LSU football coach Lane Kiffin is settling into his new job as head coach of the Tigers. Kiffin says it was difficult to leave Ole Miss and not have the opportunity to finish the season with the Rebels. But when he got to Baton Rouge Sunday and drove past Tiger Stadium, he called former LSU coach Ed Orgeron.

Cut 8 (12) “…to the fans.” (crowd laughs)

Orgeron has expressed interest in returning to LSU as an assistant coach.

On his first full day on the job, Kiffin hired an offensive coordinator, Charlie Weis Junior, who followed Lane down to Baton Rouge. Five other former assistant coaches at Ole Miss have also been hired at LSU.

LSU defensive coordinator Blake Baker has reportedly interviewed for the head coaching job at Tulane. If Tulane does not hire Baker, he could remain as the D-C for LSU.

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New Orleans native and Pro Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk has his first head coaching job. Faulk has been hired as the head coach at Southern. Faulk faces a big task in turning around a program that just completed a 2-10 season. Faulk says winning games is important, but he also wants to produce great human beings…

Cut 5 (15) “…football”

Saints head coach Kellen Moore says safety Justin Reid will miss time after suffering a knee injury in the loss to the Dolphins. New Orleans is at Tampa Bay on Sunday.

Former LSU Tiger Kayshon Boutte caught a touchdown pass in the Patriots’ 33-15 win over the Giants. New England is now 11-2.

In basketball, the two-time defending champs in the Southland Conference, the McNeese Cowboys, opened league play with a 71-67 loss to UIW.