A major shakeup within the LSU football coaching staff went down today as head Coach Brian Kelly fired defensive coordinator Matt House, along with three other assistant coaches. Tiger Rag Editor Todd Horne says changes had to be made after a historically bad season for LSU on defense…
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Defensive line coach Jimmy Lindsey, safeties coach Kerry Cooks, and cornerbacks coach Robert Steeples were also let go today.

Horne expects Kelly to act quickly in hiring their replacements…
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LSU ranked 105th in the nation in total defense giving up 417 yards a game. LSU also allowed 28 points a contest, third worst in the SEC.

Despite an eight and eight record, the Saints playoff hopes are alive. For New Orleans to win the NFC South, they will have to beat Atlanta and Carolina needs to defeat the Buccaneers. A wild card berth for the Saints can occur if they win on Sunday and the Cardinals beat the Seahawks and the Bears defeat Green Bay. Coach Dennis Allen says their focus needs to be on Atlanta…
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The Saints have reportedly restructured the contract of cornerback Marshon Lattimore to save a reported eleven million dollars towards the 2024 salary cap. Lattimore hasn’t played since week ten because of an ankle injury.

In basketball…the Pelicans try to win their fourth in a row as they visit Minnesota tonight. Louisiana Tech has its final non-conference game as its Dallas Christian, who is 3-and-10 on the year. Grambling State women’s basketball defated College of Biblical Studies 159 to 18. The 141 points is the biggest margin of victory in Division one women’s basketball history.