Demetrius Byrd News

BATON ROUGE - Offensive coordinator Gary Crowton was down to two quarterbacks on scholarship early this week, and if there had been a game coming up walk-on TC McCartney was two injuries away from being the ...

Hulking guard Herman Johnson heads a list of four returning starters on national champion LSU 's offensive line.

Andrew Hatch was the No. 1 quarterback and Richard Murphy was the No. 1 tailback, but 15 was the magic number when LSU held its first preseason scrimmage Tuesday at the Charles McClendon practice facility.

Jarrett Lee and Andre Hatch are battling it out for the LSU quarterback job. Perhaps too young for some Tigers fans fretting the team lacks an experienced quarterback as LSU prepares to defend its national ...

The LSU football team was picked by media members at SEC Media Days to finish second in the Southeastern Conference Western Division.

Last year's national title won't get in the way of this year's LSU product. "We're not defending," LSU head coach Les Miles said Wednesday during the Southeastern Conference's media days.

Last year's national title won't get in the way of this year's LSU product. "We're not defending," LSU head coach Les Miles said Wednesday during the Southeastern Conference's media days.

A late addition to Missouri's defensive line could put some heat on the Tigers' starting defensive ends, not to mention opposing quarterbacks.

QB Ryan Perrilloux transferred to Jackson State, a FCS school in Jackson, Ala., where his official transfer papers were received on May 16.

Five members of the LSU football team - three on defense and two on offense - have been named to watch lists for the 2008 Maxwell and Bednarik Awards, the Maxwell Football Club announced on Monday.

Regardless of what the masses think, this is your chance to voice your opinion of who should be the Heisman Candidate for your favorite team.

GOOD NEWS: Four offensive line starters, productive running backs Keiland Williams and Charles Scott and play-making receivers Demetrius Byrd and Brandon LaFell all return.

THIS JUST IN! The LSU Tigers have been eliminated + THIS JUST IN! The LSU Tigers have been eliminated - ...from Division 1 football. via CBS SportsLine

There was a far better chance of LSU imploding with Perrilloux than without him It would be nave to think the perennially loaded Tigers can't win without Perrilloux LSU's situation feels similar to that of ... via SI.com

ESPN.com's Todd McShay has jumped into the fray with his first 2009 mock draft , which might look kinda silly in a year's time. via SportsDay

“As long as he continues to pursue the classroom, as long as he continues to take care of business off the field we'll allow him to compete on the field”

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“He can get it out in the open field and run with it.”

Hatch, Lee split time at quarterback James Rees Media Credit: Ben Hicks LSU wide receiver Jared Mitchell returns a kickoff Saturday afternoon in Tiger Stadium. via The Daily Reveille

Everyone definitely noticed the big-play ability of running back Richard Murphy and wide receiver Demetrius Byrd in LSU's spring football game last Saturday in Tiger Stadium. via Rivals.com

“Lee got started differently. Then, both turned around. Lee started to have some good plays and hatch got greedy and made a bad throw.”

Last year's No. 4 running back for LSU got a chance to show his stuff in Saturday's spring game, and accounted for 197 yards and three touchdowns as the White team, with most of the starters, beat the Purple team 38-10.

Richard Murphy rushed for 145 yards on 11 carries, scoring on runs of four and 70 yards. Murphy also caught two passes for 52 yards. He took a swing pass and turned it into a 53-yard touchdown.

'I'm getting anxious to play, but I'm being patient,' said Murphy, who ran for slightly more than 200 yards in 35 carries last season. 'I feel like if I get in open space, I can make something happen.' Read more

“I felt like the spring game was incomplete, not necessarily exactly what we wanted”

MURPHY SHINES IN WHITE'S 38-10 WIN OVER PURPLE IN LSU SPRING GAME BATON ROUGE - Sophomore running back Richard Murphy rushed for 145 yards and accounted for a total of three scores to lead the White team to a ... via The Shreveport Times