24-7 sports ranks LSU’s 2022 recruiting class as the second-best in the country behind Georgia after landing a verbal pledge from a five-star prospect last week. Ponchatoula Safety Jacoby Matthews gives LSU 13 commitments for next year and he’s the third five-star prospect in the class.

Louisiana Tech has fallen three spots to number 18 in the coaches poll after splitting a four-game series versus Marshall. The Bulldogs are at Middle Tennessee this weekend.

LSU is facing Grambling State late this afternoon and tonight the Ragin Cajuns host ULM in a game that will not count towards the conference standings. U-L Lafayette swept the Warhawks earlier this season. U-L-M infielder Grant Schultz has been named Sun Belt Baseball Player of the Week as was 8-for-11 at the plate with a home run and 7 RBIs.

The Title Nine scandal at LSU has dominated the news, but there was reason to celebrate on the Baton Rouge campus yesterday as the school introduced one of the winningest coaches in women’s basketball, Kim Mulkey, who takes over the Lady Tigers basketball program. During her introductory press conference, Mulkey recognized the elephant in the room and promised to make a difference…
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Seven women have filed a federal Title Nine lawsuit against LSU and the school’s Board of Supervisors claiming the university failed to address allegations of assault and sexual harassment.

The Pelicans are off tonight after a 120 to 103 win over the Los Angeles Clippers last night. New Orleans begins a three-game road trip in Denver tomorrow.

The Sun Belt Conference announces its men’s and women’s conference basketball tournaments next year will be played at the Pensacola Bay Center from March 2nd to the seventh in Florida.