Jones cheered by fans

Former baseball, football standout recognized during game 

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Being cheered during a game at LSU is nothing new to former LSU safety Chad Jones.

Saturday, he was cheered for another reason: simply for being able to walk out onto the field at all.

Jones received a rousing ovation when he was recognized on the Tiger Stadium field between the first and second quarters of Saturday’s LSU-Tennessee game.

Jones was seriously injured June 25 in a horrific car crash on Carrollton Avenue in New Orleans when he lost control of his 2010 Range Rover and struck a streetcar pole. Jones underwent nearly seven hours of emergency surgery to repair multiple fractures to both legs, plus arteries and nerves in his legs that were exposed by the crash.

Jones watched as of some of his greatest moments as an LSU football player and LSU pitcher were shown on the stadium’s replay screens.

Jones helped LSU win the 2007 BCS national championship, and he helped the Tigers win the 2009 College World Series.

As he walked stiffly off the field, still wearing a knee-high boot on his left leg, he exchanged gestures with his former teammates and received a hug from LSU coach Les Miles.

Frantic Finish

Frantic Finish

Tigers still unbeaten after win over Vols 

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You want the worst of times and best of times? How about the good, bad and ugly?

Or how about all of that rolled into one quirky, unlikely, borderline, nightmare-turned-fairy tale finish on a sun-kissed afternoon at Tiger Stadium.

LSU seemed to suffer a stunning loss to outmanned Tennessee at Tiger Stadium because of another late-game clock-management meltdown.

Then — only after the Volunteers’ sideline exploded in a delirious celebration with players doing flips on the field and the massive orange ‘T’ flag paraded around a stunned stadium — the Tigers got one more untimed chance to score from the 1-yard line.

Stevan Ridley didn’t let the opportunity go wasted, bulling into the end zone and over UT defensive end Corey Miller for a 16-14 LSU triumph that triggered a whole new wave of emotions on both sides of the field.

Ridley’s touchdown blast on a simple toss play to the left side lifted the Tigers to an unlikely 5-0 overall and was their third Southeastern Conference victory without a loss.

The only reason Ridley and the LSU offense got a reprieve was because Tennessee (2-3, 0-2) was flagged for too many men on the field on what seemed like the final snap of the game.

The defensive penalty allowed the Tigers one more snap from the 1.

Play-by-play breakdown of LSU's final drive in 16-14 win over Tennessee

Play-by-play breakdown of LSU's final drive in 16-14 win over Tennessee


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LSU somehow pulls out a 16-14 win against Tennessee at Tiger Stadium

LSU somehow pulls out a 16-14 win against Tennessee at Tiger Stadium http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.ssf/2010/10/lsu_football_ vs_tennessee_at_t.html

LSU beats Tennessee on last play

Tigers prevail 16-14 after chaotic final minute

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In a chaotic final minute, it appeared the difference came down to Tennessee being a little more lost in the confusion than LSU.

Stevan Ridley scored on a 1-yard run with no time on the clock, giving No. 12 LSU a 16-14 win over the Volunteers at Tiger Stadium Saturday in a game that only seconds before appeared to be an upset win for Tennessee.

Ridley's plunge -- he barrelled into the chest of Tennessee defense end Corey Miller at the goalline and was turned back only after crossing the plain of the goalline -- came at the end of a strange final minute.

With Tennessee (2-3, 0-2 in the Southeastern Conference) leading 14-10, backup Tigers quarterback Jarrett Lee led LSU from its own 31-yard-line to the Volunteers 2 with 32 seconds left  in the game on a drive where he threw completions to Terrance Toliver to convert on a third-and-13 and a fourth-and-14.

But LSU replaced Lee with starter Jordan Jefferson on second-and-goal at the 2. Jefferson, who came into the game with LSU's goalline offense, kept for a one-yard gain on his first play. The Tigers had no timeouts left, but still tried to shuffle out of a the goalline personnel package into a multiple wide receiver set.

With confusing reigning and the clock ticking down to three seconds, center T-Bob Hebert, in the game for an injured P.J. Lonergan, fired a shotgun snap past Jefferson. It was recovered by Volunteer linebacker Nick Reveiz at the Tennessee 7.

Tennesee players charged the field in celebration and LSU fans booed what looked like a bungled end of the game.

Only it wasn't over.

New Orleans Saints' Lance Moore re-emerges as threat

New Orleans Saints' Lance Moore re-emerges as threat

http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2010/10/new_orleans_saints_lance_moore_1.html

New Orleans Saints running back Pierre Thomas questionable vs. Carolina Panthers

New Orleans Saints running back Pierre Thomas questionable vs. Carolina Panthers
 
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DeShawn Wynn might be activated Saturday