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When LSU tackle Joe Barksdale walked off the field in Orlando, Fla., on Jan. 1, at some point it must have hit him.
All of a sudden, the Detroit native looked around and he was the most experienced player on the offensive line.
Longtime starters Ciron Black and Lyle Hitt had just played their final college games, and Barksdale’s time to step into a leadership role had arrived.
Avery Johnson spent part of Wednesday at Ely High in Pompano Beach, Fla., captivated by the same daydream as usual. He was wearing LSU colors. Playing football before passionate LSU fans. More than one team playing in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game will take the field Saturday short-handed. LSU tight end Deangelo Peterson, who suffered a foot injury during practice this week, will not make the trip to Atlanta for the season opener, coach Les Miles said Wednesday. LSU will begin the season ranked No. 21 in the Associated Press preseason poll, the Tigers lowest season-opening spot since 2000 when they were not ranked to open the year. Under just about any circumstance, the idea of LSU quarterback Jarrett Lee riding off to greener football pastures wouldn’t have caused much of a ripple among Tigers fans. OK, conference football media days are in full gear, LSU coach Les Miles is almost finished on the rubber chicken circuit and the police blotters in a handful of Southeastern Conference cities (and Tallahassee, Fla.) have finally quieted down. More Sports Headlines: Who’ll get the nod? (Wed, Sep 1) Great days at LSU (Wed, Sep 1) LSU Report for September 1, 2010 (Wed, Sep 1) Jefferson gets nod (Tue, Aug 31) Time Out for August 31, 2010 (Tue, Aug 31) LSU Notebook for August 31, 2010 (Tue, Aug 31) Youngsters dot LSU depth chart (Tue, Aug 31) Pastor leads way in LSU BenGals (Tue, Aug 31) LSU football chat with Randy Rosetta (Mon, Aug 30) Let’s get it started (Sun, Aug 29) Memphis edges LSU in soccer (Sun, Aug 29) LSU volleyball rolls over Texas A&M (Sun, Aug 29) LSU Notebook for Aug. 29, 2010 (Sun, Aug 29) Life’s a snap for Crappell at LSU (Sat, Aug 28) Time Out for August 28, 2010 (Sat, Aug 28) LSU volleyball notches two wins (Sat, Aug 28) LSU soccer to face Memphis (Sat, Aug 28) Miles: Tigers will be ready (Sat, Aug 28) A better approach (Fri, Aug 27) LSU men’s basketball releases 2010-11 schedule (Fri, Aug 27) Time Out for August 27, 2010 (Fri, Aug 27) LSU Notebook for August 27, 2010 (Fri, Aug 27) LSU volleyball travels to Texas A&M tourney (Fri, Aug 27) |
