“We remain steadfast in our approach in the Southeastern Conference, taking all the available time to gather as much information as possible in order to make informed decisions. We are united in our process and our focus on the safety and well-being of our student-athletes. The recent flood of reports surrounding college athletics does not alter that approach. As we have said since the beginning, we are patiently working through each and every variable following the direction of our Return to Safety and Medical Guidance Task Force. I believe our student-athletes want to play. We owe it to them to make every effort to do so safely.”
LSU Athletics Releases Preliminary Ticketing and Seating Plans for 2020 Football Season
BATON ROUGE – Following the Southeastern Conference announcement of a 10-game, all SEC, football schedule, LSU Athletics announced preliminary plans for ticketing and seating at Tiger Stadium for the 2020 season.
The plan for this historic season prioritizes distribution to season ticketholders and students. The plan also ensures ticketholders will have the ability to opt out of the 2020 season while retaining their seats for 2021. Ticketholders who want to opt out can do so via an online form that will be distributed next week.
For ticketholders who choose to retain their 2020 tickets, ticket distribution and seat allocation will be finalized once capacity allowances and the updated football schedule are determined. At that time, the LSU Athletics Ticket Office will be in contact with ticketholders who choose to retain their seats regarding any changes to ticket prices and seat allotments.
“In order to decide how we are going to distribute tickets and to whom, we need to know our capacity first,” said Associate Athletic Director of Ticket Operations Brian Broussard. “Once we know that and our final schedule, we can finalize our plans. We’ll keep our ticketholders up to date along the way.”
LSU Athletics also announced this week football tickets will be distributed through mobile delivery and accessed by ticketholders through digital wallets on smartphones.
Ticketing and seating plans for the 2020 LSU Football season include:
- Season ticketholders and student tickets will be prioritized in the event of capacity restrictions. Ticket distribution plans will be finalized when capacity and schedule are determined.
- The LSU Athletics Ticket Office will work to ensure season-ticket holders are placed as close to their current seats as possible in the event reseating is necessary. LSU Athletics is working with LSU Student Government officials to finalize plans for student ticket distribution.
- Per Southeastern Conference policy for the 2020 football season, 500 tickets will be made available to visiting teams.
- Three options will be available for ticketholders who want to opt-out for the 2020 season. Ticketholders will submit their choice via a form distributed next week.
1. A Tax-Deductible Donation
Season ticketholders can choose to opt out of the 2020 season by donating their ticket costs and seat contributions to the Victory Fund at the Tiger Athletic Foundation. The Victory Fund has been set up to help support LSU Athletics during the financial challenges resulting from the spread of COVID-19. Choosing this tax-deductible option would also secure the opportunity to retain seats for 2021. LSU Athletics and TAF will provide more details on this offer in early August.
2. Rollover to 2021
As renewals for 2021 are scheduled to begin in November, ticketholders can opt-out of 2020 seats by applying their seat contribution and ticket costs to 2021. This will retain season-tickets for the 2021 season without having to process a new payment.
3. Request a Full Refund
Full refunds for ticket price and seat contributions can be requested from the ticket office via the form that will be sent next week. LSU ticketholders who request a full refund will be given the option to retain their seats for 2021 through a non-refundable deposit. Renewals for
2021 are scheduled to begin in November.
Ticketholders were notified of these options directly via email following the SEC announcement. Ticketholders will be sent an online form next week in order to submit their selection.
LSU SIXTY – FOOTBALL CAMP EDITION STARTS TONIGHT
BATON ROUGE — LSU Sixty – Football Camp Edition presented by TJ Ribs starts tonight with the first of eight episodes that will air twice a week for the next four weeks.
Hosted by the Voice of the Tigers Chris Blair and Gordy Rush, tonight’s show will feature LSU wide receiver coach Mickey Joseph along with safety Jacoby Stevens.
LSU Sixty – Football Camp Edition presented by TJ Ribs will air from 7-8 p.m. CT on Mondays and Thursdays for four weeks during the preseason. The final show will air Thursday, Aug. 20. The first Ed Orgeron Show presented by Hancock Whitney is scheduled to air Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 7-8 p.m. CT at TJ Ribs.
LSU Sixty – Football Camp Edition will air on affiliates of the LSU Sports Radio Network including Eagle 98.1 FM in Baton Rouge, TuneIn, SiriusXM, and will also be streamed on LSUsports.net/live.
