LSU football has named Miami defensive coordinator Blake Baker as the team’s new linebackers coach. The 38-year-old Baker is from Texas and was a linebacker at Tulane from 2000 to 2004. From 2015 to 2018, Baker served as Louisiana Tech’s defensive coordinator and has been Miami’s D-C for the past two seasons. That leaves just one more opening on Coach Ed Orgeron’s coaching staff. But the Advocate reports that former New York Jets defensive line coach Andre Carter will be the Tiger’s new defensive line coach.

Jrue (Drew) Holiday makes his return to the Smoothie King Center tonight as his Milwaukee Bucks visit the New Orleans Pelicans. Holiday spent seven seasons in New Orleans before he was traded to Milwaukee in the last off-season. During his seven seasons in New Orleans, Holiday averaged 18 points a game, played great defense, and was known for his work in the community.

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Louisiana Tech picked up a nice road win last night as the Bulldogs defeated Southern Miss 76-63. The game was tied at halftime, but the Bulldogs outscored the Golden Eagles by 13 points in the second half. Cobe Williams had 15 points to lead the way. The same two teams will play again tomorrow night in Ruston.

The Ragin Cajuns will take on Texas State today and tomorrow as they battle for first place in the Sun Belt West. The Bobcats are 5-and-1 in league play, while the Cajuns are 5-and-3. U-L Lafayette will not have head coach Bob Marlin for the series, as he tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this week.

ULM will look to end a six-game losing streak at Arkansas-Little Rock.

The LSU men’s basketball team will host 10th ranked Texas Tech tomorrow at 1 PM. The Red Raiders have lost two in a row, dropping games to second-ranked Baylor and a one-point defeat to West Virginia on Monday.

And last night the LSU Lady Tigers upset 22nd ranked Georgia 60-52