Clemson made history last night and ended up winning the College Football title for the first time since 1981, after a last-second 2-yard touchdown pass by quarterback Deshaun Watson lifted the Tigers to the 35-31 victory over Alabama. LSU sports information director Michael Bonnette tweeted that after three Clemson touchdowns, the LSU football defense allowed the fewest TDs in the FBS this year with 16 in 12 games.

Former LSU Tiger Michael Clayton and New Orleans native Payton Manning found each other on the sideline during the game in Tampa and posted a picture together on Facebook.

Speaking of Manning, he and fellow Big Easy native Marshall Faulk are going to the College Football Hall of Fame. They will be inducted later this year.

Now the College football playoff semifinals will rotate back to where they began after the 2014 season with the Sugar and Rose Bowls hosting January 1st, 2018. The title game will be in Atlanta.

Another impressive scoring effort last night by Pelicans star Anthony Davis lifted New Orleans to a 110-96 victory against the Knicks. Davis had 40 points and 18 rebounds before leaving the court with a hip injury. The victory snaps a three game losing streak for New Orleans who stay in New York to face Brooklyn on Thursday.

LSU’s DJ Chark is returning for his senior season. The Alexandria native caught 26 passes for 466 yards and three touchdowns during his a break-out 2016 campaign. He made a tweet suggesting that he’ll be taking former LSU running back Leonard Fournette’s No. 7.

Last night in SWAC college hoops, Southern floundered a late lead and ended up falling to Jackson State 65-61. Grambling is now 7-10 on the season after a 67-62 victory over Alcorn State.

Former Saints offensive coordinator Doug Marrone was named as the new head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars Monday.