By Ryan Whirty, contributing writer
As the 1907 LSU football team put the finishing touches on a 6-3 regular season, the administrative gears were already churning to reward the Tigers for their winning pigsking campaign with one heck of a Christmas present -- a trip to Cuba to play a team representing the University of Havana on Dec. 25.
The Tigers, having finished fourth overall in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, were eager to represent their school, their country and their uniquely American sport in Havana.
With LSU concluding just its 15th varsity season -- and its first with Edgar Wingard as head coach -- the voyage offered the Tigers one of the earliest examples of postseason collegiate football festivities.