Dennis Allen is out, and Darren Rizzi is in. The special teams coordinator takes over as the Saints’ interim head coach after the team fired Allen amid a seven-game losing streak. Rizzi says this is not a day for celebration, and that everyone – not just Allen – is to blame.
Safety Tyrann Mathieu gave his thoughts on the change at head coach…
Cut 30 (10) “…disappointing”
It’s been a disappointing season for the Saints. After starting the season 2-and-0, the Black and Gold have lost seven in a row heading into this Sunday’s game against Atlanta.
The seventh ranked LSU women’s basketball team started a new season with an easy 95-44 win over Eastern Kentucky last night. Flau’jae Johnson led the way with 25 points and the Lady Tigers held the Colonels to 26-percent shooting from the floor.
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LSU football coach Brian Kelly says starting left guard Garrett Dellinger will miss the Alabama game with an ankle injury. Redshirt freshman Paul Mubenga will likely replace Dellinger in the starting lineup. Mubenga is from Africa and didn’t start playing football until high school. Coach Brian Kelly says Mubenga has spent the last year and a half working on his technique…
Cut 18 (21) “…to do it”
Kelly says receiver CJ Daniels injured his knee is getting and is expected to play Saturday night.
Men’s college hoops last night…Kent State defeated the Ragin Cajuns 70 to 66, ULM over Champion Christian 111 to 61, Louisiana Tech topped LSU-A 77 to 50 and McNeese lost to South Dakota State 80 to 73.