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15 results for "football"
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GTN mailbag: Backups, but also pros
Gary LaneyBATON 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 -
DBs from SEC blanket combine
Gary LaneySeveral 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 -
History says LSU will have pros, busts
Gary LaneyBATON 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 -
LSU hopes reputation leads to big weekend
Gary LaneyBATON 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 -
LSU Tigers' young defensive backs are living up to 'DBU' reputati...
Gary LaneyYoung 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 -
How deep is LSU? Auburn knows
Gary LaneyBATON 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 -
Young DBs vulnerable? Don't bet on it
Gary LaneyBATON 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 -
Countdown to kickoff: Our predictions
Gary Laney and David HelmanGeauxTigerNation 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 -
LSU replaces Mathieu with freshman
Gary LaneyBATON 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 -
LSU Tigers punter Brad Wings has rock star status
Gary LaneyPunters aren't typically fan favorites, but LSU punter Brad Wing changed that up in 2011 with his flashy play
Story | Conversation | August 20, 2012 -
Ready or not, Simon now elder statesman
Gary LaneyThe 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 -
Young DBs step up with loss of Mathieu
David HelmanAfter 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 -
Even after draft, Reid says LSU is DBU
Gary LaneyHOOVER, 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 -
Five things to know: Defensive backs
Gary LaneyWith 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 -
LSU Tigers Morris Claiborne Michael Brockers heading to NFL
David HelmanMorris 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