The Advocate Newspaper reports that LSU is focusing its search for a new baseball coach on Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco and East Carolina coach Cliff Godwin. Bianco played at LSU in the late 1980s and after his playing career, he spent five seasons as Skip Bertman’s pitching coach…
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That’s College Baseball analyst Ronnie Rantz who says East Carolina Coach Cliff Godwin is also a strong candidate. Godwin is a former assistant at Notre Dame, LSU, and Ole Miss and just led E-C-U to the super regionals.

The College World Series field is set. Virginia and Mississippi State punched their tickets to Omaha yesterday. The Bulldogs beat Notre Dame 11 to seven, while the Cavaliers downed Dallas Baptist five to two.

Former LSU wide receiver Jarvis Landry says Odell Beckham Junior looks amazing as he works to come back from a torn A-C-L suffered last October. Landy said at a charity softball event that Beckham is in fantastic shape and ready to help lead the Browns back to the playoffs this season. Beckham is expected to be at mandatory minicamp this week with the Browns.

The Ragin Cajuns have received a verbal commitment from 2022 offensive lineman Bryant Williams, who helped lead Grand Lake to the Class One-A championship game last season. Williams is six-foot-eight, 315 pounds, and received an offer from U-L Lafayette in late January.

LSU Gymnastics Head Coach Jay Clark has announced Garrett Griffeth and 2004 Olympian Courtney McCook Griffeth as new assistant coaches. The Griffiths come to Baton Rouge after serving as assistant coaches for the last two seasons at the University of Utah. The Utes finished third nationally this past season.