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1 1958 & 2003 National Champions 1935, 1936, 1958, 1961, 1970, 1986, 1988, 2001 & 2003 SEC Champions LSU Tigers at Arizona State #5 LSU (0-0, 0-0 SEC) SEPTEMBER 3 North Texas PPD 10 at #15 Arizona State (ESPN) 8:15 p.m. 24 * Tennessee TBA OCTOBER 1 * at Mississippi State TBA 8 * at Vanderbilt TBA 15 * Florida TBA 22 * Auburn TBA NOVEMBER 5 Appalachian State (HC) 7 p.m. 12 * at Alabama TBA 19 * at Ole Miss TBA 25 * Arkansas (CBS) 1:30 p.m. Sept. 10, :15 p.m. CDT ESPN Tempe, Ariz. Sun Devil Stadium (71,706) THE LES W MILES E E K ERA 1 BEGINS L S U F O O T B A L L G A M E N O T E S NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Tigers Travel To Face Arizona State In Battle Of Top 20 Teams The devastation and destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana has forced LSU to hit the road for its season-opener tonight as the fifth-ranked Tigers travel to face 15th-ranked Arizona State at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe. Kickoff is set for 8:15 p.m. CT (6:15 MT). The contest will be televised to a national audience by ESPN. The game was originally scheduled to be played in Tiger Stadium. However, with LSU's campus serving as a recovery unit for thousands of sick, injured and now homeless victims of the storm, the schools decided it would be in the best interest of all involved to move the game to Tempe. Saturday's contest will mark the LSU debut for first-year coach Les Miles. Miles was named the LSU coach on Jan. 3, 2005, after serving as the head coach at Oklahoma State for the past four years. Miles brings a overall coaching record to LSU. The Tigers enter the Arizona State game ranked No. 5 in both the AP and USA Today Coaches poll, while the Sun Devils are No. 15 in both polls. The Arizona State game will be the first of the year for the Tigers as LSU's season-opener against North Texas was postponed due to Hurricane Katrina. Arizona State is 1-0 overall following the Sun Devils' win over Temple last week. LSU is alltime in season openers. The Tigers have won two straight and eight of nine season-opening contests with the only loss during that span coming at Virginia Tech in 2002 by a 26-8 count. This will mark the first meeting between the teams. The teams are also scheduled to play in 2008 as well as another meeting that has yet to be determined. #15 Arizona State (1-0, 0-0 Pac-10) SEPTEMBER 1 Temple W, #5 LSU (ESPN) 8:15 CDT 17 Northwestern 9 p.m. 24 * at Oregon State (TBS) 9 p.m. OCTOBER 1 * USC TBA 8 * Oregon TBA 22 * at Stanford 4 p.m. 29 * Washington 5:30 p.m. NOVEMBER 5 * at Washington State TBA 12 * at UCLA 6 p.m. 25 * Arizona (FSN) 3 p.m. Radio LSU Sports Network Jim Hawthorne, play-by-play Doug Moreau, analyst Jordy Hultberg, sideline Television ESPN (live) Sean McDonough, play-by-play Mike Gottfried, analyst Dave Ryan, sideline Television Cox Sports (delay) Lyn Rollins, play-by-play Greg Bowser, analyst Jordy Hultberg, sideline LSU Sports Information P.O. Box 25095, Baton Rouge, LA Looking Back at 2004 LSU posted a 9-3 overall mark and finished second in the SEC Western Division with a 6-2 league mark in the final year under Nick Saban. The Tigers advanced to a January bowl game for a school-record fourthconsecutive year, falling to Iowa, 30-25, on a last-second TD. The Tigers return 16 starters from a year ago. Among the returning starters include four offensive linemen - OT Andrew Whitworth, OG Nate Livings, OT Brian Johnson and C Rudy Niswanger. In addition, two of the nation's top defensive tackles - Kyle Williams and Claude Wroten - anchor the Tiger defensive line. FS LaRon Landry returns to quarterback the Tiger secondary after leading LSU in tackles each of the past two years. LSU at Arizona State: The Facts Date/Time: Saturday, Sept. 10 at 8:15 p.m. CT (6:15 MT) Location: Tempe, Ariz. (Sun Devil Stadium - 71,706) Television: ESPN (live) - cable ch. 35 in Baton Rouge; DirectTV channel 206 Cox Sports Television (tape delay) - cable ch. 37 in Baton Rouge The Series: First Meeting Internet: s Geaux Zone The Series LSU and Arizona State meet for the first time on the football field on Saturday in Tempe LSU will face a Pac-10 team for the third consecutive year The Tigers won at Arizona by a margin in 2003 and followed that with a overtime win over Oregon State last year in Tiger Stadium LSU is 10-3 all-time against current members of the Pac-10 LSU coach Les Miles is 1-1 all-time vs. the Pac-10, beating UCLA in Los Angeles a year ago and falling to the Bruins in LSU Record Ranking Last Game Coach Career Record LSU Record vs. ASU 0-0 (0-0 SEC) No. 5 Associated Press No. 5 USA Today Jan. 1 at Capital One Bowl lost to #12 Iowa, Les Miles 28-21/fifth year 0-0/first year first meeting Arizona State Record Ranking Last Game Coach Career Record ASU Record vs. LSU 1-0 (0-0 Pac-10) No. 15 Associated Press No. 15 USA Today Sept. 1 at Tempe, Ariz. def. Temple, Dirk Koetter 53-33/eighth year 27-23/fifth year first meeting Phone Fax

2 Les Miles HEAD COACH FIRST YEAR Les Miles, the 2002 Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year and former assistant with Michigan, Colorado and the Dallas Cowboys who built Oklahoma State into a force in the Big 12, became LSU's 32nd head football coach on Jan. 3, In four short years, Miles turned the Oklahoma State football program into one that was nationally competitive, despite competing in-state against one of the country's dominant programs. Now as the head coach of the flagship university in the state of Louisiana, it's Miles' mission to not only keep the Tigers among the elite in the nation on the playing field, but to also continue the program's success in the classroom and in the community. On the field, Miles is a proven winner and he was the obvious choice for LSU, a team that ranks second in the SEC in victories over the past five years with 48. He's a skillful manager who brings to Baton Rouge football expertise, an eye for evaluating talent, and a personality that has energized the program. All talents that are necessary for running and maintaining a top 10 college football program. Miles led the Cowboys to three straight bowl appearances, an accomplishment Oklahoma State had not achieved since Jimmy Johnson