Kick off for Florida-LSU on Oct. 6 in Baton Rouge, La., will be at 7:28 CDT, CBS announced on Monday.
The game, which could be a matchup of two Top 5 teams, is expected to be a preview of the SEC championship game in Atlanta on Dec. 1, and be a battle for a spot in the BCS national championship game Jan. 7 in New Orleans.
The first Harris Interactive College Poll was released Sunday. Harris’ top 5 mirrored this week’s AP’s top 5, with Southern California leading the way with 91 first-place votes. LSU was second with 19 first-place votes. Third ranked Oklahoma received one and fourth ranked Florida got three.
The Harris Poll is one cog of the BCS rankings, which will be unveiled Oct. 14.
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LSU and Tulane will wear special Hurricane Katrina uniforms this weekend, when the two Louisiana schools face off Saturday in the New Orleans Superdome.
The Tigers will wear purple jerseys with white helmets and white pants.
Both teams will don special pelican emblems designed by Nike. The pelican is a tribute to the state bird and stylistically resembles the Phoenix, a symbol of the city’s rebirth.
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Four members of Florida’s 2006 national championship team made their NFL debut on Sunday. Two others, Ray McDonald and Joe Cohen, will suit up tonight for the San Francisco 49ers against the Arizona Cardinals.
Reggie Nelson had the biggest day of any former Gator. in Jacksonville’s 13-10 loss to Tennessee, Nelson had seven tackles, all solo, and one sack.
Jarvis Moss and Marcus Thomas helped Denver beat Buffalo on a last-second field goal by Jason Elam. Moss had four tackles, good for fourth best on the team and Thomas added another solo effort.
On offense, running back DeShawn Wynn had one rush for eight yards in the Packers 16-13 win over the Eagles.
Check back tomorrow for updates on how McDonald and Cohen did on Monday Night Football, and come back every Monday for a recap of how the ‘06 Gators in the NFL did on Sundays.
LSU football released an open letter to its fans regarding Saturday’s game against Virginia Tech.
“The Virginia Tech community suffered the horrific loss of family and
friends in the tragic shootings of April 16. All of us on college
campuses across the nation shared in their grief and suffering.
As students, fans and alumni from Virginia Tech come to the LSU campus
for the Hokies’ first road football game of the 2007 season, we know
Tiger fans will welcome them with open arms and sympathetic hearts.
The people of Louisiana are known for their heart-felt compassion and
gracious hospitality, and on this occasion we hope everyone will pay
particular respect to the Virginia Tech players and their fans.
The competition on the field will be healthy and fierce, and your
Tigers will represent LSU with pride when the ball is kicked off. But
in pre-game festivities, let us all be mindful of the difficult road our
visitors have traveled since April 16.”
Signed by Matt Flynn, Glenn Dorsey and Craig Steltz (team captains in
last week’s season opener) and head coach Les Miles.
