It’s Gameday: 2001 LSU Football Spring Game

BATON ROUGE — The LSU football team will play its final game inside Tiger Stadium before the 2001 opener on Sept. 1 against arch rival Tulane when the Tigers play the 2001 LSU Football Spring Game on Saturday starting at 1:30 p.m.

Tickets purchased on Saturday will be $10. LSU student tickets are $3. All proceeds go to benefit LSU’s new Academic Center for Athletes.

“I’m very pleased with the progress we made this spring” LSU coach Nick Saban said. “We had a lot of carryover from the fall. I think having a good spring is a good indicator as to what the player’s attitude is toward the future.”

Saturday’s Spring Game will feature four 15-minute quarters with a 15-minute halftime. The clock will be on running-time except on change of possessions and the final three minutes of each half. Saban said the teams,named Purple and White, were drafted on Thursday and the winner of Saturday’s game will eat steak at dinner one day next week, while the losing team will eat beans.

“The main thing that we want to see on Saturday is the players compete against each other and see who can take to the field and play when the game’s going to be decided,” Saban said. “I think that’s a big part of mental toughness. A lot of guys can play well in practice, but they can’t ramp it up a notch in a game. Even though it’s a not a real game, it’s better than a regular practice.

“We would love to see a big crowd and I think the players would appreciate the support.”

LSU Spring Game Roster

White Team 1 Ty Barrett QB 2 Ryan Clark FS 3 Jerel Myers SE 5 Mikey Diodene FL 7 Trev Faulk MLB 8 Derron Parquet RB 8 Stephen Cola SS 9 Robert Davis CB 10 LaVar Johnson FL 11 Bradie James WLB 12 Marcus Randall QB 13 Corey Webster SE 14 Kenneth Seal PK 16 Rick Clausen QB 17 Jabari Harvey SE 18 Adam Mitchell FS 21 Randall Gay CB 22 Ryan Miles P 23 Adrian Mayes FS 23 Chad Muller FL 24 Elice Parker RB 25 Josh Reed FL 27 Eric Alexander SS 28 Lionel Thomas SS 32 Derek Hinds MLB 35 Brad West DT 35 Brandon Nowlin FB 36 Norman LeJeune CB 38 Trey Triplette WLB 39 Blain Bech FL 40 John Corbello PK 41 Reese Angelette FB 44 Kyle Thompson CB 48 Trebor Victoriano FB 48 Jarvus Ryes DE 50 Marcus Yanez MLB 51 Jason Green SLB 57 Wendell York SNP 58 Lionel Turner SLB 59 Jarvis Green DE 60 Rodney Reed LT 62 Cody Rubin RG 63 Mac MacLachlan RT 64 David Neubauer LG 66 John Young RG 72 Kade Comeaux LG 74 Brad Smalling RT 77 Jonathan Autrey C 82 Stephen Peterman TE 87 Joe Domingeaux TE 88 Demetri Robinson DE 92 Bryce Wyatt DE 93 Chad Lavalais DT 95 Howard Green DT 98 Shaun Wynn DT

Purple Team 1 Erin Demond CB 3 Chad White SS 4 Stephen Englehardt FS 4 Reggie Robinson SE 5 Damien James FS 6 Rohan Davey QB 9 Reggie Davis SE 10 Steve Curtis FS 11 Guy Harper FL 12 Kris Kessler PK 16 Ross Cockrell P 18 Matt Mauck QB 19 Ed Dangerfield FL 19 Jeremy Shealy CB 22 LaBrandon Toefield RB 24 Kaylam Guidry CB 29 Terrence O’Bryant WLB 30 William Shensky FS 30 Solomon Lee FB 31 Domanick Davis SS 33 Demetrius Hookfin CB 34 Dorsett Buckels WLB 38 Marcus Whitty TE 38 Travis Bourgeois FB 39 Barrett Dupuy MLB 42 Phillip Maxwell MLB 42 Jeremy Burnham RB 45 Jason LeDoux MLB 46 Jeremy Kirkwood FB 49 Ryan O’Neal FB 52 Jon Shensky SLB 54 Kenderick Allen DE 56 Jeremy Lawrence SLB 59 Bradley Sowa LG 61 Jimmy Courtenay LG 65 Memuda Ifabiyi DT 68 Terry Phillips LT 69 Jason Baggett RT 71 Michael Dupuis LT 73 Rob Sale C 78 Dwayne Pierce RG 80 Donnie Jones P 81 Donriel Louis FL 83 Jack Hunt FL 84 Drew Hixon SE 85 Kyle Kipps DE 86 Robert Royal TE 89 Keith Secrist SE 91 Muskingum Barnes DT 94 Melvin Richey DT 96 Byron Dawson DT 99 Charles Thomas DE