New LSU football coaches are fired up for their opportunities to coach the Tigers back to an SEC championship. New LSU defensive coordinator Kevin Steele will have the difficult assignment of developing schemes to slow down the spread offenses in the league. Steele will have some points of emphasis once he begins to game plan…

cut 16 (17) “big play”

Joining Steele is a Louisiana native Ed Orgeron, who will coach the defensive line.

Former Haughton high star and Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott has announced that he will return for his senior season. Prescott finished eighth in the Heisman balloting this past season, throwing for 3,449 yards and 27 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. LSU begins conference play in Starkville against Prescott and the Bulldogs on September 12th.

The Pelicans jumped back in the win column last night as they picked up a road win over Detroit 105-94. Anthony Davis lead all scorers with 27 and also grabbed 10 rebounds. Tyreke Evans threw in 18 and Ryan Anderson added 17 as the Pels climb back to .500 on the season at 19-19. The Pelicans road trip continues as they take on the Philadelphia 76ers Friday night.

In college basketball, LSU scored an SEC road win last night as they defeated Ole Miss 75-71. Keith Hornsby scored 23, including 5 three pointers, as the Tigers mark their second straight conference win. Jarell Martin added 18 and Jordan Mickey scored 11 as LSU improves to 2-1 in league play. The Bayou Bengals host Texas A&M this Saturday morning.

It took an extra 15 minutes before the University of Central Florida outlasted Tulane 103-100 in triple overtime. The loss drops the Green Wave to 3-2 in American conference play. Tulane was lead by Louis Dabney’s 26 points followed by Jay Hook’s 25. The Green Wave road trip continues as they take on Houston Saturday.