11:40 LRN Sportscast

Former Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy is no longer in the running for the Saints head coaching job. And Multiple reports are saying Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore has emerged as the front-runner to land the job. Saints officials went to Philadelphia to interview the young play caller.

The Saints have also spoken to Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka. Kafka is a coach at the Senior Bowl this week and talked about his interview experience with the Saints…

Cut 27 (12) “…had to go through that”

Former Miami Hurricanes defensive coordinator Lance Guidry has reportedly been hired as an analyst at LSU. Guidry was the D-C in Miami the last two seasons but lost his job after Miami lost late leads in a couple of games that cost Miami a shot at the college football playoffs. The Welsh native was the head coach at his alma mater, McNeese, from 2016 to 2019.

 

The LSU men’s basketball team will try to take down the top ranked team in the country in the Auburn Tigers. Auburn leads the SEC in field goal percentage at 49-percent, while is one of the worst three-point shooting teams in the country.  The Tigers are 320th in the country in three-point shooting at 31-percent. Coach Matt McMahon says the guys are working on their outside shot…

Cut 17 (16)  “…games.”

Tip off is at 6 PM.

The Pelicans are also home tonight as New Orleans hosts the Dallas Mavericks. The Pels have lost three in a row.

The Ragin Cajuns have dominated the Sun Belt in softball, but the league’s coaches poll has Texas State as the preseason favorite to win the regular season title. ULM is picked to finish seventh.