Looking Back (Nov. 22 | Arkansas 50, No. 1 LSU 48 (3 OT)
When LSU lost to SEC foe Kentucky in triple overtime on Oct. 13, the loss dealt only a temporary blow to the Tigers' chances at a national title, as LSU regained the top spot in the AP poll four weeks later.
Thanks to a little déj? vu on Friday night, however, the Tigers were dealt another setback - only this time, there is no chance to recover.
Hosting a 7-4 Arkansas team that had lost all three of its earlier games to ranked opponents, LSU gave up 513 total yards to the Razorback offense, leading to a crushing 50-48 triple overtime loss that dropped the Tigers from the top spot in the BCS standings and all but eliminated the team's chances of playing for the national championship.
Arkansas was lead by running back Darren McFadden, who re-entered the wide-open Heisman Trophy race by rushing for 206 yards and three touchdowns. Under center in the Razerbacks' Wild Hog formation, the 2006 Heisman runner-up also threw for 34 yards and a go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter.
LSU still has a chance to clinch a berth in the Sugar Bowl and a virtual home BCS bowl game if it beats Tennessee in the SEC title game next weekend.
Looking Ahead (Dec. 1) | Men's Basketball: MIT at Tufts
Triple overtime, anyone?
The men's basketball team has spent this week preparing for a home tilt with MIT, a team it's beaten in every season since 2000. And while that stat is encouraging, recent history isn't - last December, overcoming the Engineers took three extra sessions.
This year, MIT returns an All-NEWMAC scoring machine in junior Jimmy Bartolotta, whose scoring average of 28.8 points through four games absolutely dwarfs his nearest competitors in New England. Bartolotta also ranks in the league's top 10 in rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and minutes played.
Last year the Engineers rode 21 points from a sophomore Bartolotta and 21 more from senior guard Alex Krull, while freshman big man Erich Bracht played all 55 minutes and pulled down 17 rebounds. Junior guards Ryan O'Keefe and Jeremy Black came through in the final overtime after the foul-out of senior tri-captain Brian Kumf, sinking clutch shots down the stretch to seal the 88-81 victory.
And now the Red Line Rivalry continues. The Jumbos and Engineers tip off at 2 p.m. Saturday at Cousens Gym.
