BATON ROUGE — The Coaches’ Trophy, won by the LSU Tigers on Monday as national college football champions, will be on display this week at five different locations in Baton Rouge and Metairie. The first opportunity to view the trophy is at Wednesday evening’s men’s basketball game against Mississippi State at 7 p.m.
WHEN / WHERE:
Wednesday, Jan. 9
Concourse at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center (ticket required for entry)
LSU men’s basketball game vs. Mississippi State
5:30 ? 6:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 11
All-Star Chevy
11377 Airline Highway
225-298-8000
3 ? 6 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 12
Verizon Wireless
7089 Siegen Lane
225-293-1061
11 a.m. ? 2 p.m.
Brian Harris Chevrolet
15015 Florida Blvd.
225-272-6500
4 ? 7 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 13
Verizon Wireless
3544 Veterans Blvd.
Metairie, La.
504-455-0228
1 ? 4 p.m.
MORE:
- Verizon Wireless and Super Chevy Dealers are both “Team LSU Partners” of LSU Athletics.
- The Coaches’ Trophy was presented to LSU on the field following the Tigers’ win over Ohio State at the Allstate BCS Championship Game on Monday in New Orleans.
- The ball that sits atop The Coaches’ Trophy is made of Waterford? Crystal. The trophy is valued at $30,000 and takes three months to produce.
- The Coaches’ Trophy is 34 inches tall and weighs 45 pounds. The ball alone weighs approximately eight pounds.
Every year, a new trophy is made. LSU will keep The Coaches’ Trophy for permanent display on campus. - Created in 1986, this is the 22nd year the American Football Coaches Association has awarded the trophy to the national champion.
- The Tigers have won three national championships, and this is their second time to win the crystal football. LSU won the trophy, then called The ADT Trophy, in 2003.