While there weren't many big-name matchups this week, it was still an entertaining week of college football. Here are some things we learned in Week 2 on the gridiron.
There may be some small changes in your assigned parking for LSU games this year. Here are the changes you need to know about before you head to Tiger Stadium this Saturday.
1. The Cocktail: This New Orleans drink made from rum and fruit juices was invented by Pat O’Brien in the 1940s. Interestingly, O’Brien only concocted it because he needed to get rid of a lot of excess rum. He even gave them away for free to visiting sailors. The drink is now a staple of Mardi Gras and Cajun-flavored parties across the country.
If you think this facility is over the top then you know nothing about big time college football. Most major players in the NCAA have facilities that are very similar to these at the University of Alabama. It is only fair they build these places so nice because the purpose of a university is to win championships at the expense of education.
Nick Vander Tuig pitched eight shutout innings and Eric Filia drove in five runs, as UCLA beat Mississippi State, 8-0, to sweep the best-of-three College World Series in Omaha, Neb. on Tuesday night. Filia, Kevin Kramer and Cody Regis each had two hits for the Bruins, who won their first College World Series championship in school history...
This was the most exciting moment I have ever witnessed in my years of watching college baseball. Where were you when Warren Morris touched them all and raised a trophy?
LSU will make its 16th appearance in Omaha, as the Tigers pummeled Oklahoma 11-1 to sweep their best of three series Saturday night at Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertman Field, before 11,401 fans.
Watching LSU and Oklahoma last night in game one of the Baton Rouge Super Regional of the NCAA tournament was and exercise in excitement and awe. To say the starting pitchers for both schools were on top of their game would be an understatement.
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In the most glaring example of a lack of marketing creativity and out of obvious desire for a paid name sponsor, the new four-team college football playoff system that is replacing the Bowl Championship Series will be called the College Football Playoff, ESPN reported on Tuesday...