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NEW YORK - Joe Burrow is slated to become just the second athlete in LSU history to win the Heisman Trophy, and the family of the man who pulled it off 60 years ago gave the QB one final show of support on the eve of the award ceremony.
Burrow finally landed in New York Friday morning ahead of Saturday's announcement. The LSU quarterback is the odds-on favorite to take home the most prestigious award in college football.
LSU Athletics also shared a photo of Burrow on the plane ride, during which he was given an envelope. Inside was a letter from the family of Billy Cannon, the first and only Tiger to take home the award back in 1959.
A letter from Billy Cannon’s family as we land in New York pic.twitter.com/AEwWDGiXKP
— LSU Football (@LSUfootball) December 13, 2019
Burrow is one of four finalists in New York for the announcement. The winner will be announced Saturday at 7 p.m.
BATON ROUGE - Just a week after rumors swirled about LSU President F. King Alexander's possible departure from the university, he is officially on his way out.
Alexander was announced as the new head of Oregon State University during the school's Board of Trustees meeting Friday. Alexander's last day as LSU's president will be Dec. 31. He has been running the university since summer 2013.
LSU released a statement shortly after the announcement saying Thomas Galligan, dean of LSU’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center and former president of Colby-Sawyer College, has been appointed interim president while the LSU Board of Supervisors conducts a national search for Alexander’s replacement.
It has been an honor to lead such an important and iconic institution. I’m proud of what we accomplished at @LSU and I don’t think that any other university, with any other group of people, could have achieved what we did together. Thank you for making these years so memorable. pic.twitter.com/OMVSaqR0Xm
— F. King Alexander (@lsuprez) December 13, 2019
When asked last week about reports that he was being considered for a job in California last week, Alexander downplayed the rumors, saying those types of calls "are nothing new."
“No, no, everything is great here. I mean look, Joe Burrow’s gonna win the Heisman. We’re on a good roll right now!" Alexander told WBRZ.
BATON ROUGE – Rapper, NBA Youngboy is in court Friday morning, where Judge Bonnie Jackson has ended his probation.
Rapper NBA Youngboy facing the judge this morning. Judge Bonnie Jackson has ended his probation. @WBRZ
— Brandi B. Harris (@BrandiBHarrisTV) December 13, 2019
The rapper, whose real name is Kentrell Gaulden, was found with a firearm in Miami, Florida on May 12 after a deadly shootout involving his entourage. A bystander was killed during that shootout.
After the shooting, he was brought back to Louisiana.
Gaulden refused to say much on the Miami shooting, only that it's still under investigation and he's ready to move forward.
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