Tigers fans lined the streets outside the LSU Football Operations building to greet their heroes returning home from their triumphant 42-25 win over Clemson last night in the Dome. Here’s the moment those first sirens announcing the team’s arrival could be heard by the roughly 300 fans who showed up to cheer on the returning team.
Many fans lined up hours ahead of time to get a good view of the team as they made their way back to the Capital from the Crescent City.
LSU’s undefeated national championship season puts them in the debate as the greatest college football team ever. Junior Safety Grant Delpit says he knows people in Louisiana will be talking about this team for years to come
While many throughout the state may be showing love for Coach Ed Orgeron, no one is more excited about his success than those in the area where he grew up. Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Lt. Brennan Matherne says there is now a grassroots effort in place to get Orgeron to be a grand marshal in one of the parish’s Mardi Gras parades this year.
Cut 5 (12) “…that’s the hope.”
Clemson may have had a rough game as a whole, but Jennings native, running back Travis Etienne played well with 114 total yards and a touchdown on five yards a carry. Etienne is NFL draft-eligible after completing his third season in college. This could be his last hurrah in college, but he’s not ready to start reminiscing just yet.
He’s ranked as the top running back prospect, and a lock for the 1st round in the 2020 draft, if he decides to declare.