Trindon Holliday fell short in his quest to make the United States Olympic track team, so he was at LSU football practice Friday instead of the opening ceremony in Beijing.

Here's something you may not know: American football was a demonstration sport in the Olympics in 1904 and 1932, but it hasn't been at the summer games since then. So, the country's best amateur players are concentrating on getting ready for their college seasons, not worrying about gold medals.

LSU's players continued their preparations by putting on full pads for the first time Friday.