New LSU Baseball Coach Jay Johnson says coaching the Tigers is an opportunity of his lifetime. The California native is leaving the University of Arizona, where he led the Wildcats to the College World Series twice, including a national runner-up finish in 2016. Publisher of Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Lou Pavlovich says Johnson is a good hire for LSU, who has teams that are productive at the plate. He says Johnson’s biggest challenge will be dealing with Tiger fans’ lofty expectations…
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D-1 Baseball-dot-com’s Aaron Fitt says it will help that Johnson takes over a program where there’s plenty of talent…
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Johnson will be introduced to the LSU fan base on Monday afternoon.
The Saints have issued a statement in response to a report the Superdome would require masks at events with 100-percent capacity. The NFL franchise says they will not require proof of vaccination but, they expect masks will not be a requirement once the season begins. That expectation is based on the vaccination rate continuing to improve. The Saints also says 100-percent of the coaches and operations staff are vaccinated. And they rank in the top three in the NFL in player vaccination rates.

Starting on July first, college athletes in Louisiana can begin to make money off of their name, image, and likeness and will not face punishment from the NCAA. U-L System President Doctor Jim Henderson says had this new law been in place before, athletes like former Grambling star Shakyla Hill could have profited from becoming the first college basketball player to record two career quadruple-doubles…
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Henderson says it will likely take some time before student-athlete endorsements become normalized, especially with no national policy in place.