern Conference play following its 34-10 win over Arkansas. The Tigers improved to 6-1 as they've completely turned their season aroun…

An LSU freshman had to rehab a tough knee injury. Now he's a 'weapon' on special teams.

By REED DARCEY | Staff writer
Oct 22, 2024

LSU placekicker Aeron Burrell has had a sharp season, made all the more impressive by the fact that he spent his offseason recovering from a fractured kneecap.

Brian Kelly shares how Garrett Nussmeier’s efficiency is affected by LSU’s offensive scheme

BY WILSON ALEXANDER | Staff writer
Oct 22, 2024

Completion percentage helps measure a quarterback’s efficiency, and sometimes it correlates with productivity. For example, former LSU quarterbacks Joe Burrow and Jayden Daniels exceeded 70% w…

Georgia and LSU earned big victories last week. Here's where they stand in our latest SEC power rankings

BY KOKI RILEY | Staff writer
Oct 22, 2024

Each week of the college season, we're breaking down the Southeastern Conference's 16 teams in The Advocate's power rankings:

WATCH: Where does LSU fit in SEC title, CFP races before showdown at Texas A&M?

Staff report
Oct 21, 2024

After a dominating 34-10 win at Arkansas, the LSU football team finds itself squarely in the middle of the races for the Southeastern Conference title and the College Football Playoff. That co…

Scott Rabalais: Are the Tigers ready for newfound praise? Brian Kelly thinks they are.

BY SCOTT RABALAIS | Sports columnist
Oct 21, 2024

There’s an old saying in sports about the short trip from the penthouse to the outhouse.

Did you catch that funky blitz formation LSU ran vs. Arkansas? Brian Kelly can explain.

By REED DARCEY | Staff writer
Oct 21, 2024

LSU first-year defensive coordinator Blake Baker needed to stop Arkansas on third down, so he reached deep into his bag of tricks and pulled out an unusual formation.

LSU's Caden Durham is not 100% healthy, leaving Brian Kelly 'impressed' with the freshman RB

BY KOKI RILEY | Staff writer
Updated Oct 21, 2024

Caden Durham has been LSU's most productive running back this season.

LSU vs. Texas A&M betting odds, TV info: Who takes control atop the SEC?

by GABE HENDERSON | Staff writer
Oct 21, 2024

The LSU Tigers are one of two teams remaining with an undefeated record in SEC play after Saturday's convincing 34-10 win over the Arkansas Razorbacks. This will change on Saturday night when …

LSU football 'emerging as a contender' in SEC, CFP races going into game at Texas A&M

BY WILSON ALEXANDER | Staff writer
Oct 21, 2024

Within LSU’s 34-10 win over Arkansas, coach Brian Kelly noticed signs of a team on the rise.

Submit your LSU football questions here for a weekly Q&A before the Tigers play Texas A&M

BY WILSON ALEXANDER | Staff writer
Oct 21, 2024

Would you believe it if someone told you before the season started that LSU and Texas A&M would play for sole possession of first place in the Southeastern Conference?

How Whit Weeks provided the 'backbreaker' for LSU in the Tigers' win over Arkansas

BY WILSON ALEXANDER | Staff writer
Oct 20, 2024

With LSU protecting a one-score lead in the third quarter at Arkansas, sophomore linebacker Whit Weeks made an interception that helped put away the Razorbacks.

LSU beat Arkansas, but Brian Kelly wasn't happy with his offense's penalty issues

By REED DARCEY | Staff writer
Oct 20, 2024

The LSU offense kept committing pre-snap procedure penalties throughout the first half of its 34-10 road win over Arkansas on Saturday night.

Photos: LSU Defense stymies Arkansas in 34-10 road win

MICHAEL JOHNSON | STAFF PHOTOJOURNALIST | michael.johnson@theadvocate.com
Oct 20, 2024

LSU defense helped lead the Tigers past Arkansas 34-10 on the road to improve to 6-1 and to keep the Golden Boot trophy in Louisiana.

Scott Rabalais: LSU isn't perfect, but it is a player on the national scene once again

BY SCOTT RABALAIS | Sports columnist
Updated Oct 19, 2024

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Don’t look now, but the free radicals of college football are on the loose.

LSU's Brian Kelly ended his postgame press conference with a message for Arkansas

BY RASHAD MILLIGAN | Staff writer
Updated Oct 19, 2024

Brian Kelly had a message for the Pig Sooie faithful on Saturday night.

LSU's run game set the tone and sealed its victory over Arkansas. Here's how.

BY KOKI RILEY | Staff writer
Updated Oct 19, 2024

LSU made sure to get the ball into Caden Durham's hands.

LSU's defense led the way, and the Tigers shut down Arkansas for an important SEC road win

BY WILSON ALEXANDER | Staff writer
Updated Oct 20, 2024

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — With LSU leading by one score in the third quarter, Whit Weeks blitzed untouched off the edge. He batted a pass into the air, and at first, Weeks didn’t see the ball. He s…

Scott Rabalais: Three things we learned about LSU from Saturday's game at Arkansas

BY SCOTT RABALAIS | Sports columnist
Updated Oct 19, 2024

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Three things we learned about the LSU Tigers from Saturday night’s 34-10 victory at Arkansas:

LSU-Arkansas score: Live updates, analysis from the Tigers' important SEC road trip

By REED DARCEY | Staff writer
Oct 19, 2024

The last time LSU took the field, it pulled off a come-from-behind, overtime, walk-off win over Ole Miss in a classic Tiger Stadium night game.

The LSU defense did something vs. Arkansas even the ESPN announcers hadn’t seen before

BY RASHAD MILLIGAN | Staff writer
Updated Oct 19, 2024

In the first quarter of the No. 8 LSU-Arkansas SEC rivalry game, the Tigers did something even a seasoned ESPN broadcast team had not witnessed.

An LSU defensive back did not accompany the Tigers on their road trip to Arkansas

By REED DARCEY | Staff writer
Updated Oct 19, 2024

LSU safety Jordan Allen did not travel with the Tigers to Fayetteville, Arkansas, for their road game against the Razorbacks.

Nick Saban has a funny story about his first trip to Arkansas in 2000 as LSU's coach

BY SCOTT RABALAIS | Sports columnist
Updated Oct 19, 2024

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Nick Saban has never forgotten his first trip to Arkansas as LSU’s coach.

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