The Saints brass reportedly flew to Philadelphia yesterday to interview Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore for the head coaching job in New Orleans. Moore is 35 years old and in his six seasons as an offensive coordinator, his teams finished top ten in scoring four times.
The Pelicans were outscored by ten in the fourth quarter and lost to the Raptors 113 to 104 in Toronto last night. That’s three straight losses for New Orleans.
ULM finally cracked the win column in Sun Belt Play as the Warhawks upset South Alabama 77 to 66. Coltie Young had 27 points to end ULM’s ten game losing streak.
McNeese improved to 10-and-0 in the Southland with an exciting 74 to 73 win at Texas A-and-M Corpus Christi. Nicholls was also a winner on the road beating UT Rio Grande Valley 82 to 75. Southeastern Louisiana and Northwestern State both lost.
The nation’s number one high school football prospect in the Class of 2027, Elijah Haven from Dunham High School in Baton Rouge, has inked an NIL deal with the Matt Bowers Auto Group which owns multiple car dealerships in the Gulf South. Matt Bowers is an Ole Miss alumnus, but says this N-I-L deal is not a way to convince him to sign with the Rebels in two years.
Bowers says he’s known Elijah and his family for a long time. He calls the sophomore a great kid and someone he wants representing his company.
Junior right-handed pitcher Gavin Guidry will wear the coveted number eight jersey for the second ranked LSU baseball team. It goes to the upper classman who exemplifies LSU baseball. Guidry says he’ll wear the number with pride and use this leadership position as an opportunity to lead by example…
Cut 18 (15) “…what that looks like.”
Guidry has been used primarily out of the bullpen and has six career saves, and will be given the opportunity to pitch multiple innings at a time this season.