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LSU Players Threatened With Arrest For Smoking Cigars After Victory; ESPN Reporter: ‘Suffocating’

John Bickley
LSU Players Threatened With Arrest For Smoking Cigars After Victory; ESPN Reporter: ‘Suffocating’
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The Louisiana State University Tigers won their third National Championship in sixteen years Monday night, their Heisman-winning quarterback Joe Burrow making it look pretty easy on the way to throwing for 463 yards, tossing five touchdowns and running for another, while star running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire racked up 110 yards on the ground.

But while the Ed Orgeron-coached team was naturally eager to celebrate after their 42-25 victory over the Clemson Tigers, police — and some in the sports reporters — weren’t going to let them engage in one particular celebratory tradition:

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