Ragin Cajuns coach Billy Napier’s name is coming up as a possible candidate as a head coach at a variety of places including LSU and Florida. Glen Guilbeau with out-kick-dot-com says Napier is a finalist for the LSU job, but the Gators are also interested in the 42-year-old….
cut 30 (12) “….is wrong”
Guilbeau says LSU is high on bringing back former defensive coordinator Dave Aranda, who is doing well at Baylor, to replace Ed Orgeron.

If LSU doesn’t play in a bowl game, Saturday’s home game against Texas A-and-M will be Orgeron’s last as head coach of the Tigers. He was asked what he’ll remember from his time as head coach…
cut 17 (16) “….been phenonemal”

During their three-game losing streak, the Saints have only scored 13 points in the first half of those games. Coach Sean Payton was asked about the team’s recent slow starts…
Cut 19 (16) “….of em”
More bad injury news for the Saints, tight end Adam Trautman will reportedly miss the next four to six weeks with a sprained M-C-L. New Orleans has also reportedly worked out a four-year contract extension with the versatile Taysom Hill. ESPN’s Adam Schefter says Hill will get at least 40-million dollars, but if he becomes the starting quarterback, he could make as much as 95-million dollars.

The Pelicans looked bad in a 110-96 loss to the Timberwolves, but the LSU men’s basketball team looked really good beating up Belmont 83-53. ULM also crushed Northwestern State 96-66.