LSU football fans called the return of a live tiger "inauthentic" and "forgettable" after the tradition (sort of) resumed. Our LSU football coverage is brought to you in part by Waste Pro.

LSU previously ended the tradition of bringing a live tiger to the sidelines of games in 2016, when Mike VI died.

No. 15 LSU controversially unveiled a live caged tiger in its stadium for the first time in almost a decade before they were routed 42-13 by No. 11 Alabama in their SEC showdown.

The kickoff time for LSU's week 13 meeting with Vanderbilt was announced on Monday and the Tigers are set for another primetime contest in Tiger Stadium. The two options are 6:30 PM CT on ESPN or 6:45 PM CT on SEC Network.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry on Monday defended his push to add a live tiger to the sideline of LSU football games and brushed aside the concerns of animal rights groups. This past weekend, at Landry's behest,

The short version is that Landry called for a live tiger to attend the LSU-Alabama contest in an effort to revive an old school tradition. However, the tradition was nixed because

This past weekend, a live Bengal tiger named Omar Bradley made an appearance at the LSU-Alabama football game, which took place in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at Tiger Stadium on LSU's campus. Omar appeared in a cage that's usually occupied by a tiger named Mike VII,