LSU Football News for 11/11/2010

Football: Jefferson, LSU upend Alabama, 24-21
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LSU entered its game Saturday against rival Alabama as a well-recognized underdog. But that didn't matter to coach Les Miles and the Tigers. LSU (8-1, 5-1) overcame familiar early offensive struggles behind junior quarterback Jordan Jefferson's best performance of the season, including the team's longest pass play this season, in a 24-21 victory against Alabama (7-2, 4-2).

Football: Peterson, Jasper nab critical fourth-down conversions in 24-21 win

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Down 14-13 on Saturday, LSU football coach Les Miles called a timeout on fourth-and-1 with 9:51 remaining at Alabama's 26-yard line. What happened next sent 92,969 fans into a frenzy. Instead of lining up for a field goal, junior tight end Deangelo Peterson took a reverse from junior running back Stevan Ridley for 23 yards to the Alabama 3-yard line.

Football: Sophomore WR has career day Saturday against Alabama following early drop

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Video: Rueben Randle Interview Rueben Randle needed a pick-me-up at halftime. The sophomore receiver had a crucial drop on No. 5 LSU's final drive of the first half that would have put the Tigers in position to get into field goal range. Instead, the Tigers were forced to punt and went into halftime trailing.

Football: Team assesses injuries from Saturday?s battle with Alabama

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For the second year in a row, the LSU football team walked away from the Alabama game torn, tattered and trampled.   Little less than a year after the 2009 Alabama contest left the Tigers riddled with injuries, Saturday's scuffle with the Crimson Tide brought the losses of three key cogs in the LSU football machine.

Football: LSU making effort to schedule in-state opponents

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Joe Alleva, LSU vice chancellor and director of athletics, got a good impression of LSU football in his first game with his new job. Alleva saw LSU, the then-defending national champions, annihilate Appalachian State, 41-13, to open the 2008 season. But he wasn't completely satisfied after the opening-game win.

Football: LSU-ULM game to reunite players with former teammates

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The LSU football team is swelling with Pelican State pride. The Tigers boast players from as far away as Michigan, Kansas and South Carolina, but in-state players make up the majority of the team. Two smaller neighboring cities in northern Louisiana hold their own on the roster, though Baton Rouge and New Orleans claim the bulk of LSU athletes.

Football team establishes passing game

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It took nine games, but the LSU football team has finally established a downfield passing attack. At least temporarily. Through eight games, LSU quarterbacks were 16-of-54 on passes thrown 10 or more yards downfield - screen passes and other short throws that went for more than 10 yards were not counted - including 1-of-8 on Oct. 23 against a depleted Auburn secondary.