Mississippi State Head Coach Mike Leach passed away last night at the age of 61 after suffering complications with a heart condition. Leach has coached the Bulldogs since 2020 and was one of the most influential minds in college football with his “Air Raid” offense. LSU Coach Brian Kelly gave his condolences to Leach’s family and mourned the loss of “the most transformational mind in football in my generation and the best press conferences you will ever google.”  One of Leach’s most popular press conferences is one of him detailing the catch twenty-two of getting married…

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The Pels return to action tonight as they look to extend their win streak to 8. They kick off their three-game road trip with an 8:00 tip-off tonight in Utah before playing the Jazz again Thursday and the Suns Saturday.

Northwestern State guard Ja’Monta Black has been named the Southland Conference Player of the Week. The senior Missouri state transfer receives the honor after a career-high 31-point performance against ULM last Saturday. Black matched his career high 7 three-pointers in the 91-73 win helping to extend the Demons’ win streak to seven. Northwestern State will return to action Saturday when they travel to Houston to face Rice.

UL-Lafayette dominated Louisiana Christian last night with a 98-63 win in the Cajundome. The Cajuns opened with a 20-4 run and never looked back in the wire-to-wire win. Jordan Brown scored a career-high 37 points and Themus Fulks posted his first double-double with 12 points and 11 assists. The Cajuns improve to 9-1 on the season and will visit McNeese Thursday.

LSU hosted Ohio tight end Jackson McGohan for an official visit this weekend. The three-star recruit announced his commitment to LSU yesterday. McGohan becomes the second 2023 tight end commitment as LSU looks to reload at the position around freshman Mason Taylor.