No football, but free admission at South Carolina events

South Carolina Head Coach Steve Spurrier said during an interview that LSU offered its chartered United flight to the team to use to get them to Louisiana for the game. For Sunday, I think we can take with us how hard we pressed them in the second half. Additionally, LSU has been able to limit Brandon Harris, their sophomore quarterback, from making game changing turnovers.

SEASON BEGINS AGAINST TULANE: The LSU women’s swimming and diving team opens the 2015-16 season against Tulane at 6 p.m. Friday at the LSU Natatorium.

LSU also had its opener this year at home against McNeese State cancelled because of persistent lightning. The Tigers won their relocated opener over Arizona State 35-31, reached the SEC championship game, and finished 11-2.

“We want to support South Carolina in anything they want to do”, Miles said. “Really the answers from that scenario came from my guys”.

“Our hearts go out to the South Carolina community as they recover from the devastating floods”, said Stephanie Druley, ESPN Senior Vice President, college networks production. “That was a pretty special team”. Then a 10-year-old in New Orleans, Fournette and his family made shelter under the Claiborne Bridge by the Mercedes-Benz Superdome for a week. “It reminds me of something similar that happened to us”.

Speaking of feeling at home; the LSU marching band will play South Carolina’s fight song and alma mater during the pregame performance on Saturday.

“We believe we can play better, but until we do it, it’s just hope”, Spurrier said.

This is coming just a few weeks after Georgia torched the Gamecocks for 246 yards on the ground.

Orth is 23 of 47 on the season for 283 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. No surprise that the Gamecocks’ running attack was not effective in last week’s loss at Missouri.

QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Les Miles told me that he’ll appeal to his fans not to yell too loud when we have the ball”.

Chustz said with temperatures hitting close to 90, they are moving enough trucks over to LSU to treat people for heat illnesses.

Wess Helton, Lexington, South Carolina native and freshman global studies major, has been receiving pictures and videos of the damage and flooding from friends in his hometown and at the University of South Carolina.