LSU Sixty: 2020 LSU Football – Camp Edition presented by TJ Ribs Airs live from 7-8 p.m. CT
Show #1: July 27, 2020
Show #2: July 30, 2020
Show #3: Aug. 3, 2020
Show #4: Aug. 6, 2020
Show #5: Aug. 10, 2020
Show #6: Aug. 13, 2020
Show #7: Aug. 17, 2020
Show #8: Aug. 20, 2020
LSU Football Team 2019-20 get their Championship Rings
LSU’S BURROW NAMED 2020 ROY F. KRAMER SEC MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – LSU’s Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Joe Burrow has been named the 2019-2020 Roy F. Kramer SEC Male Athlete of the Year by a vote of the league’s athletic directors, Commissioner Greg Sankey announced on Wednesday.
With Burrow claiming the SEC Male Athlete of the Year honors, LSU has now swept the two biggest awards handed out by the league this year. Last month, LSU’s Skylar Mays was named the winner of the McWhorter Award, which is presented to the top scholar-athlete in the league.
It’s the second time LSU has swept the SEC’s two biggest awards in the same season. LSU did it in 2006 when Rudy Niswanger (football) claimed the McWhorter Award and both Xavier Carter (track and field) and Seimone Augustus (women’s basketball) were named SEC Male and Female Athletes of the Year.
South Carolina basketball player Tyasha Harris was named the 2019-2020 SEC Female Athletes of the Year.
“The SEC is proud to honor Joe and Tyasha as the recipients of this year’s Roy F. Kramer Athletes of the Year,” said SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey. “They have competed at the highest level of collegiate athletics and through their hard work, dedication and commitment to excellence have been successful in their endeavors. They are great examples of what it means to be a student-athlete in the Southeastern Conference and are outstanding representatives of their universities as both students and athletes.”
Athens, Ohio, native, Joe Burrow, set the NCAA FBS record with 60 touchdown passes while leading the nation with an LSU and SEC record 5,671 passing yards. He also set the NCAA FBS record for touchdowns accounted for in a season with 65 (60 passing, 5 rushing).
He led the Tigers to a perfect 15-0 season, including a 42-25 College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship victory over defending champion Clemson. Burrow was named the Most Outstanding Player of the championship game after throwing for 463 yards and five touchdowns.
For the season, Burrow earned nearly every national honor possible – he won the Heisman Trophy, the AP National Player of the Year award, the Manning Award, the Maxwell Award, the Walter Camp Award, the Davey O’Brien Award and the Johnny Unitas Award as well as being a unanimous First-Team All-American and the SEC Offensive Player of the Year.
He owns school career records for total yards (9,332), touchdown passes (76), completion percentage (.685), passing yards per game (305.9), 300-yard passing games (15), 400-yard passing games (4) and touchdowns responsible for (88: 12 rush, 76 pass). He finished his career having thrown for 300 yards in nine consecutive games and having completed 20 or more passes in 18 straight games, two more LSU records.
Burrow was selected with the No. 1 overall pick by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2020 NFL Draft in April.
In her four seasons as the Gamecocks’ point guard, Tyasha Harris set program records for career assists (702) and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.55) and tied the record for games played (139).
The Noblesville, Indiana, native earned All-SEC honors three times, including first-team selection this past season. She also added All-America recognition and the Dawn Staley Award to her trophy case. Harris was a finalist for every national player of the year award as well.
Harris’ senior leadership and command of a young team guided South Carolina to another sweep of the SEC – 16-0 for the regular-season championship and another tournament title – and the first No. 1 ranking in both final national polls in program history.
The other male nominees were: Zane Waddell, Swimming & Diving, Alabama; Mason Jones, Basketball, Arkansas; Derrick Brown, Football, Auburn; Kieran Smith, Swimming & Diving, Florida; Rodrigo Blankenship, Football, Georgia; Immanuel Quickley, Basketball, Kentucky; Waleed Suliman, Cross Country, Ole Miss; Reggie Perry, Basketball, Mississippi State; Danny Kovac, Swimming & Diving, Missouri; Itay Goldfaden, Swimming & Diving, South Carolina; Carey McLeod, Track & Field, Tennessee; Shaine Casas, Swimming & Diving, Texas A&M; John Augenstein, Golf, Vanderbilt.
The other female nominees were: Bailey Hemphill, Softball, Alabama; Katie Izzo, Cross Country, Arkansas; Alison Maillard, Swimming & Diving, Auburn; Trinity Thomas, Gymnastics, Florida; Sabrina Vega, Gymnastics, Georgia; Leah Edmond, Volleyball, Kentucky; Tonea Marshall, Track & Field, LSU; Julia Johnson, Golf, Ole Miss; Rickea Jackson, Basketball, Mississippi State; Kylie Deberg, Volleyball, Missouri; Erika Brown, Swimming & Diving, Tennessee; Ally Watt, Soccer, Texas A&M; Maria Bulanova, Bowling, Vanderbilt.
