Expectation: The act or state of looking forward or anticipating.

What a word to attach to a young kid's name. And that's exactly what Tyrann Mathieu was when he took the field for the LSU Tigers last fall—an undersized 19-year-old kid who played with the passion and intensity that made him one of the biggest names in college football.

Mathieu was honored as a freshman All-American in his first season on campus, but it was the opening game of the 2011 season when he truly began to take the college football world by storm. He recorded a career-high and team-leading 10 tackles, two pass breakups and forced a fumble on a punt that was returned for ...

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