Brady Hoke will serve as the interim head coach when Tennessee hosts 21st ranked LSU this Saturday. Hoke replaces the fired Butch Jones, who was dismissed after an embarrassing 50-17 loss to Missouri. LSU Coach Ed Orgeron knows what its like to take over a team mid-season and he expects a great effort from Tennessee…:
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For the third time this year, LSU linebacker Devin White has been named the SEC Defensive Player of the Week — this time for his performance against the Razorbacks in which he finished the game with 14 tackles, half a tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry. He leads the SEC in total tackles with 103.

Saints coach Sean Payton confirmed Daniel Lasco has a bulging disc. While it will force the running back to finish the season on injured reserve, the injury isn’t career-threatening. Lasco left Sunday’s 47-10 rout of Buffalo in an ambulance during the second quarter in what the Saints announced was a spinal injury.

The New Orleans Pelicans held on last night to pull off a 106-105 victory over the Atlanta Hawks at the Smoothie King Center. The win moves the Pels record to 8-6 on the season and they now have victories in five of their last 6.

LSU men’s basketball coach Will Wade has added yet another star to his 2018 recruiting class. Nazreon Reid, a 5-star power forward from New Jersey, is ranked No. 15 overall by Scout, and No. 17 by 247Sports. Reid joins Scotlandville’s Javonte Smart and Gainesville, Florida’s Darius Days.

On Wade’s team this year, LSU guard Tremont Waters has been named the SEC Freshman of the Week after his performance against Alcorn State.