| The beer was flying in the fourth inning when Will Furniss, the son of LSU baseball great Eddy Furniss, no less, blasted a three-run home run off Tigers ace Paul Skenes. The Rebels led 3-2 in the bottom of the fourth. A half inning later, LSU's Tommy White told those same Rebel fans, "Hold your beers." White crushed a grand slam to center field a half-inning later, the winning blow in a 7-3 LSU victory to open their three-game series against the reigning College World Series champions in Oxford, Mississippi. The teams resume their series at 2 p.m. Saturday on ESPN2. It looks like a key Ole Miss pitcher will return to action against the Tigers for the first time since Feb. 17. Back in Baton Rouge, the LSU Spring Game takes center stage at 1 p.m. in Tiger Stadium — such as it is. Even coach Brian Kelly described the game as "modified" with so many players out. At least 12 potential members of the Tigers' two deep haven't practiced this spring. Given all that, what can LSU hope to gain from Saturday's "game"? Our Wilson Alexander takes a look. Almost as big as what happens on the field Saturday is the field itself. There will be some significant changes to the field's appearance, namely no "eye of the Tiger" at midfield. Is this a big deal? Do you even care? There's no debating whether the transfer portal is a big deal in college sports these days. LSU couldn't have won its NCAA women's basketball title earlier this month with out it. Friday, one of the nation's top transfers, forward Aneesah Morrow of DePaul, announced her three finalists. Click here to find out if LSU was in that trio, but ask yourself this: If they weren't, would the story be in this newsletter? Back on campus, LSU softball opened its weekend series with Mississippi State with a dominant 7-1 victory at Tiger Park. Down in New Orleans, former LSU golfer Ben Taylor was trying to emerge from the shadows in the Zurich Classic, and LSU's Alumni Gold track meet is going on Saturday at Bernie Moore Track Stadium. Thanks for subscribing, reading and agreeing to listen to our time share pitch this weekend. Is right after the Spring Game good for you? Scott Rabalais | 