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The Allstate Sugar Bowl will feature two Bowl Championship Series at-large teams as the Louisiana State University Fighting Tigers take on the Fighting Irish of the University of Notre Dame in a sold-out 73rd edition of the Classic on Jan. 3, 2008 at 7 p.m. in the Louisiana Superdome.
Allstate Sugar Bowl president James C. Landis, made the announcement today along with LSU Athletic Director Skip Bertman and Notre Dame athletic director Kevin White. Formally accepting the invitations were Chancellor Sean O’Keefe of LSU and Reverend John Jenkins, CSC, President of Notre Dame
“In many ways this is one of the most important games in the Allstate Sugar Bowl’s history,” said Bowl President Jim Landis, “and we couldn’t be more proud of the pairing we’ve come up with this year. As our organization and our game return to New Orleans and the Superdome, we are eager to show the country how far the area has come in its revival, and we believe that LSU and Notre Dame will help us do just that.”
“We’re very proud of the matchup we’ve been able to produce this year,” said Allstate Sugar Bowl CEO Paul Hoolahan. “In LSU and Notre Dame we have two schools that will provide a morale and economic boost to our area. Both have talented football teams with outstanding tradition and well-respected coaches, and we look forward to showing each the progress the city has made over the past year.”
LSU (10-2, 6-2 SEC) is ranked No.4 in the BCS rankings. The Tigers are coached by Les Miles, who in two seasons as the Tigers head coach has compiled record of 21-4 (48-25 overall as a head coach). LSU finished the regular season on a sixth-game winning streak, including a win over eventual SEC West Champion Arkansas on the last game of the season. They are led by quarterback JaMarcus Russell, who has passed for 2,797 yards and 26 touchdowns. The Tigers are also ranked amongst the top teams nationally in all defensive categories.
The Tigers ended the season ranked high enough in the final polls to make the Bowl Championship Series selection pool, and then garnered the first at-large pick of the Allstate Sugar Bowl after the selection became available when the Allstate Sugar Bowl anchor team, No. 2 ranked and SEC Champion Florida Gator, advanced to the BCS Championship Game. By virtue of its higher BCS ranking, LSU is designated the home team.
Notre Dame (10-2), winners of eight of its last nine games, became BCS bowl eligible by tallying nine or more wins and achieving a BCS ranking of 14 or better. The Fighting Irish are coached by Charlie Weis, who is in his second season with Notre Dame and has a 19-5 overall record. The Irish are led by Heisman Trophy finalist quarterback Brady Quinn. He tallied 3,278 passing yards and 35 touchdowns this season. Notre Dame is ranked No. 11 in the BCS rankings and was the Bowl’s second at-large pick.
LSU and Notre Dame have faced each other on nine different occasions, but never against each other in the Sugar Bowl. The Fighting Irish hold a 5-4 edge and defeated the Tigers 39-36 in their last meeting in 1998. LSU will be making a Sugar Bowl record 13th appearance. LSU currently holds a 5-7 record in the Classic with the last meeting being a special one for the Bayou Bengal’s as they beat Oklahoma, 21-14, to win the BCS National Championship.
Notre Dame will be making its fourth trip to the Bowl. The Fighting Irish have a 2-1 Sugar Bowl record with their last appearance netting a 39-28 win over Florida in the 1991 Classic. Both teams have won national titles in the Sugar Bowl as Notre Dame defeated Alabama in the December 31, 1973 game for the crown.
The Allstate Sugar Bowl returns to New Orleans after it was relocated to Atlanta, Ga. last year due to the damaging effects caused by Hurricane Katrina.
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