6:45 LRN Sportscast

The Saints will reportedly interview Bengals quarterbacks coach Dan Pitcher for a second time on Thursday as they look for a new offensive coordinator. Albert Breer reports Pitcher interviewed virtually last week. The Patriots and Raiders are also interested in Pitcher and he could get a promotion in Cincinnati now that Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan has been named the new head coach in Tennessee. Rams quarterbacks coach Zac Robinson, Texans quarterbacks coach Jerrod Johnson and Saints Q-B coach Ronald Curry are other possible candidates for the Saints O-C job.

There was some speculation LSU football coach Brian Kelly was interested in hiring his former quarterback at Notre Dame, Tommy Rees, but Rees has reportedly found a job with the Cleveland Browns as a tight ends coach.

Looking for tickets to Thursday night’s big time matchup between top ranked South Carolina and ninth ranked LSU. On the secondary market, tickets are going for as much as 12-hundred dollars on StubHub.

The Pelicans host the Utah Jazz tonight. It’s New Orleans first game since losing to Phoenix on Friday. Head Coach Willie Green says it’s been a nice three-day break…
cut 20 (23) “…few games”
Tip off is at 7 PM.

McNeese remains undefeated in the Southland as the Bayou Bandits rallied from an 18 point deficit in the second half to defeat Texas A-and-M Corpus Christi at the buzzer 62-61. Christian Shumate tipped in a missed free throw with point-three seconds left for the remarkable victory.

Nicholls also had a nice win on the road as the Colonels beat U-I-W 78-74 in overtime. Byron Ireland and Diante Smith each had 20 points. Southeastern Louisiana dribbled past Northwestern State 71-62 snapping the Demons three-game winning streak.