Jordan Jefferson News

Although No. 9 LSU is out of the running for a Southeastern Conference title, the Tigers expect starting quarterback Jordan Jefferson to return this week for a stretch run that still holds the promise of a New Year's Day bowl bid.

LSU made an emergency move of starting strong safety Brandon Taylor to cornerback to replace the cramping Patrick Peterson late in the Alabama game Saturday because Taylor was the best player available, coach Les Miles said at his press luncheon on Monday.

Les Miles decided not to test the SEC's new get-tough policy regarding coaches criticizing officials.

From most accounts, LSU cornerback Patrick Peterson made that interception cleanly and in bounds Saturday afternoon in Bryant-Denny Stadium.

Julio Jones left defenders grasping at his heels and Alabama's defense was typically immovable.

LSU starting tight end Richard Dickson did not dress out for Saturday afternoon's game at No.

LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson repeatedly spoke about how the Tigers took the bye week after losing to Florida to work on things that weren't working.

No. 9 LSU at No. 3 ALABAMA 2:30 p.m. Saturday Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa TV: CBS So this is the big one.

Alabama's Greg McElroy and LSU's Jordan Jefferson have successfully guided their teams into national and Southeastern Conference title contention.

Top-10 foes meet up in Tuscaloosa in a key SEC Western Division battle, as the ninth-ranked LSU Tigers come calling on the third-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide.

If you're a fan of LSU football , you recognize Halloween night for more than ghosts and goblins and tricks or treats.

Alabama coach Nick Saban is 8-4 after open dates since the 2000 season, which was his first at LSU.

Now, LSU can let the 300-pound red elephant into its room. It's Alabama week. As far as games against inferior opponents, the Tigers played their best game of the season Saturday night in dismissing 35-point underdog Tulane 42-0 while barely working up a sweat.

Time: 12:21 p.m. TV: WVLT. Skinny: Auburn's once-high-flying offense is running out of gas.

Brandon LaFell caught two touchdown passes, moving him into second on LSU's career list, and the ninth-ranked Tigers shut out Tulane for the first time since 1969, 42-0 on Saturday night.

An inside look at Auburn's 31-10 loss at LSU on Saturday night. THUMBS UP Run defense: Hey, when we're talking about a team that's struggling to make anything work correctly, the scope has to get tight.

Brothers Rahim Alem and Chad Jones have a somewhat unusual view of the rivalry between LSU and Tulane.

Two years later and I am still reading about Ryan Perrilloux. I really thought we were through with Perrilloux after the coming-out party for Jordan Jefferson in LSU's 38-3 win over Georgia Tech.

BATON ROUGE, La. -- Au burn stinks. Maybe that's too harsh. But harsh doesn't mean untrue.

Alabama opened its season with an exclamation point, a 34-24 win over Virginia Tech in a national TV showdown.