CBS Local Picks: Who Comes Out On Top? LSU vs. Alabama
Nationally ranked SEC rivals #1 LSU and #2 Alabama go head-to-head on your local CBS station at 8pm EST Saturday, November 5th. The anticipation of this college football matchup has sports fans all...
View ArticleLSU Superfan vs. Alabama Superfan: Why They’ll Win
There’s been a lot of talk leading up to the big LSU vs. Alabama game this Saturday. Sports writers, TV broadcasters, family, friends and even the mailman all seem to have an opinion. To some people, a...
View ArticleCowley Breaks Down Bama-LSU
(WSCR) The Score’s Joe Cowley traveled to Alabama to take in No. 1 LSU vs. No. 2 Alabama in person. He joined The McNeil and Spiegel Show to discuss the game. LISTEN: Joe Cowley on The McNeil and...
View ArticleThe LSU vs. Alabama Tailgate Experience
Enter Tuscaloosa, AL for one of the most anticipated college football games of the year, LSU vs. Alabama. See how they do tailgating in the deep South...
View ArticleWisch: The Case For The College Bowl System
Editor’s Note: This column is part of a two-column debate between CBS Chicago’s Sam Zuba and Dave Wischnowsky regarding whether or not a playoff should be used in college football. To read Sam’s...
View ArticleBCS National Championship Preview: Who Has The Edge?
By Adam Hoge- (CBS) It’s the biggest game ever… again. Yup, just two months after the BCS took credit for creating the most important regular season game ever, the same exact game is being played...
View ArticleNo. 2 Alabama Beats No. 1 LSU 21-0 For BCS Title
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jeremy Shelley kicked five field goals and Trent Richardson broke a 34-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter as No. 2 Alabama beat No. 1 LSU 21-0 on Monday night — the first...
View ArticleVideo: The Honey Badger
(WSCR) The Honey Badger takes what it wants. Unless, of course, it’s the BCS National Championship game. Check out this satirical video below of the the honey badger.
View ArticleWetzel: Time To Change BCS
(WSCR) It’s safe to say the reaction from Monday night’s National Championship game has been rather underwhelming. Yahoo! Sports columnist Dan Wetzel, who watched the LSU-Bama game live from New...
View ArticleFiutak: New Proposal For BCS
(WSCR) After the fallout from Monday night’s National Championship game, FOX Sport’s Pete Fiutak has a new plan for the BCS. Fiutak argues that the current system isn’t working. He joined The Boers and...
View ArticleMuller: Conference Titles Should Determine Playoff Teams
By Shawn Muller- (CBS) I have said it once and I will say it again: If a team doesn’t win their conference championship, they SHOULD NOT be allowed to play for the national championship. I don’t care...
View ArticleLSU Dismisses Tyrann Mathieu From Team
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU has dismissed Heisman Trophy finalist Tyrann Mathieu from its football program for violating school and team rules. The junior defensive back nicknamed Honey Badger was a...
View ArticleAlabama Fan Pleads Guilty In BCS Sex Video Case
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An Alabama man pleaded guilty Tuesday to obscenity charges and faces a two-year prison sentence for rubbing his genitals on an unconscious LSU fan in a Bourbon Street restaurant...
View ArticleNo. 1 Alabama Defeats LSU 21-17
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — T.J. Yeldon took a swing pass from A.J. McCarron and went 28 yards for a touchdown with 51 seconds remaining, giving top-ranked Alabama a stunning 21-17 victory over No. 5 LSU...
View ArticleGridiron Grub: Chili Cheese Haystacks
In the belly-filling fare of potluck football parties, who knew a man-pleasing dish could have secret nutritional value? Enter the Chili Cheese Haystack, a recipe I created to appeal to my husband’s...
View ArticleReport: Honey Badger To Enter NFL Draft
(WSCR) Former LSU defensive back Tyrann “Honey Badger” Mathieu will declare for the NFL Draft, according to a report. Mathieu, who was dismissed by LSU in August and arrested last month on a marijuana...
View ArticleLSU Frat Disses Kent State By Referring To 1970 Campus Shooting
(CBS) In an attempt to prove their college football dominance, LSU frat Delta Kappa Epsilon took about the cheapest shot one can take. In preparation for the Tigers’ matchup against the Kent State...
View ArticleHeisman Watch: Oregon’s Marcus Mariota Flying To Head Of The Flock
By Kevin McGuire As the calendars begin to flip from September to October, the Heisman Trophy chase is starting to heat up. Conference play will bring more opportunities for the top players in college...
View ArticleCollege Football Spotlight: The Week We Have All Been Waiting For
By Kevin McGuire (Credit, Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images) This is the week college football fans have had circled on the calendar for quite some time. This is the week that will begin to truly shape the...
View ArticleHeisman Watch: LSU’s Mettenberger Looks To Make Dent In Race Vs. Alabama
By Kevin McGuire We are coming down the final stretch of the college football season, which means the Heisman Trophy race is starting to wind down as well. While there appears to be some clear...
