Located a few miles apart along the Mississippi River, LSU and Southern dominateBaton Rouge, making the city unique as a location for two land grant institutions. The schools are known for their glorious bands and […]
Marvin Lafayette “Bud” Johnson Jr. arrived at LSU on Saturday, Feb. 1, 1958, as a sports information publicist under SID Ace Higgins. At age 23, the Southeastern Louisiana University graduate was perched to be […]
It was November of 1999 when LSU Athletic Director Joe Dean received a callthat would forever change the trajectory of LSU football. The voice he heard was that of agent Jimmy Sexton saying he had […]
Around 100 days from his curtain call, 60-year-old Brian Kelly brings gravitas to his role on the grand stage as the oldest leader to debut for the Tigers. Kelly counters the clock with a resume’ […]
Will Wade is suddenly a man without a contract at the strong-assed age of 39. If not for a barrage of allegations of NCAA infractions, Wade would be a hot ticket. Instead he is radioactive […]
In the infancy of athletes reaping an overdue harvest from brandishing their name, image and likeness, recruiting has blossomed into a full scale bidding war in public view. In the Golden Age of NCAA scrutiny, […]
Dale Brown was an impressionable boy living in a sparse apartment in the frigidlyremote hamlet of Minot, North Dakota when he became a fan of the Minneapolis Lakers.The NBA premiered in 1946 as Brown was […]
When Brian Kelly was born in October of 1961, a fellow Massachusetts Catholic was John F. Kennedy, President of the United States. This may explain why Kelly, at 22, was a driver for Democratic presidential […]
As “Not So Easy” Ed Orgeron strives to navigate a ship to nowhere as a lame duck river pilot, LSU watchers are witnessing the most protracted hunt for coaching treasure since 1979 when Paul Dietzel […]
With the naming of the court at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center a tribute to the greatest men’s basketball coach in LSU history, the overdue recognition of Dale Brown should be followed by a salute […]
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