ATLANTA - Billed as the "Daytona 500" of college football, the LSU Tigers hope their motors are revved up and ready to go at full speed as the 16th-ranked (USA Today/Coaches) Tigers take part in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game Saturday night at the Georgia Dome against the 18th-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels.

FORT WORTH, TEXAS - Angela Bensend belted a career-best 20 kills to go along with a career-high 26 digs as the No. 21 LSU volleyball team grinded out a gritty 3-2 victory [27-25, 25-19, 20-25, 18-25, 15-11] over TCU Friday to conclude day one of the TCU Molten Invitational.

FORT WORTH, TEXAS - Brittney Johnson dished out 42 assists to trigger the No. 21 LSU volleyball team to a .370 hitting percentage and a 3-0 sweep over Central Arkansas [25-20, 25-20, 25-15] Friday to open the TCU Molten Invitational at the University Recreation Center.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The 23rd-ranked LSU soccer team opened play in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Friday night with its second of four-straight matches against nationally-ranked opponents as it dropped a 3-1 decision to the 16th-ranked Wake Forest Demon Deacons on the road at Spry Stadium.

BATON ROUGE - Members of the LSU baseball team visited with seven-year-old Michael Smith Thursday at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital.