Editing Alan Faneca (section)

==College career==
Faneca attended [[Louisiana State University]], and played for the [[LSU Tigers football]] team from 1994 to 1997. As a freshman in 1994, he was [[redshirted]]. He was voted the [[Southeastern Conference]] freshman of the year by the ''[[Knoxville News Sentinel]]'' in 1995. In 1996, he was selected as a second-team [[All-American]]. As a junior in 1997, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American and was also one of three finalists for 1997 [[Outland Trophy]].

In the 1997 home game against the [[1997 Florida Gators football team|Florida Gators]], Faneca was called "a beast" for having repeatedly driven the Gators off the field and creating openings for the Tiger backs to charge through.<ref>Chet Hilburn, ''The Mystique of Tiger Stadium: 25 Greatest Games: The Ascension of LSU Football'' ([[Bloomington, Indiana]]: WestBow Press, 2012), p. 28</ref>

Faneca started his last 36 games at LSU and allowed only one sack in his final season. He had 210 [[Glossary of American football#P|pancake blocks]] in his college career. He returned to school in 1999 and earned a bachelor's degree in management entrepreneurship.