The Saints announce Ryan Nielsen and Kris Richard will both serve as co-defensive coordinators, taking the place of Dennis Allen, who is now the head coach. Nielsen, who is also the defensive line coach, is entering his 20th season of coaching and has been with the Saints since 2017. Richard, who is the secondary coach, was the Seahawks defensive coordinator from 2015 to 17. The team also confirmed Pete Carmichael will continue as the offensive coordinator and Kodi Burns is the new wide receivers coach.

The LSU basketball team is at sixth-ranked Kentucky tonight. The Tigers beat the Wildcats in the PMAC on January fourth, but Kentucky is 16-and-0 in Rupp Arena and they expect 24-thousand fans for tonight’s 8 PM tip.

In other action tonight…Tulane hosts 14th ranked Houston. The Ragin Cajuns are at Georiga Southern, while ULM visits Georgia State. The Warhawks look to snap a three-game losing streak.

It will be chilly, but J-C Love Field will be packed for tonight’s baseball game between the second-ranked LSU Tigers and the 15th ranked Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. This is only the seventh meeting between the two schools in baseball and Tech’s only win came in 2019. It’s the first time the Diamond Dogs have hosted LSU and Tech Head Coach Lane Burroughs knows his players are fired up for the game…
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The two teams played twice last year and LSU won both contests, 16 to 7 and 16 to 8.

Today’s Northwestern State-ULM game has been postponed and the two teams will try to play again on March 9th. Nicholls will host Tulane. The Colonels are off to a 1-and-3 start.