started a string of three straight post-season games beginning in In addition, Oklahoma State's appearance in the Cotton Bowl to cap the 2003 season marked the first time in 55 years that the Cowboys appeared in a January bowl game. Miles' college playing and coaching career includes experience under some of the most noted coaches in college football. At Michigan, he played for legendary coach Bo Schembechler and later served on Schembechler's staff. He also worked with Gary Moeller at Michigan and Bill McCartney at Colorado. As head coach at Oklahoma State, he built a consistent winner out of a program that had recorded only one winning season since 1988, and had posted a record of in the three years prior to his arrival at OSU. After going 4-7 in his first year as head coach in 2001, he took the Cowboys to consecutive winning marks of 8-5 in 2002, 9-4 in 2003 and 7-5 in Prior to his tenure as head coach at Oklahoma State, Miles was the tight ends coach for the Dallas Cowboys for three seasons from During his three years with the Cowboys, Dallas won one divisional title while participating in the playoffs twice. Miles comes to LSU off of his second tour of duty with Oklahoma State. Before going to Dallas, Miles served as Oklahoma State's offensive coordinator for three seasons from , including an 8-3 season and Alamo Bowl berth in Success has followed Miles at every stop of both his playing and professional career. He was a two-year letterman at Michigan ( ). During those two seasons, Michigan was a combined , had final Associated Press national rankings in the top 10 and participated in both the Rose and Orange Bowls. He joined Bo Schembechler's Michigan coaching staff in 1980 for the first of two stints as a coach in Ann Arbor. In 1980 and 1981, Michigan combined for 19 wins and just five losses, won the Big 10 title in 1980 and played in the Rose and Bluebonnet Bowls, respectively. Miles left Michigan for Colorado, where he served on Bill McCartney's staff from 1982 through In his final two years at Colorado, the Buffs earned bids to the Freedom Bowl and Bluebonnet Bowl. In 1987, he returned to Michigan, where he would spend the next eight years as part of one of the most successful eras in Michigan football history. From 1987 to 1994, Michigan won 71 games, made eight straight bowl appearances, including four trips to the Rose Bowl, and finished no lower than No. 21 in final Associated Press national rankings. The 1989 Michigan squad finished 10-2, won the Big 10 championship and finished ranked No. 7 in the country. That would be Coach Bo Schembechler's final season as Michigan's head coach. When Gary Moeller took over the Michigan program prior to the 1990 season, Miles remained on the staff. The 1990 team finished 9-3, winning the Big 10 title and the Gator Bowl. The following season (1991), Michigan finished 10-2 and with a No. 6 national ranking. Miles coached some of the best players to wear the Michigan uniform, including eight first-team All-Americans, 10 total All-Americans and 12 players from Wolverine offensive lines that were NFL draftees. Born November 10, 1953, Miles earned his degree in economics from Michigan in Les and Kathy Miles have four children, Kathryn, Leslie Matthew, Benjamin and Macy Grace. The Les Miles Record Year School Overall Record Conf. Record vs. Top 25 Teams 2001 Oklahoma State Oklahoma State Oklahoma State Oklahoma State LSU TOTALS (5 years) LSU record (1 year) Oklahoma State record (4 years) The Miles File Born: Nov. 10, 1953 Hometown: Elyria, Ohio Wife: Kathy Children: Kathryn Smacker, Leslie Matthew, Manny, Benjamin, and Macy Grace College: Michigan, 76 Coaching Experience Assistant Coach Michigan Assistant Coach Colorado Assistant Coach Michigan Assistant Coach Oklahoma State Assistant Coach Dallas Cowboys Head Coach Oklahoma State Head Coach LSU He has a father s heart, a pastoral heart. He looks at it and has real compassion. He is going to be the kind of guy that kids are going to trust. -Bill McCartney former Colorado head coach

3 Tracking the Tigers Week AP Coaches BCS Preseason 5 6 Sept Tigers Open 112th Season Against Arizona State in Tempe LSU opens its 112th season of football, and the first under Les Miles, tonight at 8:15 CT (6:15 MT) against 15th-ranked Arizona State in Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe. The game will be broadcast to a national audience by ESPN. In 111 years of football, LSU has won two national titles, nine SEC titles and posted an overall mark of Les Miles Takes Over At LSU Les Miles, the 2002 Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year, will coach his first game in Tiger Stadium on Saturday against North Texas. Miles, the former Oklahoma State head coach, brings a overall mark to LSU. Miles was named the 32nd head football coach in LSU's history on Jan. 3, 2005, taking over for the departed Nick Saban. Miles is 1-3 in season openers as a head coach, which includes last year's road win over UCLA. Associated Press Rk. Team Rec. Points 1 USC (61) 1-0 1,621 2 Texas (4) 1-0 1,541 3 Michigan 1-0 1,360 4 Ohio State 1-0 1,301 5 LSU 0-0 1,291 6 Tennessee 1-0 1,280 7 Virginia Tech 1-0 1,253 8 Iowa 1-0 1,146 9 Georgia 1-0 1, Florida 1-0 1, Florida State 1-0 1, Louisville Purdue Miami (Fla.) Arizona State California Georgia Tech Oklahoma Boston College Notre Dame Texas Tech TCU Virginia Fresno State Clemson USA Today Coaches Rk. Team Rec. Points 1 USC (60) 1-0 1,547 2 Texas (2) 1-0 1,462 3 Michigan 1-0 1,337 4 Tennessee 1-0 1,268 5 LSU 0-0 1,203 6 Virginia Tech 1-0 1,201 7 Ohio State 1-0 1,178 8 Iowa 1-0 1,120 9 Georgia 1-0 1, Florida 1-0 1, Florida State 1-0 1, Louisville Purdue Miami (Fla.) Arizona State Oklahoma California Boston College Texas Tech Virginia Georgia Tech Alabama Notre Dame Fresno State Auburn Game Captains Game captains for the Tigers for Saturday's game against Arizona State will be RB Joseph Addai (offense), DT Kyle Williams (defense) and SNP Gant Petty (special teams). Each week, the LSU players will vote on game captains. Then, at the end of the season, permanent captains will be named. On The Helmet In light of the recent natural disaster known as Hurricane Katrina that devastated Louisiana, in particular the city of New Orleans, LSU will