The LSU men’s basketball team is in College Station tonight to take on the Texas A&M Aggies. The Bayou Bengals are 1-and-2 in league play and they’ve played poorly on the defensive end. In LSU’s last three losses, they are allowing 100 points a game. Coach Johnny Jones says he needs to see more from his players on that end of the court…:
Cut 16 (17) “winning and losing”
LSU will face an Aggies team tonight that was predicted to finish third in the SEC, but they are off to an 0-3 start in league play. Tipoff in Reed Arena is 7:30.

Also in college hoops today, Tulane plays at South Florida. The Wave are 3-12 overall, and 0-3 AAC.

The LSU football team finished the 2016 season with the fewest touchdowns allowed. The Tigers final poll numbers were 13th in the AP Top 25 — the highest in that poll since 2011; and 14th in the coaches poll. LSU is the highest ranked 4th loss team since Tennessee finished No. 12 in 2007; and the highest ranked 8 win team since 1994.

Coach O lost a verbal pledge from Zadock Dinckelmann, a 2018 QB out of Texas. He was one of four commits in the 2018 class for LSU.

Monday night’s College Football Playoff championship game was the lowest rated of the three CFP contests – but that could have been because it was the longest. The game which saw Clemson walk away with the title following a 35-31 victory over Alabama, was 4 hours and 8 minutes; the longest title game since the BCS era in 1999.

This weekend, it’s the NFL divisional round playoffs. On Sunday, the Cowboys will host Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. Dallas Owner Jerry Jones said Tuesday that former LSU Tiger and cornerback Morris Claiborne will be available. Claiborne missed the final nine regular season games with a groin injury.