LSU is reportedly close to hiring Minnesota Vikings Defensive Backs coach Daronte Jones as the team’s next defensive coordinator.  Coach Ed Orgeron was on “Off The Bench” with T-Bob Hebert and says that if the process continues to go well, he plans to have the entire defensive staff completed very soon.

Cut 5 (11) “pretty soon”

While Orgeron hopes to get a deal done soon, nothing is official with Jones yet.

Jones’s most recent stop at running a defense was Division II Bowie State where he spent five seasons as the defensive coordinator and had one of the top defenses in the nation.

In baseball news, LSU baseball pitchers Devin Fontenot and Jaden Hill have been named D1 Baseball pre-season All-Americans.  Devin Fontenot returns for his senior season and will be one of the leaders of this year’s squad.  Hill looks to have a big junior year and could potentially be the team’s Friday night starter.

The LSU men’s basketball team will look to stop a two-game losing streak tonight when they visit Texas A-and-M.  Javonte Smart and Cam Thomas are two guys who didn’t shoot the ball well in losses to Alabama and Kentucky. Coach Will Wade expects they will bounce back soon…

Cut 18 (18) “be fine”

Smart was held to six points versus Kentucky.

The game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the San Antonio Spurs has been postponed due to Covid-19 concerns.  There have now been 22 games postponed so far in the NBA season.  The Pelicans next game is scheduled for tomorrow at 8 p.m. against the Washington Wizards.

Ragin Cajuns men’s basketball coach Bob Marlin has tested positive for Covid-19 and will miss the Cajuns’ road games on Friday and Saturday at Texas State.  It is unclear when coach Marlin will be able to return to the team.