Mountaineers 13, Fightin' Tigers 41, Final - Aug. 30, 2008

The Long, Weird Journey Of Andrew Hatch
realclearsports.com 8/27/2008 — Defending champion LSU opens their 2008 season this Saturday at home against (everyone's favorite Championship Subdivision team) Appalachian State, and they have still yet to name a starting quarterback. One of the two signal-callers who are battling for the Tigers' starting job, and the odds-on favorite to win the spot, is sophomore Andrew Hatch, and he has an interesting tale.

LSU Tigers Aren't Afraid of the Big Bad Appalachian State Mountaineers
blog.ingamenow.com 8/29/2008 — LSU to Appalachian State: Ain't going to happen. Lightning won't strike twice, there will be no Cinderella story this year, David won't beat Goliath...I think you get the point. The Wolverine-killers head to Baton Rouge on Saturday, but don't think for a second LSU is going to let what ...

Tropical storm moves LSU opener to 11 a.m. ET
sports.espn.go.com 8/29/2008 — LSU's season-opener against Appalachian State on Saturday has been moved to 11 a.m. ET because of the approach of Tropical Storm Gustav.

ESPN Classic to televise LSU football game
blog.nola.com 8/29/2008 — Approach of Hurricane Gustav causes officials to move time of season opener

LSU shifts kickoff time — SmackCaster SmackBlog

LSU vs. Appalachian State Prediction Thread — And The Valley Shook

Appalachian State Game Thread — And The Valley Shook

Gustav Evacuees Prompt LSU To Bump Kickoff Up To 11 AM ET [Weather] — Deadspin

LSU Now 2-0 Against Teams That Recently Beat Michigan [College Football] — Deadspin

LSU 41 - Appalachian State 13: Initial Thoughts — And The Valley Shook

Lightning doesn’t strike twice for App. State — SmackCaster SmackBlog

LSU moves Appalachian State kickoff to 10 a.m., dooms fans to slow, dehydrated death — Dr. Saturday

Gustav looming, LSU moves up kickoff time Saturday — The Seattle Times: Sports 8/29/2008
LSU has moved up the kickoff time of its home opener Saturday against Appalachian State because of concerns over the approach of Tropical Storm Gustav.

LSU moves up kickoff time due to Gustav (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News 8/29/2008
LSU has moved up the kickoff time of its home opener Saturday against Appalachian State because of concerns over the approach of Tropical Storm Gustav. A spokesman for the school's board said Gov. Bobby Jindal's office asked for the change from 4 p.m. ...

App. State aims for another big upset at LSU — Latest Sporting News Articles for College Football 8/29/2008
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Appalachian State's Armanti Edwards just may be the best quarterback in Tig...

Appalachian St. seeks upset again at LSU (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News 8/29/2008
Appalachian State's Armanti Edwards just may be the best quarterback in Tiger Stadium when the Mountaineers visit No. 7 LSU in a matchup of defending national champions from NCAA football's top two divisions. The Tigers may have better players at ...

No. 7 LSU gets easy win over Appalachian St. — FOXSports.com News for COLLEGE FOOTBALL 8/30/2008

No. 7 LSU pounds Appalachian State 41-13 (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News 8/30/2008
With a running game like LSU's, maybe it doesn't matter who plays quarterback. Charles Scott rushed for a career-high 160 yards on 16 carries, including touchdowns of 8 and 29 yards, and No. 7 LSU rolled to 41-13 victory over Appalachian State on ...

No. 6 LSU leaves no doubt against Appalachian State — USATODAY.com College Football - Top Stories 8/30/2008
With a running game like LSU's, maybe it doesn't matter who plays quarterback.

Trench Warfare: Why the LSU Tigers dominated the Appalachian State Mountaineers — Bleacher Report - College Football 8/30/2008
Quite frankly, I never understood all of the fanfare surrounding the Appalachian State’s season opener at Louisiana State. The Mountaineers have seemingly become America’s newest college football darlings.   LSU reminded me of ...