Curtis Taylor News

The team placed Taylor on injured reserve Tuesday with a strained hip, which he injured after being hit on punt coverage late in the first quarter of Sunday's 20-3 win over Jacksonville.

This time there's a difference. When Les Miles took an LSU football team into Tuscaloosa to play Alabama two years ago, his Tigers were ranked No.

Among the lasting images from LSU's 2007 game at Alabama is one of Chad Jones blitzing and sacking Crimson Tide quarterback John Parker Wilson, forcing a fumble that Curtis Taylor recovered to set up the Tigers' winning touchdown of a 41-34 win.

LSU set a school record last week when it opened the season with 47 former players on NFL rosters.

A record 41 former LSU football players will be on active NFL rosters when the 2009 season kicks off on Thursday night.

Every season begins similarly for fans and sportswriters alike. We're all waiting for the next great game.

LSU linebacker Kelvin Sheppard, left, takes down University of Alabamaa TMs running back Glen Coffee during the Tigersa TM 21-27 loss in over time on Nov.

The Southeastern Conference likes to think of itself as being, as the clich? goes, "bigger, stronger and faster" than other college football leagues.

The LSU football team finally got a chance to go against each other Tuesday. The Tigers completed their first full-squad practice in full pads today, and LSU coach Les Miles said the practice got heated at times.

Just spoke to a few of the 49ers as they report for training camp. Alex Smith, Shaun Hill, Glen Coffee, Mike Singletary, Curtis Taylor and Scott McKillop have spoken thus far.

HOOVER, Ala. - A popular excuse among apologists last football season as LSU tumbled to a 7-5 regular season and 3-5 finish in the Southeastern Conference was that the Tigers lacked senior leadership.

Editor's Note : This is the eighth in a series previewing Auburn's 2009 football opponents.