add a couple of logos that are representative of the state of Louisiana to its helmet. The Louisiana state flag along with a "Fleur-de-Lis" will both be represented on the LSU football helmet this year. The "Fleur-de-Lis" has been traditionally used to represent French royalty, and in that sense it is said to signify "perfection, light, and life". The Fleur-de-Lis is synonymous with the city of New Orleans. In The Polls The Tigers are ranked No. 5 in the nation in both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches polls. LSU opened the year ranked No. 5 in the AP poll and No. 6 in the coaches poll. The Tigers jumped a spot to No. 5 in this week's coaches poll. LSU has been ranked for 37 consecutive periods in the USA Today Coaches poll and for 36 straight weeks in the AP poll. First Games For First-Year LSU Coaches Les Miles will attempt to buck an LSU trend on Saturday against Arizona State as only four first-time LSU coaches since 1932 posted wins in their first game as the Tiger head coach. Nick Saban (2000), Mike Archer (1987), Charlie McClendon (1962) and Paul Dietzel (1955) are the only coaches in LSU history to win their debut in TigerTown. Here's a look at how LSU's coaches have fared in their first game with the Tigers: Coach Year Results Nick Saban 2000 Def. Western Carolina, 58-0 Gerry DiNardo 1995 Lost #3 Texas A&M, Curley Hallman 1991 Lost Georgia, Mike Archer 1987 Def. #15 Texas A&M, 17-3 Bill Arnsparger 1984 Tie Florida, Jerry Stovall 1980 Lost #16 Florida, 16-0 Charles McClendon 1962 Def. Texas A&M, 21-0 Paul Dietzel 1955 Def. Kentucky, 19-7 Gaynell Tinsley 1948 Lost Texas, 33-0 Bernie Moore 1935 Lost Rice, 10-7 Biff Jones 1932 Tie TCU, 3-3 LSU vs. the Pac-10 While LSU and Arizona State will meet for the first time on Saturday, the Tigers are no strangers to Pac-10 competition. As a matter of fact, LSU will face a Pac-10 team for the third straight year. In 2003, LSU won at Arizona, 59-13, and then followed that with a overtime win over Oregon State last year in Tiger Stadium. LSU is 10-3 all-time against current members of the Pac-10. LSU is 4-0 vs. Oregon State, 2-0 vs. Arizona, 2-1 vs. Oregon, 1-0 vs. Washington, 1-1 vs. Southern Cal, and 0-1 vs. Stanford. Opening On The Road This will be the 26th time in the 112-year history of LSU football, the Tigers will open the season away from home. The last time LSU traveled to begin the season was in 2002, resulting in a loss to Virginia Tech. The Tigers owns a record when opening the season at the opponent's site. The last time LSU won on the road in an opener was in 1987, a 17-3 victory at Texas A&M.

4 LSU In Season-Openers LSU brings a overall mark in season-openers into the Arizona State game. The Tigers have won two straight and eight of their last nine season-openers. LSU's only season-opening loss over the past nine years came at Virginia Tech by a 26-8 count in Last year, the Tigers beat Oregon State, 22-21, in overtime in Tiger Stadium. About Arizona State The Sun Devils are ranked No. 15 in the nation in both polls following last week's win over Temple The Sun Devils return 13 starters (8 offense, 5 defense) from last year's team that posted a 9-3 overall mark, which included a victory over Purdue in the Sun Bowl Last week, freshman RB Keegan Herring rushed for 134 yards and 1 TD in his collegiate debut The Sun Devils are coached by Dirk Koetter, who is his 5th year at the school with a mark In 8 years as a head coach, Koetter has posted a overall mark. LSU Injury Report The Tigers will be without the services of RB Alley Broussard (knee) and LB E.J. Kuale (ankle) for tonight s contest. Broussard suffered a season-ending knee injury on Aug. 13, while Kuale will miss 4-6 weeks with an ankle injury. LSU-Arizona State ties ASU cornerbacks coach Mark Carrier was born in Lake Charles, La. Late Season-Opener Saturday's season-opening contest against Arizona State will mark the latest for the Tigers since 1998 when LSU beat Arkansas State, 42-6, on Sept. 12. Non-Conference Road Games A Rarity For the Tigers Playing non-conference road games are somewhat of a rarity for LSU as the Tigers have only played nine non-conference road games since Sine 1990, LSU is 3-6 in non-conference road games with wins coming at Tulane (1991, 1994) and at Arizona (2003). Whitworth To Start 40th Straight Game; Longest Active Streak In SEC LSU senior OT Andrew Whitworth will start his 40th consecutive game against Arizona State. Whitworth's current streak of 39 consecutive starts ranks first in the SEC along with Florida C Mike Degory. Whitworth has a chance to become the only player in LSU history to start and play in 50 games in a career. Offensive tackle Rodney Reed holds the LSU record with 48 straight starts from 2000 to LSU Has Second-Best Record In SEC Over Last 5 Seasons LSU's record of over the past five seasons is the second-best record in the SEC during that span. Only Georgia, who has a mark over that span, has a better five-year record than LSU. The following is a look at how teams in the SEC rank by wins over the last five years: Team W-L Bowls Georgia LSU Tennessee Auburn Florida Arkansas Ole Miss South Carolina Alabama Miss. State Kentucky Vanderbilt Taking Note On The Tigers Since 2000 Here is a look at some notable trends for LSU during the 64 games its played since 2000 LSU is 40-3 when leading at halftime and 37-3 when leading after three quarters The Tigers are 45-4 when scoring 20 or more points and 39-1 when scoring at least 25 points in a game On the other hand, the Tigers are 3-12 when failing to reach the 20-point mark LSU is 14-4 in games decided by 7 points or less and 7-2 in games decided by 3 points or less LSU is 32-2 when holding opponents to fewer than 100 team rushing yards and the Tigers are 21-1 when having a player rush for 100 yards SEC Standings Eastern Division Team SEC Pct. Overall Florida Georgia South Carolina Tennessee Vanderbilt Kentucky Western Division Team SEC Pct. Overall Alabama Arkansas Miss. State Ole Miss LSU Auburn This Week in the SEC Saturday, Sept. 10 Miss. State at Auburn 11:30 a.m. [JP] South Carolina at Georgia 4:30 p.m. [ESPN] Louisiana Tech at Florida 5 p.m. [PPV-SUN] Idaho State at Kentucky 5 p.m. Vanderbilt at Arkansas 6 p.m. Southern Miss at Alabama 6:45 p.m. [ESPN 2] Arizona State at LSU 8:15 p.m. [ESPN] -- all times Central -- Watching the Opponents NORTH TEXAS (0-0) at Middle Tennessee Last week: at LSU, PPD ARIZONA STATE (1-0) vs. LSU Last week: def. Temple, TENNESSEE (1-0) Open Last week: def. UAB, MISSISSIPPI STATE (1-0) at Auburn Last week: def. Murray State, 38-6 VANDERBILT (1-0) at Arkansas Last week: def. Wake Forest, FLORIDA (1-0) vs. Louisiana Tech Last week: def. Wyoming, AUBURN (0-1) vs. Mississippi State Last week: lost to Georgia Tech, APPALACHIAN STATE (1-0) at Kansas Last week: def. Eastern Kentucky, ALABAMA (1-0) vs. Southern Miss Last week: def. Middle Tennessee, 26-7 OLE MISS (1-0) at Vanderbilt Last week: def. Memphis, 10-6 ARKANSAS (1-0) vs. Vanderbilt Last week: def. Missouri State, 44-17