The SEC Athletes of the Year Awards were first presented in 1976 for men and 1984 for women. The award was renamed the Roy F. Kramer Athletes of the Year in 2004 to honor the former Commissioner who served the conference from 1990-2002.
Strolling thru Baton Rouge
I was in Baton Rouge visiting yesterday at the Cook Hotel, and Governor Edwards and associates were there having a conference get together. I went up to my hotel room unpacked and proceeded to Parrains Seafood for dinner, amazing food and atmosphere. I then made a stop by Tiger Stadium to get some photos. The 2019 Champions LSU Football Team. Amazing to be at Tiger Stadium pretty much not a soul around. I made my way back to the Cook Hotel and called it a night. The front desk and Manager were very helpful. If you get a chance to stay on the LSU Campus at the Cook Hotel I highly recommend it. Geaux Tigers .
LSU COACHES, STUDENT-ATHLETES, STAFF TO TAKE PART IN RALLY ON LSU CAMPUS
BATON ROUGE – LSU coaches, student-athletes and staff members will take part in “Enough is Enough: Rally for Unity” this evening on the LSU campus.
The rally, which is being coordinated between both LSU and Southern, will be held at 5:30 p.m. today at free speech alley in front of the LSU Student Union.
“What’s happening right now in our lifetime is we are witnessing the demand of social change and equal justice in the wake of the death of George Floyd,” LSU women’s basketball coach Nikki Fargas said. “We are seeing how communities from all over the world are demonstrating their support to condemn all racism.
“Through our platforms we always want to strive to promote a culture where racism and inequality are not tolerated. “It’s about hearing and engaging and being diligent in our efforts. As a community we can be the change, we will be the change
LSU SET SCHOOL RECORD WITH 5 FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICKS
BATON ROUGE – Led by Heisman Trophy quarterback Joe Burrow going No. 1 overall to the Cincinnati Bengals, LSU set the school record for the most first round draft picks in school history with five picked on Thursday night during the opening round of the NFL Draft.
The five first round picks were the most of any school in college football this year and just one shy of tying the all-time mark of six set by Miami 2004. LSU joins Ohio State in 2016 and 2006, Miami in 2002 and Southern Cal in 1968 as the only schools in college football history to have five players selected in the first round of the NFL Draft.
LSU’s five first round draft picks on Thursday night was as many as any other conference – The Big Ten and Big 12 also had five first round draft picks.
Burrow was joined in the first round by linebacker K’Lavon Chaisson (No. 20 overall by the Jaguars), wide receiver Justin Jefferson (No. 22 overall by the Vikings), linebacker Patrick Queen (No. 28 overall by the Ravens) and running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire (No. 32 overall by the Chiefs).
With five players taken in the opening round, LSU ran its all-time total to 47 first round picks. Since taking over the Tigers in 2016, national coach of the year Ed Orgeron has seen nine of his players picked in the first round.
The five first round picks beat out the previous LSU mark of four set in 2007 when quarterback JaMarcus Russell, safety LaRon Landry, and wide receivers Dwayne Bowe and Craig Davis were all picked in the first round.
Burrow became the third LSU Tiger selected No. 1 overall in the NFL Draft, joining running back Billy Cannon in 1960 by the Los Angeles Rams and Russell in 2007, who was picked by the Oakland Raiders.
Burrow is the 20th player in SEC history to be selected No. 1 overall and the first for the league since Myles Garrett (Texas A&M) in 2017.
Burrow joined Cannon as LSU’s second Heisman Trophy winner in December. He led LSU to a 15-0 overall mark and the 2019 national championship as a senior. Burrow becomes the first Tiger drafted by the Bengals since running back Jeremy Hill was taken in the second round in 2014. The Bengals selected former Tiger running back Charles Alexander in the first round in 1979.
Burrow, the most decorated player in LSU history, set numerous records on his way to leading the Tigers to the most dominant season in college football history. Burrow set the NCAA single-season record for passing TDs in a season (60) and TDs accounted for (65)
As a senior, Burrow broke nearly every passing record in school history, completing 402-of-527 passes for 5,671 yards and 60 touchdowns. His 76.3 completion percentage in 2019 ranks No. 2 in NCAA history.
Burrow directed an LSU offense that led the nation with 48.4 points per game and 568.4 total yards a contest. LSU became the first team in NCAA history to feature a 5,000-yard passer, two 1,000-yard receivers and a 1,000-yard rusher.
Chaisson led LSU in both tackles for loss (13.5) and sacks (6.5), while Queen ranked third on the team in tackles (85) and second in tackles for loss (12.0). Chaisson earned defensive MVP honors in LSU’s win over Oklahoma in the national semifinals, while Queen was defensive MVP of the Tigers’ national championship win over Clemson. Queen is the first LSU player to ever be picked by the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL Draft.
