Walking the talk: In an open letter to LSU fans today, LSU Vice Chancellor and Athletic Director Joe Alleva says the university is preparing a proposal to turn the discussion of expanding Tiger Stadium into a reality. “You will also soon be hearing more about an expansion of the south end of Tiger Stadium,” Alleva says. “We will propose the addition of approximately 60 suites and 3,000 club seats as well as about 1,500 general public seats above the current south end zone bowl. The project will be entirely privately funded through the Tiger Athletic Foundation. The project will also help us address some critical facility needs for non-revenue sports as we look to add an indoor tennis facility and new gymnastics practice facility.” Read Alleva’s complete letter here.
Thanks for the memories: LSU center Justin Hamilton has announced that he will leave LSU following the end of the spring semester to pursue a professional basketball career. Hamilton spent two years at LSU after transferring following his sophomore year at Iowa State. He practiced with the LSU team during his transfer season of 2010-11 and then played for the Tigers during the 2011-12 season, earning second-team All-SEC honors by the league coaches. “I would like to thank my coaches, the administration and all the teachers that have helped me along the way. They have all provided me with a great experience at LSU. I will graduate next month, and I am getting married this summer. I am ready to take the next step in my life,” says Hamilton, who will graduate with a sociology degree. Get the full story at the LSUsports.net website here.
Hitmakers: A newly released recording purports to capture former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams telling players to “put a lick” on San Francisco’s Kyle Williams to see if the receiver still had lingering effects from an earlier concussion. Filmmaker Sean Pamphilon, who had access to Saints meetings for a documentary on football, has posted the audio on his website. Pamphilon initially shared the content with Yahoo Sports, telling the website that while he was not bothered by much of Williams’ profanity-laced speech, he was troubled by comments about the previously concussed player. “I thought, did he just say that?” Pamphilon said in an article posted today. “That was the red flag for me.” Williams, who is suspended indefinitely for his admitted role overseeing a bounty system, did not immediately respond to a phone message and email left with his foundation in Missouri. The Associated Press has the full story here. Also, The Times-Picayune reporter Jeff Duncan says despite the stories flying around, Pamphilon was more of a friend to the Saints than an enemy. Read why he thinks so in his column here.
