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  1. GTN mailbag: Backups, but also pros

    Gary Laney

    BATON ROUGE, La. -- GeauxTigerNation writer Gary Laney answers your questions: From: Biff (Chicago): Do the recruiting coaches feel any advantage in having someone like Lavar Edwards, who wasn't a starter his senior year, get drafted into the NFL?...

    Blog | May 10, 2013
  2. DBs from SEC blanket combine

    Gary Laney

    Several of RecruitingNation's SEC sites took a look this week at the players headed to the NFL combine, which begins today in Indianapolis, and other predraft camps. Click here to read the entire predraft series. Today: Defensive backs and special te...

    Blog | February 22, 2013
  3. History says LSU will have pros, busts

    Gary Laney

    BATON ROUGE, La. -- As LSU puts the finishing touches on its 2013 recruiting class, one might ask what to expect from the incoming class. One way to judge is through history. Looking at the last three classes to complete their eligibility -- an...

    Blog | January 29, 2013
  4. LSU hopes reputation leads to big weekend

    Gary Laney

    BATON ROUGE -- LSU already has a top 10 class, but this weekend the Tigers will be pitching to make it even better. Maquedius BainDefensive tackle2013Uncommitted: ListPos Rk Stars Grade Hometown 6 87 Fort Lauderdale, FL The Tigers will host a...

    Blog | December 14, 2012
  5. LSU Tigers' young defensive backs are living up to 'DBU' reputati...

    Gary Laney

    Young players have been forced into action and have repeatedly delivered in LSU's defensive backfield. The Tigers enter SEC play looking a solid seven deep in the secondary.

    Story | Conversation | September 17, 2012
  6. How deep is LSU? Auburn knows

    Gary Laney

    BATON ROUGE, La. -- It was Oct. 22 of last season, the last time LSU and Auburn met, that we found out just how deep LSU really was. The Bayou Bengals were without three key players that day in running back Spencer Ware and defensive backs Tyrann ...

    Blog | September 17, 2012
  7. Young DBs vulnerable? Don't bet on it

    Gary Laney

    BATON ROUGE, La. -- If you're looking for a vulnerability in No. 3 LSU's defense, you don't have to go much further than the scoring summary of Saturday's 41-14 win over North Texas: "UNT: Brelan Chancellor 80 pass from Derek Thompson (Olen kick)....

    Blog | September 02, 2012
  8. Countdown to kickoff: Our predictions

    Gary Laney and David Helman

    GeauxTigerNation writers Gary Laney and David Helman get you ready for the season with a daily breakdown throughout August of what LSU is facing in the fall -- from its opponents to its road trips to who it's recruiting. Today, in the final countdown...

    Blog | August 31, 2012
  9. LSU replaces Mathieu with freshman

    Gary Laney

    BATON ROUGE, La. -- Locally, anybody paying attention saw it coming. Nationally, however, it was a "wow" moment. LSU's first game week depth chart released Monday for the season opener against North Texas revealed it would replace its dismissed He...

    Blog | August 28, 2012
  10. LSU Tigers punter Brad Wings has rock star status

    Gary Laney

    Punters aren't typically fan favorites, but LSU punter Brad Wing changed that up in 2011 with his flashy play

    Story | Conversation | August 20, 2012
  11. Ready or not, Simon now elder statesman

    Gary Laney

    The clock has sped up for the development of LSU cornerback Tharold Simon. Like the steady line of Tiger stars at cornerback in recent years, Simon was supposed to enjoy a season being the "other" starter next to the superstar. He would start for ...

    Blog | August 17, 2012
  12. Young DBs step up with loss of Mathieu

    David Helman

    After all his contributions, it's easy to forget that Tyrann Mathieu was once an unheralded true freshman. His dismissal from LSU's roster leaves the Tigers with just one experienced cornerback. It also leaves a massive hole at nickelback -- the spot...

    Blog | August 11, 2012
  13. Even after draft, Reid says LSU is DBU

    Gary Laney

    HOOVER, Ala. -- After LSU thoroughly dominated college football's secondary positions last year (How many schools can you name can equal LSU's feat of having one cornerback finish as a Heisman Trophy finalist and another finish as the Thorpe Award wi...

    Blog | July 19, 2012
  14. Five things to know: Defensive backs

    Gary Laney

    With spring football and the NFL draft in the books, here are five things to know about LSU's secondary: 1. LSU's still DBU: For the second straight year, LSU had the NFL draft's first selected defensive back when cornerback Morris Claiborne went ...

    Blog | May 03, 2012
  15. LSU Tigers Morris Claiborne Michael Brockers heading to NFL

    David Helman

    Morris Claiborne and Michael Brockers announced their intention to leave school early for the NFL, while rumors swirled around two other Tigers.

    Story | Conversation | January 12, 2012