5 LSU Record Book Rushing 100-yard games 1. Kevin Faulk Dalton Hilliard Charles Alexander Harvey Williams Rondell Mealey Steve Van Buren LaBrandon Toefield Justin Vincent Domanick Davis Terry Robsikie Don Schwab Career Punt Return Yards (Since 1963) 1. Domanick Davis , Eddie Kennison Sammy Grezaffi Kevin Faulk Skyler Green Joe Labruzzo Norman Jefferson Carig Burns Tommy Casanova Todd Kinchen Sacks 1. Rydell Malancon Ron Sancho Gabe Northern Jarvis Green Marcus Spears Chuck Wiley James Gillyard Michael Brooks Anthony McFarland Oliver Lawrence Kyle Williams Melvin Oliver Starts 1. Jerel Myers Rodney Reed Tommy Hodson Anthony McFarland Chad Lavalais Kevin Faulk Andrew Whitworth Kevin Mawae Marcus Spears Lionel Turner For complete LSU record book information, please consult the football media guide on pages Tigers Have Plenty Of Experience On Offense When the Tigers take the field against North Texas, LSU will have 18 players on its roster who have made at least one start on the offensive side of the football. Senior OT Andrew Whitworth leads the way with 39 career starts, followed by senior OG Nate Livings with 21 starts and senior C Rudy Niswanger with 19 starts. It's An Old O-Line LSU's offensive line may be one of the most experienced around. The Tigers will start 3 seniors (Andrew Whitworth, Rudy Niswanger and Nate Livings), 1 junior (Brian Johnson) and a redshirt freshman (Brett Helms). LSU's starting offensive line will combine for 84 career starts, while the 2-deep combines for 95 career starts among the group. Williams, Wroten and Oliver Anchor Defensive Line LSU's defensive line, anchored by seniors Kyle Williams, Claude Wroten and Melvin Oliver, is one of the most productive around. Williams and Wroten are both preseason All-America selections at defensive tackle, while Oliver is in his second year as a starter for the Tigers. The trio has combined for 29 sacks and 46 tackles for losses over the past three years. Williams leads the group with 12 career sacks, followed by Oliver with 11 and Wroten with six. LaRon Landry Back To Lead Secondary LaRon Landry, a First-Team All-SEC pick in 2004, returns as the "quarterback" of the Tiger secondary in In his first two years with the Tigers, Landry has led LSU in tackles both years. In the national championship season in 2003, Landry started 10 games for LSU, registering 80 tackles, 3 sacks and a pair of interceptions. Last year in 12 starts, Landry again led the Tigers in tackles with 92 to go with a team-best 4 interceptions and three sacks. For his career, Landry has recorded 172 tackles, 8.5 tackles for losses, 6 sacks and 6 interceptions. LSU's Sack Streak At 37 Straight Games With 3 sacks against Iowa, LSU ran its streak of games with at least one sack to 37 straight. The streak dates all the way back to the Miami (Ohio) game in 2002 when the Tigers sacked Ben Roethlisberger three times. Since then, LSU has had at least one sack in every game, which included all 14 games in In 12 games in 2004, the Tigers recorded 37 sacks, which tied with Georgia for the most in the SEC. A Different Season-Opening QB For The Tigers Whether it's JaMarcus Russell or Matt Flynn, LSU will have a different starting quarterback for the seasonopener for the seventh time over the past eight years. Only Matt Mauck in 2002 and 2003 has started consecutive season-openers for LSU. The following is a look at LSU's starting quarterbacks in season-opening games since 1998: Year Quarterback Results Stats 1998 Herb Tyler Def. Arkansas State, of 25, 170 yds., 1 TD, 1 int Craig Nall Def. San Jose State, of 15, 79 yds., 2 int Josh Booty Def. Western Carolina, of 15, 291 yds., 2 TDs 2001 Rohan Davey Def. Tulane, of 29, 253 yds., 2 TDs 2002 Matt Mauck Lost Virginia Tech, of 35, 134 yds., 1 int Matt Mauck Def. Louisiana-Monroe, of 28, 153 yds., 3 TDs, 1 int Marcus Randall Def. Oregon State, (OT) 7 of 18, 66 yds., 1 int. JaMarcus Shares Home With Fats Domino New Orleans music legend Fats Domino spent two days in Baton Rouge in the apartment of LSU quarterback JaMarcus Russell. Domino was rescued for his home in the lower 9th Ward of New Orleans last week and brought to the triage unit at the Maravich Assembly Center on the LSU campus. Domino, who checked in at the triage unit under is given name of Antoine Domino, was then reunited with family members and taken, along with a dozen other New Orleans natives, to Russell's apartment, which is located just off the LSU campus. Russell, a native of Mobile, Ala., said he's had close to 20 people in his apartment for the past two days. Russell said he's had little sleep over the past 48 hours as he's done everything from making trips to the grocery store to even taking a trip to the pharmacy at 2 a.m. to retrieve medicine for Fats Domino. "The important thing is that Fats and his family are all alright," Russell said. "I'm not sure where they are headed, but I just feel better knowing that they are okay." Russell said Domino and the other members of his family had spent the past two days sleeping on floors, couches and beds and passed the time watching television coverage of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Two Transfers To Make An Impact A pair of transfers - Chase Pittman from Texas and Sammy Joseph from Colorado - are expected to make an immediate impact for LSU this year. Pittman goes into the Arizona State game as LSU's starter at defensive end, while Joseph is listed as a backup at cornerback for the Tigers.

