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• Athletic training director Jack Marucci moves to new position at LSU

  June 17, 2021 9:03 AM

  BATON ROUGE - LSU's longtime athletic director, a trusted trainer who carried the program through three football national championships and ran a staff that was involved in 17 other national titles in various sports, is leaving his position to become Director of Performance Innovation within the department, The Advocate reports.... more »

• Waitr now delivers stadium food straight to fan's seats during LSU baseball games

  May 14, 2021 9:14 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Fans of LSU baseball who also happen to be foodies can now enjoy two of their favorite pastimes at once. A recent news release from food delivery service, Waitr, announced that Waitr and LSU Athletics have collaborated for the provision of a service that allows fans attending... more »

• Thursday's Title IX hearing goes on despite significant lack of LSU witnesses Play Video

  April 8, 2021 9:05 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana lawmakers are determined to move forward in their attempt to wrest detailed information related to LSU's Title IX failures from university officials during a Thursday, April 8 hearing. This Thursday hearing, created in hopes of providing LSU representatives with a platform from which they can... more »

• UPDATE: Testimony wraps for the day, LSU athletic director agrees to come back at a later date Play Video

  March 26, 2021 8:06 AM

  BATON ROUGE - LSU Athletic Director Scott Woodward has agreed to return for a third Title IX hearing before state lawmakers after Friday's meeting ended just after 7 p.m. Leaders at Louisiana State University have vowed to improve the university's handling of sexual misconduct cases, but local lawmakers... more »

• Amid state's reopening, LSU's Beach Volleyball team anticipates upcoming season Play Video

  May 14, 2020 6:38 AM

  BATON ROUGE - As Louisiana begins its gradual reopening and eventual emergence from the coronavirus health crisis, student-athletes anticipate what upcoming seasons hold. LSU's Beach Volleyball team, one of many groups that have faced cancellations of numerous events and uncertainty amid the COVID-19 outbreak, now look forward to getting... more »

• Days after locker room controversy, LSU says policy of athletics giving money to university is being 'reevaluated' Play Video

  July 29, 2019 12:57 PM

  BATON ROUGE – LSU Athletics appears to be ending its prolific fund-transfer policy, which contributed nearly $50 million to the academic institution between 2012 and 2017, according to a report by an LSU sports beat magazine. At first, new athletics director Scott Woodward implied in an interview with Tiger... more »

• Billy Cannon memorialized during funeral, future statue on LSU's campus

  May 23, 2018 4:55 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Billy Cannon, and perhaps the names of members of his National Championship squad, will be memorialized in a statue somewhere on the LSU campus. Details were brought back into the forefront at the funeral service for Cannon Wednesday. Cannon died Sunday. Cannon is known for... more »

• We've got a Saturday night in Death Valley

  July 25, 2017 11:30 AM

  BATON ROUGE – We know there will be at least one “Saturday night in Death Valley.” LSU announced Tuesday, it's 2017 home opener against Chattanooga on September 9 will kickoff at 6:30 p.m. The LSU-Chattanooga game will be televised on the SEC Network Alternate channel. It’s the first... more »

• Orgeron to collect $675,000 cash for being interim head coach

  December 1, 2016 6:36 PM

  BATON ROUGE – LSU will pay Ed Orgeron a lump sum of $675,000 for serving as interim head football coach for most of the season. Details of the compensation were revealed in the upcoming LSU Board of Supervisors agenda. The board meets seven times a year. Before being... more »

• Coach O talked head coach job with Alleva Friday

  November 25, 2016 4:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Interim head football coach Ed Orgeron met with LSU's athletic director Friday as the university narrows its decision on who will replace Les Miles. Orgeron and Joe Alleva, the A.D., met following Orgeron's 54-39 victory over Texas A&M Thanksgiving night. No one from the athletic department... more »

• In letter to fans, Alleva writes LSU's new head football coach must win

  November 18, 2016 11:10 AM

  BATON ROUGE - In a letter to fans Friday, Joe Alleva wrote about the search for the next LSU head football coach. Alleva said the coach will need to create a culture of excellence and character in all aspects of the football program. Championship level play is expected every... more »

• Tigers ranked 13th in College Football Playoff rankings

  November 1, 2016 7:24 PM

  BATON ROUGE – LSU was ranked 13 th in Tuesday's College Football Playoff rankings. Alabama was ranked 1 st followed by Clemson, Michigan and Texas A & M. The Tigers meet Alabama in Tiger Stadium Saturday. LSU will face Texas A & M later in November and Florida,... more »

• Guice, Pocic get SEC honors following Saturday win

  October 3, 2016 12:20 PM

  BATON ROUGE – LSU's Derrius Guice and Ethan Pocic were honored by the SEC as Offensive Player and Offensive Lineman of the week. Coming off of a 42-7 home win over the Missouri Tigers Saturday night, LSU produced a school record for total offense in a conference game with... more »

• On national radio show, Miles talks about his firing

  September 26, 2016 11:33 AM

  BATON ROUGE - During a call-in morning radio show televised on cable, former LSU head football coach Les Miles said football remains a part of his life and wished his successor luck. Miles talked with national sports radio host Dan Patrick about being fired, his future and if there... more »

• LSU's Les Miles, Cam Cameron fired; Orgeron offered interim job Play Video

  September 25, 2016 4:51 PM

  BATON ROUGE- LSU athletics has fired head football coach Les Miles and offensive coordinator Cam Cameron, WBRZ confirmed Sunday The Advoacte's Ross Dellenger reported that just before 4p.m. that Miles and Cameron were fired Sunday afternoon. BREAKING: Multiple sources confirm to The Advocate that #LSU has fired... more »

• Delahoussaye tweets picture of cleats, memory of friends killed in crash

  September 20, 2016 4:06 PM

  BATON ROUGE - LSU kicker Colby Delahoussaye tweeted a picture of his cleats with the numbers of two friends and football players who died in a car crash before the season started this summer. A small "27" and "3" appear at the heel of the cleat. Delahoussaye wrote on... more »

• LSU's home game against Mizzou to be televised on SEC Network

  September 19, 2016 3:33 PM

  BATON ROUGE - LSU's next home football game will be televised on SEC Network, the university announced Monday. The Tigers face Missouri at home on October 1 at 6:30 p.m. following an away game at Auburn on September 24th at 5 p.m. The Auburn game is on ESPN. ... more »

• LSU board defers $100,000 playoff incentive decision for Les Miles' contract

  September 8, 2016 6:56 PM

  BATON ROUGE - N ear the end of more than a thousand pages of agenda items and notes for Friday's LSU Board of Supervisor's meeting was a $100,000 increase for Les Miles. The addendum to Miles' contract was essentially a change to the head football coach's incentive package, should... more »

• AP preseason Top 25 has Tigers at No. 5

  August 21, 2016 1:32 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The LSU Tigers are number five in The Associated Press preseason Top 25. Coming in at No. 1 is defending national champion Alabama with 33 of 61 first-place votes. No. 2 Clemson with 16 first-place votes. No. 3 Oklahoma with four first-place votes. And No 4.... more »

• Tigers return to campus this morning

  August 3, 2016 10:31 AM

  BATON ROUGE - LSU football players started arriving on campus Wednesday morning. Sports anchor Chris Price found Donte Jackson arriving on campus. By lunch, all 105 players will be on campus as the Tigers prepare for the season. Donte Jackson might be the fastest man in college... more »