4:45 LRN Sportscast

Sports reporter Glen Guilbeau with Outkick-dot-com reports Baylor Head Coach Dave Aranda, Louisiana’s Billy Napier and Iowa State’s Matt Campbell are the three finalists to replace Ed Orgeron as LSU’s head coach. Guilbeau says Aranda, who spent four years as LSU’s defensive coordinator, is the front-runner…
Cut 12 (12) “…Woodward wants.”
Guilbeau says Napier is also high on LSU’s head coaching list as he’s led the Cajuns to four straight Sun Belt West Division titles. But he says Florida, who just fired head coach Dan Mullen, is also very interested in Napier…
Cut 14 (12) “…is wrong”
He says Matt Campbell from Iowa State is also in the mix. Guilbeau’s sources tell him LSU could make a hire at the end of this week or early next week.

After dropping their third straight game yesterday, the short-handed Saints do not have much time to prepare for their next game. New Orleans, who is dealing with several injuries, will host the Buffalo Bills on Thanksgiving night. Quarterback Trevor Siemian says they have to rebound…
cut 18 (18) “….for sure”
Since the Saints play again on Thursday, they had to release a practice report, even though they didn’t practice. The team estimates that running back Alvin Kamara, Ryan Ramczyk, Adam Trautman and Marcus Davenport did not practice, while Mark Ingram and Terron Armstead were limited, while Taysom Hill was a full participant.

And there’s a report Hill has signed a four contract extension that could pay him up to 95-million dollars if he becomes the full-time starting quarterback.