6 LSU Players of the Game North Texas Arizona State Tennessee at Mississippi State at Vanderbilt Florida Auburn Appalachian State at Alabama at Ole Miss Arkansas North Texas Arizona State Tennessee at Mississippi State at Vanderbilt Florida Auburn Appalachian State at Alabama at Ole Miss Arkansas North Texas Arizona State Tennessee at Mississippi State at Vanderbilt Florida Auburn Appalachian State at Alabama at Ole Miss Arkansas Offensive Defensive Special Teams Tigers in the NFL (as of Sept. 8) Name Kendrick Allen Ryan Clark Michael Clayton Travis Daniels Domanick Davis Eric Edwards Kevin Faulk Trev Faulk Alan Faneca Randall Gay Jarvis Green Devery Henderson Marquise Hill Bradie James Tory James Donnie Jones Eddie Kennison Chad Lavalais Matt Mauck Kevin Mawae Adrian Mayes Todd McClure Anthony McFarland Stephen Peterman Josh Reed Mark Roman Robert Royal Marcus Spears LaBrandon Toefield Denard Walker Corey Webster Team New York Giants Washington Redskins Tampa Bay Buccaneers Miami Dolphins Houston Texans Phoenix Cardinals New England Patriots St. Louis Rams Pittsburgh Steelers New England Patriots New England Patriots New Orleans Saints New England Patriots Dallas Cowboys Cinncinnatti Bengals Miami Dolphins Kansas City Chiefs Atlanta Falcons Tennessee Titans New York Jets Phoenix Cardinals Atlanta Falcons Tampa Bay Buccaneers Dallas Cowboys Buffalo Bills Green Bay Packers Washington Redskins Dallas Cowboys Jacksonville Jaguars Oakland Raiders New York Giants Cap and Gown Tigers When LSU opens the 2005 season, four members of the squad will have already earned their undergraduate degree led by center Rudy Niswanger, who graduated with a perfect 4.0 grade point average in pre-medicine. Other football graduates include running back Shyrone Carey, fullback Kevin Steltz and cornerback Ronnie Prude. Landry On Both Nagurski And Thorpe Award Watch Lists Junior safety LaRon Landry, a pre-season All-American, was named as a pre-season candidate for both the Nagurski Award and the Thorpe Award. The Bronko Nagurski Trophy is awarded annually to the nation's top collegiate defensive player. The award is named after Hall of Famer and former University of Minnesota and Chicago Bear standout Bronko Nagurski. The Thorpe Award is presented annually to college football's top defensive back. Niswanger A Rimington Candidate Senior center Rudy Niswanger has been named one of the pre-season candidates for the Rimington Trophy. The trophy is presented each year to the nation's top center. LSU's Ben Wilkerson received the honor last season. Whitworth Named Candidate for Lombardi and Outland Senior offensive tackle Andrew Whitworth has been named as a pre-season candidate for both the Lombardi Award and the Outland Trophy. The Lombardi Award goes each to year to the college football lineman, offensive or defensive, who, in addition to displaying outstanding performance and ability, best exemplifies the character and discipline of Vince Lombardi. The Outland Trophy is presented to the top lineman on either side of the football. Williams Named Candidate for Lombardi Senior defensive tackle Kyle Williams has been named as a pre-season candidate for the Lombardi Award. The Lombardi Award goes each to year to the college football lineman, offensive or defensive, who, in addition to displaying outstanding performance and ability, best exemplifies the character and discipline of Vince Lombardi. Wroten Named To Lott Trophy and Nagurski Award Lists Senior defensive tackle Claude Wroten has been named as a pre-season candidate for both the Lott Trophy and the Nagurski Award. The Bronko Nagurski Trophy is awarded annually to the nation's top collegiate defensive player. The award is named after Hall of Famer and former University of Minnesota and Chicago Bear standout Bronko Nagurski. The Lott Trophy, named after NFL Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott, is in its first year of existence. It's given to college football's defensive IMPACT player of the year, which is someone who has had the biggest impact on his squad both on and off the field. IMPACT stands for integrity, maturity, performance, academics, community and tenacity, all characteristics exhibited by Lott during his playing career. Skyler Green Nation's No. 8 Game-Breaker According To SI LSU senior Skyler Green has been listed as one of the nation's top game breakers by Sports Illustrated. SI ranked Green No. 8 in term of game breaking ability saying, "don't be fooled by Green's pedestrian '04 stats - the senior wideout was slowed by a nagging ankle injury and only started four games. If he can regain the form that earned him SI.com first-team All-America honors as a kick returner in '03, the Tigers will have a real weapon on special teams." Green enters his final season with the Tigers fifth in school history in punt return yards with 750 to his credit. In addition, he's returned three punts for touchdowns, a figure that is tied for first in LSU history. Brazell and Carter Are Wideouts With World-Class Speed While talented athletes on the football field, Tiger receivers Bennie Brazell and Xavier Carter have reached world-class status on the track. Brazell, who recently completed his track eligibility in June, concluded his career as the most decorated athlete in Tiger track history, earning a school record 14 All-American honors while helping the Tigers' 4x100 and 4x400-meter relay teams to a total of five NCAA titles. Individually, Brazell, a 2004 Olympic finalist in the 400-meter hurdles, was a two-time NCAA runner-up in the event and leaves LSU with a school record mark of seconds, the fourth fastest time in the world in Carter, in just his first season with the Tiger track program, earned a trio of All-America honors at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. The 2005 SEC Freshman Runner of the Year, established new school records in both the indoor (20.39) and outdoor 200 meters (20.02), finished second in the event at the outdoor nationals and, along with Brazell, anchored the Tigers to a collegiate record (2:59.59) and NCAA title in the 4x400-meter relay. In addition, Carter's personal-best time of in the 200 meters ranked as the fifth fastest time in the world in 2005.

