The LSU football program has made two significant hires today as Jake Peetz has been named the offensive coordinator and DJ Mangas has been named passing game coordinator. Both served on the Carolina Panthers staff this past season, where former LSU assistant Joe Brady is the offensive coordinator. Peetz served as Carolina’s quarterbacks’ coach in 2020 and has 10 years of NFL experience, while Mangas served as an offensive analyst for LSU during its 2019 national championship season.

Alabama wide receiver and Amite native DeVonta Smith won the Heisman Trophy last night, becoming the first receiver to win the award since Desmond Howard in 1991. Smith credits the hard work he put in while growing up in Amite City.
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He’s only the second Louisiana native to win the prestigious award. Springhill native John David Crow won the award in 1957 after a standout season as a halfback for Paul Bear Bryant at Texas A&M.
The LSU men’s basketball team looks to bounce back tonight against Georgia following last Saturday’s loss to Florida. Tigers coach Will Wade says the Bulldogs like to play at a fast pace and they lead the SEC in rebounding margin…
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Tip-off is at 6 PM.

Also tonight, Nicholls, Southeastern Louisiana, and Northwestern State all have home games tonight. S-L-U plays its first home game in 308 days when they take on Sam Houston. The Bearkats beat Nicholls in its southland opener. The Colonels host Lamar tonight, while the Demons return to Prather Stadium to take on Incarnate Word.

While the Pelicans host the Oklahoma City Thunder tonight. New Orleans looks to rebound from a bad overtime loss to Indiana on Monday.