BATON ROUGE -- The LSU football team will participate in a celebration of its 2007 college football national championship on Saturday, January 19, in Tiger Stadium beginning at 2:30 p.m.  Admission is free and gates will open at 1 p.m.

The National Championship Celebration at Tiger Stadium will include the presentation of championship and individual trophies to the LSU football team, video highlights of the football season, performances by the Tiger Marching Band and comments from University officials, head coach Les Miles  and Tiger players.

The day will conclude with the hoisting of a new National Championship flag to fly over Tiger Stadium.

Fans are encouraged to visit Celebration Central at Tiger One Village beginning at noon in front of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Entertainment will be provided as well as giveaway items.  Food and drink will be available for purchase and official national championship merchandise will be on sale.



Tailgating on the LSU campus is encouraged and LSU is urging fans to arrive early and then be patient with traffic when exiting campus after the celebration.  Touchdown Village 2 will be available at 5 p.m. on Friday for motor home parking. Touchdown Village 1 is currently closed for renovations.

LSU advises fans that, due to the expected large attendance, this event is not intended to be an autograph opportunity.  LSU encourages fans to bring still and video cameras to record the event for their remembrance of the occasion.