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9 LSU Odds & Ends OFFENSE #2 Shyrone Carey - RB Shortest RB to ever play at LSU at 5-foot-6... One of three Tigers to graduate this past August and one of four on the team to already receive their undergraduate degree. #3 Craig Davis - WR Nicknamed Buster, which is a name given to him by his grandfather. #5 Skyler Green - WR Is the cousin of former LSU standouts and current NFL players Jarvis Green (New England Patriots) and Howard Green (New Orleans Saints). #17 Bennie Brazell - WR World-class sprinter for LSU track team Has been a part of five national relay titles and one team national titles at LSU... Earned 14 All-America honors in track at LSU... Participated and advanced to the finals in the 400-meter hurdles at the recently completed Olympics in Athens, Greece... Finished eighth in his event at the Olympics. #23 Xavier Carter - WR Earned three All-America honors with LSU s track team last year as a freshman... Was the NCAA runner-up in the 200m... Anchored LSU s national champion 4X400m relay that broke the NCAA record... Owns the school record in both the indoor and outdoor 200m. #28 R.J. Jackson - RB Played alto saxaphone in a band in high school. #41 Chris Jackson - PK/P Was LSU s starting thirdbaseman last spring for the baseball team... Earned Freshman All-SEC honors after hitting.305 with 1 home run and 17 RBI in 36 games. DEFENSE #8 Ronnie Prude - DB One of three Tigers to graduate this past August and one of four on the team to already receive their undergraduate degree... Aspires to become a sportscaster. #30 LaRon Landry - FS His brother Dawan is a starting safety for 17th-ranked Georgia Tech... Dawan had 10 tackles and an interception in Georgia Tech s season-opening win over Auburn. #31 Jessie Daniels - SS Is a big Phil Collins fan and has a superstition of listing to In the air tonight before every game... Also a big duck hunter. #33 Jason Spadoni - LB Moved over to defense during spring workouts last year... Was a running back. #51 E.J. Kuale - LB Real name is Ejiro, which is a common gender-neutral name in Nigeria... People had a hard time pronouncing Ejiro, so they started calling him E.J.... His father is from Nigeria... Lists soccer as a sport her would most like to play besides football. #49 Kirston Pittman - DE Enjoys writing and creating his own music. #95 Kyle Williams - DT Spends his Sunday mornings (even during the season) as the director of the middle school Sunday school classes at LSU s Chapel... It is a title he has owned for over three years... Carries a single-digit handicap on the golf course... Married the former Jill Meyers of Baton Rouge... Has played golf several times with PGA standout and LSU All- America David Toms. #44 Kevin Steltz - FB One of three Tigers to graduate this past August and one of four on the team to already receive their undergraduate degree... His brother Craig is a sophomore for the Tigers, playing in the defensive backfield. #53 Gant Petty - SNP Favorite classes are microbiology and aerospace studies... Career aspirations are to become a fighter pilot in the USMC. #63 Ryan Miller - C Is a big fan of the Beatles. #64 Rudy Niswanger - C Has yet to make anything lower than an A in college... Married last May to Patricia... Graduated in the spring of 2005 with a degree in kinesiology with a perfect 4.0 GPA, earning him summa cum laude and University Medalist honors. #71 Nate Livings - OG Aspires to be the CEO of his own business to be named NL71 Sports, Inc. #76 Andrew Whitworth- OT Was a junior tennins champion in Monroe, La., when he was younger... Will graduate in December.. Is also a big golfer... Fired several rounds in the 70s this summer. #77 Peter Dyakowski - OT The only Canadian to play for the Tigers in the history of the program. #79 Herman Johnson - OT Was the largest baby born in the state of Louisiana, weighing in at 15 pounds-14 ounces when he was born in Monroe, La.... Featured on ESPN s 50 States in 50 Days back in August. #89 Keith Zinger - TE Is one of three married players on the team.

10 Eyes on the Tigers Preseason Honors/Watch Lists 10 Joseph Addai Sr. RB Houston, Texas Lindy's No. 21 Running Back Phil Steele's Third Team All-SEC/ No. 16 Running Back Rivals Second Team All-SEC 73 Will Arnold So. OG Gloster, Miss. Phil Steele's Fourth Team All-SEC 80 Dwayne Bowe Jr. WR Miami, Fla. College Football News All-American Watch List/ Top 200 Players No. 173 Phil Steele's No. 53 Wide Receiver Rivals Second Team All-SEC 22 Alley Broussard Jr. RB Lafayette, La. Athlon Sports Second Team All-SEC Lindy's Second Team All-SEC/ No. 11 Running Back Phil Steele's Second Team All-SEC/ No. 28 Running Back SEC Coaches Second Team All- SEC SEC Media Second Team All-SEC Sporting News Second Team All-SEC Street and Smith's Honorable Mention All-American 31 Jessie Daniels Jr. SS Breaux Bridge, La. College Football News All-American Watch List Phil Steele's Third Team All-SEC/ No. 16 Strong Safety 3 Craig Davis Jr. WR New Orleans, La. Lindy's First Team All-SEC/ No. 14 Wide Receiver Phil Steele's Second Team All-SEC/ No. 44 Wide Receiver 5 Skyler Green Sr. WR Westwego, La. Athlon Sports Second Team All-SEC Blue Ribbon College Football All-Conference College Football News All-American Watch List as Wide Receiver and Kick Returner/ Top 200 Players No. 149 Lindy's First Team All-SEC Phil Steele's First Team All-SEC/ No. 26 Wide Receiver/ No. 12 Kick Returner Rivals First Team All-SEC SEC Coaches First Team All-SEC SEC Media First Team All-SEC Sporting News First Team All-SEC 41 Chris Jackson Jr. PK River Ridge, La. Phil Steele's First Team All-SEC 14 Sammy Joseph Jr. DB New Orleans, La. Phil Steele's Fourth Team All-SEC 82 David Jones Sr. TE Silver Springs, Md. Athlon Sports Second Team All-SEC College Football News All-American Watch List Lindy's Second Team All-SEC Phil Steele's Third Team All-SEC/ No. 22 Tight End Rivals First Team All-SEC Sporting News Second Team All-SEC Street and Smith's All-Conference/ Honorable Mention All-American 30 LaRon Landry Jr. FS Ama, La. NAGURSKI AWARD CANDIDATE THORPE AWARD CANDIDATE Athlon Sports Third Team All-American/ First Team All-SEC Blue Ribbon College Football All- Conference College Football News First Team All-American/ Top 200 Players No. 43 Lindy's Second Team All-American/First Team All-SEC/ No. 4 Safety Phil Steele's First Team All- American/ First Team All-SEC/ No. 1 Free Safety Rivals First Team All-SEC SEC Coaches First Team All-SEC SEC Media First Team All-SEC Sporting News Second Team All-SEC Street and Smith's All Conference/ Honorable Mention All-American 71 Nate Livings Sr. OT Lake Charles, La. Collegefootballnews.com All-American Watch List Phil Steele's Third Team All-American/ Second Team All-SEC/ No. 6 Guard Sporting News Second Team All-SEC 64 Rudy Niswanger Sr. OL Monroe, La. RIMINGTON AWARD CANDIDATE Phil Steele's Forth Team All-SEC Rivals.com Second Team All-SEC 8 Ronnie Prude Sr. CB Shreveport, La. SEC Coaches Third Team All-SEC 4 JaMarcus Russell So. QB Mobile, Ala. Phil Steele's No. 26 Quarterback 46 Cameron Vaughn Sr. LB Terrytown, La. Phil Steele's No. 15 Inside Linebacker/ Third Team All-SEC SEC Coaches Third Team All- SEC Sporting News Second Team All-SEC 25 Justin Vincent Jr. RB Lake Charles, La. Phil Steele's No. 24 Running Back Preseason Honors/Watch Lists (continued) 76 Andrew Whitworth Sr. OL West Monroe, La. LOMBARDI AWARD CANDIDATE OUTLAND TROPHY CANDIDATE Athlon Sports Third Team All-American/ First Team All-SEC Blue Ribbon College Football All- Conference College Football News Second Team All American/ Top 200 Players No. 29 Lindy's First Team All-American/ First Team All-SEC/ No. 5 Offensive Tackle Playboy All- American Phil Steele's Third Team All-American/ First Team All-SEC/ No. 5 Offensive Tackle Rivals Second Team All-SEC SEC Coaches First Team All-SEC SEC Media First Team All-SEC Sporting News Second Team All-American/ 1st Team All-SEC Street and Smith's Third Team All-American/ All-Conference 95 Kyle Williams Sr. DT Ruston, La. LOMBARDI AWARD CANDIDATE Athlon Third Team All-American/ Second Team All-SEC Blue Ribbon College Football All- Conference College Football News First Team All-American/ Top 200 Players No. 10 Lindy's Second Team All-SEC/ No. 11 Defensive Tackle Phil Steele's Fourth Team All-American/ First Team All-SEC/ No. 8 Defensive Tackle Rivals Second All-American/ Rivals First Team All- SEC SEC Coaches Third Team All-SEC SEC Media Second Team All-SEC Sporting News First Team All-American/ First Team All-SEC Street and Smith's Honorable Mention All- American 98 Claude Wroten Sr. DT Bastrop, La. LOTT AWARD CANDIDATE NAGURSKI AWARD CANDIDATE Athlon Sports Second Team All-American/ First Team All-SEC College Football News Honorable Mention All-American List/ Top 200 No. 48 Lindy's Second Team All-American/ First Team All-SEC/ No. 3 Defensive Tackle SEC Coaches Second Team All-SEC SEC Media Second Team All-SEC Sporting News Second Team All-SEC Street and Smith's All- Conference/ Honorable Mention All-American Streaking Starts (includes bowl games) 39 by Andrew Whitworth 20 by Kyle Williams 20 by LaRon Landry 12 by Cameron Vaughn 12 by Jessie Daniels Games With a Reception 12 by Craig Davis Moving on Up With one more 100-yard rushing game, Justin Vincent will jump into a three-way tie with Rondell Mealey, Steve Van Buren and LaBrandon Toefield with seven in that category. Skyler Green is 128 yards shy of passing Kevin Faulk for fourth place in LSU history in career punt returns yards with 833. Kyle Williams needs four sacks to move into the top 10 in career sacks. Melvin Oliver needs five sacks to move into the top 10 in career sacks. With a start in the North Texas game, OT Andrew Whitworth will move into sixthplace all by himself in career starts at LSU. With a Win... Sept. 10 in LSU History Games With a Tackle 26 by LaRon Landry (every game) 26 by Kyle Williams 18 by Jessie Daniels 11 by Ken Hollis LSU will win its first game under first-year coach Les Miles LSU will move to all-time in season openers, including away Tiger Stadium. It would also mark the third straight win to open a season. LSU will beat a ranked team on the road for the first time since defeating No. 12 Florida, 24-21, last season in the Swamp. LSU is 1-1 in games played on Sept. 10. Most notably, the 13th-ranked Tigers took on No. 12 Florida State in a classic 1983 season opener at Tiger Stadium. A thenschool record crowd of 79,665 watched the Seminoles outlast the Tigers, 40-35, via a national television audience on ABC. LSU s other game on Sept. 10 occured during the 1994 season as the Tigers defeated Miss. State, 44-24, at home.

