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Tigers rest up before heading to New Orleans

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LSU head coach Les Miles LSU head coach Les Miles
BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) -

The top-ranked LSU Tigers spent their last night in Baton Rouge before the BCS national championship game next week.

The team also enjoyed the day off Tuesday before a busy Wednesday, when they practice in the Capital City and then bus to the Crescent City.

9 Sports will be there waiting for Tyrann Mathieu and the rest of the Bayou Bengals when they arrive at the team headquarters for the next six days.

At least one Alabama star said he's tuning out some of the pregame hype, even though most of the national experts seem to be picking the Crimson Tide to win, just as they did for the first game.

"Last night, I was watching ESPN and they did a segment on the Honey Badger and I immediately changed the channel," said Darius Hanks, Alabama Sr. WR. "Because, that stuff gets into your mind. I don't want to think about that. I've got my mindset right, I feel, and I'm ready for the game."

Hanks had two catches for 38 yards in the first contest.

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