Trent Richardson and the Alabama Crimson Tide arrive in New Orleans on Wednesday for the BCS Championship Game. (Photo courtesy Associated Press)

Combined Reports
(January 5, 2012)

LSU and Alabama arrived in New Orleans on Wednesday and will begin the procession towards Monday’s 2012 BCS Championship Game.

Interviews begin early in the morning on Thursday and will continue through until kickoff, slated for 7:30 p.m. (ESPN). River Region Sports will have complete coverage.

Here are Thursday’s links….

From Houston Chronicle - Tide, Tigers roll into New Orleans

From al.com - Will Barrett Jones’ health be a key to Tide offense?

From Times-Picayune (nola.com) - LSU QB hopes to end career on high note

From Mobile-Press Register (al.com) - Hicks: Big 12 officials to work BCS Championship Game

From Tidesports.com (Tuscaloosa News) - Tide notebook, NOLA style

From ESPN - Few AP voters already made up minds on who No. 1 team is (and it’s not Alabama)

Check back frequently for more links, which will be added during the day…