11 LSU I T S S A T U R D A Y N I G H T I N Death Valley I'd been warned prior to my first visit to Baton Rouge that the legendary Death Valley mystique was a myth. That assessment couldn't have been more wrong. Tiger Stadium was as loud as any I've ever heard during the dramatic fourth quarter of Saturday's Georgia game, the festivities surrounding it as advertised. The streets were lined with purple and gold. Smoke emanated from the grills in the parking lot. Shouts of "Go Tigers" and "Tiger Bait" echoed from the stadium deep into the heart of campus. And that was just Friday night. -- Stewart Mandel, SI.com (Sept. 21, 2003) By the Numbers LSU 92,251- largest crowd is see a game in Tiger Stadium (vs. Georgia, Sept. 20, 2003) 1,500 - old dorm rooms below the east and west stands.703 -winning percentage after 495 home games LSU began playing football in Tiger Stadium in 1924 and is currently in its 81st year in the venerable stadium on SATURDAY NIGHT. LSU has won 18 OF ITS LAST 20 games at home, including a current 10-game winning streak. More than 85,000 FANS have attended each of LSU s last 34 home games. In that span, the Tigers have eclipsed the 90,000 mark 24 times, including a school-record 92,251 for the Sept. 20, 2003 game that pitted No. 10 LSU against No. 7 Georgia. The Tigers won the game Since national attendance figures began being kept in 1957, LSU has ranked in the top 20 all 45 seasons. The Tigers have been in the top 15 for 43 of the 45 years and in the top 10 on 37 occasions, including 32 straight from Fourteen times, LSU has ranked in the TOP SIX IN THE NATION, including the last four. Since 1960, LSU owns a stellar (.751) record in traditional Tiger Stadium night games. On the other hand, the Tigers are just (.451) at home during the day in that span. Death Valley is the SIXTH LARGEST on-campus stadium in the nation holding 92,400 fans night record since yard punt return by Billy Cannon to beat Ole Miss on Halloween Night in st year of LSU football in Tiger Stadium dating back to Tiger Den skybox suites in the East Upper Deck 40 - years ranked in the top 10 in the nation in attendance 17- straight wins to set school record from times the crowd has exceeded 90,000 for a game 10 undefeated home seasons The Legend Baton Rouge happens to be the worst place in the world for a visiting team. It s like being inside a drum. -- Paul Bear Bryant It makes a body tingle -- these folks go berserk when the band marches on the field. -- Douglas Looney, Sports Illustrated The Tiger Stadium sound was like nothing I had ever heard in my life. It s not like any other place. -- Bill Curry, ESPN College football is never better than when there s a good team in Tiger Stadium. -- Lee Corso, ESPN Earthquake Game October 8, Tommy Hodson connected with Eddie Fuller on 4-and-10 with 1:41 to play for the game-winning touchdown as LSU upset No. 4 Auburn. The play caused such a thunderous explosion from the crowd of 79,341 that the tremor caused by the vibrations measured on the seismograph across campus. Halloween Night October 31, No. 1 LSU trailed No. 3 Ole Miss, 3-0, late in the fourth quarter when Billy Cannon fielded a punt off the bounce at the 11- yard line. He raced 89 yards, careening off seven Rebel defenders, to paydirt to give the Tigers victory and all but clinch the 1959 Heisman Trophy. 7 times the crowd at Tiger Stadium has exeeded 92, the sixth largest on-campus stadium in the nation 4 -trips by the ESPN College GameDay crew 3 - times named the toughest place in the nation to play a road game 1- win over a No. 1 ranked team (def. Florida, 28-21, in 1997)

12 LSU Tigers DEPTH CHART Pronunciation Guide 10 Joseph Addai RB uh-die 80 Dwayne Bowe WR Bo 17 Bennie Brazell WR Bra-zil 22 Alley Broussard RB Al-ee Brew-sard 23 Xavier Carter WR Zay-vee-er 9 Early Doucet WR Doo-sett 77 Peter Dyakowski OL Die-uh-cow-ski 93 Marlon Favorite DT Fave-uh-right 39 Ryan Gaudet PK Go-day 24 Keron Gordon CB Kuh-ron 51 E.J. Kuale LB Kwah-ley 30 LaRon Landry FS Luh-ron 71 Nate Livings OG Liv-ings 68 Terrell McGill OG Tuh-rell 64 Rudy Niswanger OL Nis-wonger 48 Kirston Pittman DL Ker-ston 69 Garett Wibel OL Why-bul Offense X 3 Craig Davis Jr. 9 Early Doucet So. 23 Xavier Carter So. LT 76 Andrew Whitworth Sr. 77 Peter Dyakowski Jr. 70 Ciron Black Fr. LG 74 Brett Helms Fr.-RS 73 Will Arnold So. 68 Terrell McGill Sr. C 64 Rudy Niswanger Sr. 63 Ryan Miller Fr.-RS RG 71 Nate Livings Sr. 79 Herman Johnson Fr.-RS 68 Terrell McGill Sr. RT 75 Brian Johnson Jr. 77 Peter Dyakowski Jr. TE 82 David Jones Sr. 89 Keith Zinger Jr. 81 Mit Cole So. Z 80 Dwayne Bowe Jr. 5 Skyler Green Sr. 17 Bennie Brazell Sr. QB 4 JaMarcus Russell So. -or- 15 Matt Flynn So. 11 Ryan Perrilloux Fr. RB 10 Joseph Addai Sr. 25 Justin Vincent Jr. -or- 2 Shyrone Carey Sr. FB 44 Kevin Steltz Sr. 18 Jacob Hester So. Defense LE 90 Melvin Oliver Sr. 93 Tyson Jackson Fr.-RS 92 Tim Washington Fr.-RS LT 98 Claude Wroten Sr. 72 Glen Dorsey So. 99 Marlon Favorite Fr.-RS RT 95 Kyle Williams Sr. 91 Charles Alexander Fr.-RS -or- 97 Brandon Washington Sr. RE 94 Chase Pittman Jr. 52 Ryan Willis Jr. 47 Tremaine Johnson Fr.-RS Sam 56 Kenneth Hollis Sr. 7 Ali Highsmith So. Mike 46 Cameron Vaughn Sr. 35 Luke Sanders So. Will 33 Jason Spadoni Jr. 7 Ali Highsmith So. LCB 8 Ronnie Prude Sr. 14 Sammy Joseph Jr. 37 Daniel Francis Jr. SS 31 Jessie Daniels Jr. 16 Craig Steltz So. 24 Keron Gordon Jr. FS 30 LaRon Landry Jr. 27 Curtis Taylor Fr.-RS RCB 21 Chevis Jackson So. 6 Mario Stevenson Sr. 19 Jonathan Zenon So. Nickel 16 Craig Steltz So. -or- 6 Mario Stevenson Sr. 98 Claude Wroten DT Row-ten Specialists PK 41 Chris Jackson Jr. 39 Ryan Gaudet Jr. -or- 6 Colt David So. P 36 Patrick Fisher So. 41 Chris Jackson Jr. 85 Brady Dalfrey Fr.-RS SNP 53 Gant Petty Jr. 65 P.J. Zimmerman Fr.-RS HOLD 15 Matt Flynn So. KOR 5 Skyler Green Sr. 23 Xavier Carter Sr. 10 Joseph Addai Sr. PR 5 Skyler Green Sr. 2 Shyrone Carey Sr.