View ArticleBaffoe: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Of National Signing Day
By Tim Baffoe- (CBS) I was headed toward the school exit Tuesday afternoon when I crossed paths with Julian Crum. Julian is in his final semester at our school, runs track, plays wide receiver and is...
View ArticleBubble Watch: Oklahoma State Moving Up, Missouri Falling Back
(AP) Providence has put itself in position to make the NCAA Tournament for the first time in a decade with a strong late-season run. The Friars know there’s still some work to do if they’re going to...
View ArticleHow Much Is The NFL Draft Hurting College Football?
(CBS) It’s been no secret that NFL personnel have concerns about the increasing number of college underclassmen leaving early to enter the draft. Our own Adam Hoge wrote about the problem a couple...
View ArticleBears Draft DT Ego Ferguson With No. 51 Overall Pick
By Adam Hoge- HALAS HALL (CBS) – With the 51st overall pick in the NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears selected defensive tackle Ego Ferguson out of LSU. At 6-2 7/8, 315 pounds, Ferguson is a big, athletic...
View ArticleTailgate Fan’s Top 5 College Tailgates You Should Visit
By Alex Darcey Just like a kid on Christmas Eve, myself and other football fans are full of anticipation for the commencement of this season of college football. Nothing says the fall like football,...
View ArticleEmma: Wisconsin To Face Similar Style Against LSU
By Chris Emma- (CBS) Many college football teams shy away from a challenge in the season opener. It’s a chance to destroy a cupcake opponent and get the starters out by halftime. Wisconsin does it...
View ArticleCFB Spotlight: October Will Get Started With A Bang
By Kevin McGuire- (CBS) It took a while, it seems, but we finally have a great week of college football coming right at us this coming weekend. The first weekend in October will serve up six games...
View ArticleJoniak’s Journal: DT Ferguson Making Big Strides
By Jeff Joniak- (CBS) It’s a matchup of 2-3 squads desperately in need of a win Sunday when the Bears and Falcons face off in Atlanta. Here’s what is on my mind heading into the matchup. First...
View ArticleWisch: Groce, Illini Still Just Missing On Big-Time Recruits
By Dave Wischnowsky – (CBS) It’s a tough time to be an Illini fan. The football program has lost 24 of its last 25 Big Ten games. The basketball program has missed four of the last seven NCAA...
View Article5 Must Watch College Football Games This Weekend
Week 9 of the college football season is upon us and teams everywhere are looking to make a big statement with only 5 weeks left in the season after today. The first college football playoff rankings...
View ArticleCFB Spotlight: Big Games In November Separate Contenders From Pretenders
By Kevin McGuire- (CBS) Before the college football season kicked off, one weekend most college football fans from around the country had circled was this weekend. With the College Football Playoff...
View Article5 Must-Watch College Football Games This Weekend
(CBS Local) It’s Week 11 of the college football season and many are calling it “Separation Saturday” because of all the Top-25 matchups and the implications that these games have on the teams...
View ArticleNotre Dame To Face No. 22 LSU In Music City
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Notre Dame will try to end its late-season slide when it faces No. 22 LSU on Dec. 30 in the Music City Bowl. Notre Dame (7-5) looked like a College Football Playoff contender...
View ArticleLast-Second FG Gives Notre Dame Win Over LSU In Music City Bowl
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Notre Dame and senior kicker Kyle Brindza finished the season off with some much-needed redemption. Brindza made a 32-yard field goal as time expired, and Notre Dame upset No....
View ArticleReport: Mel Tucker Drawing Interest From LSU
(CBS) “Black Monday” at Halas Hall fell short of some fans’ expectations when the team revealed only head coach Marc Trestman and offensive coordinator Aaron Kromer had been fired. In particular, fans...
View ArticleThis Week In College Football: Fournette Latest Example That Archaic NFL...
By Ryan Mayer, CBS Local Sports The NFL early-entry rule is by far the most strict of all the professional sports. If you’re unfamiliar with the rule, here it is directly from the NFL’s website. “To be...
View ArticleKeidel: Leonard Fournette And NFL Age Restrictions
By Jason Keidel Though I never saw Jim Brown, I’ve seen everyone else. In nearly 40 years of watching football, through the golden age of Earl Campbell and Walter Payton and Tony Dorsett, the best...
View ArticleKeidel: Leonard Fournette And His Football Future
By Jason Keidel Leonard Fournette was just sucked into a vortex of hot topics and hot takes. The transcendent LSU running back is the newest face in an old debate: the right of an amateur athlete to...
View ArticleReport: College Football Playoff ‘Gets Done’
A college football playoff is coming, it's just a matter of what it looks like.
View ArticleFreshmen Lead Michigan State Past LSU And Into Elite Eight
WASHINGTON (AP) — Matt McQuaid could not believe LSU was giving Michigan State freshmen Aaron Henry and Gabe Brown so much room at the 3-point line. WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 29: Gabe Brown #13 of the...
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