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LSU punter Brad Wing suspended from team, won't play in Chick-Fil-A Bowl

By Matt Boudreaux (WGMB-TV, Baton Rouge, La.)
LSU punter Brad Wing has been suspended from the LSU Football team. He will not play in the Chick-Fil-A Bowl against Clemson on December 31 according to LSU head coach Les Miles.

Odums officially introduced as Jaguars' head football coach

By Rhett Guillot (WVLA-TV, Baton Rouge, La.)
New Southern Head Football Coach Dawson Odums called out the "Jaguar Nation" today for their help in taking the program to the next level.

ESPN and NFL Players Association reach multiyear agreement for collegiate bowl

By NFL Players Assn.
ESPN and the NFL Players Association today announced a multiyear agreement for the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, a college all-star game featuring top draft-eligible seniors.

Chick-Fil-A Bowl officially sells out

By Rhett Guillot (WVLA-TV, Baton Rouge, La.)
LSU Tigers fans may need to resort to websites like StubHub to get tickets to the Chick-Fil-A Bowl before long. The organization announced today that the bowl has sold out.

Hamm rides military upbringing to collegiate success, bowl trip

By Chuck Cannon, Fort Polk Guardian
When Je’Ron Hamm was just a baby in Sulzbach, Germany, his dad said he got an indication sports would be a big part of his child’s life — albeit not the sport he expected.

Saints could still make playoffs

By Matt Boudreaux (WGMB-TV, Baton Rouge, La.)
Even with, potentially, the worst defense in the history of the NFL, the Saints are still a playoff contender.
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Mettenberger heading back home

By Matt Boudreaux (WGMB-TV, Baton Rouge, La.)
If Zach Mettenberger is excited about returning to the place his football career began, he’s not showing it. At least not yet.
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Mike the Tiger and cow pals pump up LSU spirit

By Kris Cusanza (WVLA-TV, Baton Rouge, La.)
There are only 16 days until the LSU Tigers go head to head with Clemson in the Chick-fil-A Bowl in Atlanta, but some LSU fans are already starting to party.

Louisiana Tech hires Holtz as head football coach

By Matt Boudreaux (WGMB-TV, Baton Rouge, La.)
Recently fired head coach Skip Holtz, has found a new football home in Ruston, Louisiana. Holtz was named the next head coach at Louisiana Tech Friday.

Southern names Dawson Odums as head football coach

By Matt Boudreaux (WGMB-TV, Baton Rouge, La.)
In the history of Southern University football, only two coaches own the distinction of having defeated Grambling State, Jackson State, and Florida A&M in their first season running the program; Pete Richardson (1993) and the Jaguars' f