LSU Baseball Coach Jay Johnson has reportedly hired Josh Jordan as his new recruiting coordinator. Jordan has spent the last 11 seasons as Duke’s recruiting coordinator. Over the last six full seasons, Duke made it to the NCAA Tournament four times.

LSU’s latest football commitment comes from Jeremiah Hughes of Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas who committed to LSU over Arkansas, Washington and Utah. He’a a three-star prospect and said he wanted to play for D-B-U and is the 12th commitment for the Class of 2023.

But LSU missed out on five-star quarterback Dante Moore. The Detroit product has chosen Oregon over LSU, Michigan and Notre Dame.

La Tech and U-L Lafayette have agreed to play each other in football game. They will resume their series in Ruston in 2026 and play each other again at Cajun Field in 2029. The Bulldogs lead the all-time series 48-33 and 6.
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Louisiana Tech will hold a memorial service on Saturday for former football player Jaylon Ferguson, who died from a drug overdose. Former teammates, friends and loved ones will gather at 1 PM at the Davison Athletic Complex.

Pelicans guard Devonte Graham is facing a charge of driving while impaired. Police pulled over the 27-year-old in the early morning hours of Thursday in his hometown of Raleigh, North Carolina. Graham averaged 12 points a game last season and has three years left on a four-year deal.

The Pelicans begin play in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas on Saturday night at nine o’ clock central time. They’ll face Portland in the summer league opener. It’s a game that can be seen at 9 PM. The Pels will play Atlanta on Monday, Washington on Wednesday and the Lakers next Friday night. New Orleans will also play a fifth game against a yet to be determined opponent on July 16th or 17th. The team’s last two first round picks will lead the team, Trey Murphy and Dyson Daniels.