Paying It Forward: Former LSU linebacker Darry Beckwith seeks to mentor the next generation

Many young Baton Rouge football players grow up fantasizing about playing under the bright lights of Tiger Stadium or in the National Football League, but few athletes actually live out that dream. Even fewer athletes are able to sustain long, successful careers at a professional level.

Former LSU linebacker Darry Beckwith has endured the peaks and valleys of high-caliber athletics, and now wants to educate the next generation of Baton Rouge athletes through his new non-profit endeavor, the Darry Beckwith Foundation. READ MORE.

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Photo by Mike Buck

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When Tigers Fly: 10 absurd things that would happen before LSU football is canceled in 2016

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards sent the state in an uproar last week with his proclamation that the 2016 LSU football season could be a casualty of cuts to higher education funding.

“…Many students will not be able to graduate, and student-athletes across the state at those schools will ineligible to play next semester,” Edwards said. “That means you can say farewell to college football next fall.”

Wait. A. Minute! READ MORE

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Photo by Mike Buck

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