How does lsu football team travel

Loading the truck would take hours, so director of athletic equipment Louis Bourgeois and the rest of the staff told their 13 student managers they had to start one of the weekly pregame rituals — polishing helmets and applying stickers — that night. They suspected an evacuation. Bourgeois woke up at 6 a. As he walked through the football operations building about four hours later, he received a call. LSU decided to leave Baton Rouge, initiating a rush to move the team a week before its season opener against UCLA as the storm intensified and approached the coast.

Over the next 24 hours, LSU filled two trucks with equipment, arranged a hotel for the team, found an NFL stadium to practice in and left for its first stop, Houston, where it arrived after an overnight drive through evacuation traffic.

In the past, the school moved games and altered kickoff times. This time, as its state began to recover from another devastating hurricane, LSU spent a week on the road before the opening of a pivotal season. Saturday night's game inside the Rose Bowl can help No. The team has talent and depth, but it sits at a crossroads, only two years removed from a title. But with Baton Rouge possibly in the middle of its path, the administration looked for other options last Friday morning. The school coordinated through David Fletcher, executive director of the Texas Bowl and general manager of Lone Star Sports and Entertainment, a company affiliated with the Texans.

He evaluated schedules around the Texans and the Texas Kickoff Classic. Everything fell into place. He keeps a picture in his favorites of the packing plan from the Citrus Bowl, which has helped him prepare for road trips since then. Bourgeois looked at the photo again as he sat in his office with equipment staff leaders Greg Stringfellow and Eric Cookmeyer and associate athletic trainer Derek Calvert.

Director of video Doug Aucoin arranged his gear upstairs. That's not normal for us. Using whiteboards and dry-erase markers, the group arranged equipment for practices in Houston and the game in Los Angeles. They needed a second truck to haul everything, but there was a shortage of rentals. LSU eventually found one through the trucking company it uses. The senior from Mobile, Alabama, will be going home Saturday and looks to add to his impressive campaign.

Farrell Jr. Quarterback Max Johnson said on Thursday that the bye week was a productive self-scouting period for the Tigers. The Tigers will look to find talented freshman receivers like Malik Nabers and Jack Bech in the passing game, two players that have improved week-by-week.

Nabers recorded four receptions and a touchdown against Ole Mis. Bech tallied four catches himself for 41 yards. At receiver, Jameson Williams holds a team-high six touchdowns, averaging Their offense is averaging 46 points per game. Bryce Young is a great quarterback. Crews working to put out blaze near Crews working to put out blaze near downtown Baton Rouge. Desktop News Click to open Continuous News in a sidebar that updates in real-time.

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