Jefferson set the LSU record for receptions in a season with 111. His 18 receiving TDs ranks No. 2 in LSU history, while his 1,540 receiving yards is the third-most in school history. Jefferson, who is the younger brother of two former LSU starters in quarterback Jordan Jefferson and defensive back Rickey Jefferson, set CFP records with 14 receptions for 227 yards and four TDs in the 63-28 win over Oklahoma.
Edwards-Helaire ranked No. 2 in the SEC in rushing yards with 1,414 and he led the league in rushing TDs with 16. Edwards-Helaire had seven 100-yard games in 2019 and the Tigers were 7-0 in those games.
Burrow, Jefferson and Edwards-Helaire were part of an LSU offense that became the first in NCAA history to feature a 5,000-yard passer, two 1,000-yard receivers and a 1,000-yard rusher.
LSU’S ED ORGERON NAMED EDDIE ROBINSON COACH OF THE YEAR
BATON ROUGE – Ed Orgeron picked up another national award on Friday as the LSU head coach has been named the recipient of the 2019 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award, the Football Writers Association of America along with the Sugar Bowl announced.
Selected by the Football Writers Association of America, Orgeron will be honored on the evening of Saturday, Jan. 11, during a reception in New Orleans, two days before the CFP National Championship at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
Orgeron had previously been named as the Home Depot National Coach of the Year, the AP National Coach of the Year as well as the SEC Coach of the Year.
Orgeron has led LSU one of the most dominant seasons in college football history, beating five teams ranked in the Top 10 and outscoring opponents 621-275. The 13-0 and top-ranked Tigers face fourth-ranked Oklahoma in the CFP National Semifinals next Saturday in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in Atlanta.
Under Orgeron in 2019, LSU features the most explosive offense in college football and has re-written nearly every offensive record in school history. LSU leads the nation in total offense with 554.3 yards per game and the Tigers are No. 2 nationally in passing yards per game (386.8) and No. 3 in points per game (47.8)
The Tigers have won 10 of their 13 games by double-digits, which includes a 37-10 victory over then-No. 4 Georgia in the SEC Championship Game. The win over Georgia sent the Tigers to their first conference title since 2011.
Behind the play of Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Joe Burrow and Biletnikoff Award winner Ja’Marr Chase, LSU has scored 40 or more points 10 times in 2019 with six of those games seeing the Tigers go over the 50-point mark.
Burrow is the SEC record holder for passing yards (4,715) and passing TDs (48) in a season, while Chase is currently tied for the SEC record for touchdown receptions in a season with 18. LSU is the first team in SEC history to feature a 4,000-yard passer, a 1,000-yard rusher and two 1,000-yard receivers in the same season.
Orgeron will receive the iconic bust of another Louisiana native, the late Robinson, a College Football Hall of Fame coach at Grambling State University for 55 years and winner of 408 career games. Orgeron is from Larose in south Louisiana. Robinson was born in Jackson, in the northern part of the state, but later attended high school in Baton Rouge.
“Coach Orgeron is an incredibly deserving winner of this prestigious honor,” 2019 FWAA President Matt Fortuna said. “From the ways he has reinvented his program on and off the field, to the bonds he has formed with his players, it is easy to see how he has led LSU to a No. 1 ranking this season. (LSU quarterback) Joe Burrow’s Heisman speech alone made me want to run through a brick wall for Coach O.”
Orgeron becomes the third LSU coach to collect the FWAA Coach of the Year Award. Paul Dietzel claimed it in 1958, a year in which the Tigers won the national title and beat Clemson in the Sugar Bowl at the old Tulane Stadium. The other LSU wining coach was Nick Saban, who led the Tigers to the national title in 2003, when LSU beat Oklahoma, 21-14 in the Bowl Championship Series, in the Sugar Bowl at the Superdome.
Orgeron is now one of four different Southeastern Conference coaches to win the FWAA honor since Robinson became the namesake in 1997, the year the legendary coach retired from coaching. The others were Tennessee’s Phillip Fulmer in 1998; Saban in 2003 at LSU and again in ’08 at Alabama; and Gus Malzahn at Auburn in 2013.
“Coach Ed Orgeron and the LSU Tigers’ impressive 13-0 regular season record is a testament to Coach O’s relentless leadership and guidance of one of college football’s most storied programs,” said Eddie Robinson III, grandson of the legendary coach. “Congratulations Coach Orgeron from the Robinson Family on winning the 2019 ‘Eddie Robinson Award!”
LSU Joe Burrow touched thanks: Ed Orgeron after winning 2019 Heisman Trophy| Heisman Trophy Ceremony
Hanging with the LSU Students in the Student Section
