6:45 LRN Sportscast

LSU deputy athletic director Stephanie Rempe is reportedly set to become the new athletic director at Nevada. Rempe plays a critical role in LSU’s athletic department. According to her bio she oversees every facet of the daily operations. She came to LSU when Scott Woodward was hired as LSU’s athletic director in 2019.

LSU baseball has added Baylor’s starting shortstop and leadoff hitter Jack Pineda from the transfer portal. Pineda hit .300 with seven home runs for the Bears as a junior this past season. He committed eight errors in 54 games and was selected All Big-12 honorable mention.

At the College World Series…Auburn avoided elimination with a six to two win over Stanford, while Ole Miss advanced in the winner’s bracket with a 13-5 thumping of Arkansas. Today Texas A-and-M takes on Notre Dame at 1 PM and Auburn faces Arkansas in elimination games.

Though the Super Bowl won’t be back in New Orleans for another two-plus years, the 2025 New Orleans Super Bowl Host Committee is already hard at work. Now, the committee has released a Request for Qualifications, or RFQ, for local graphic designers and firms to help create the logo and visual brand identity as it moves down the road to Super Bowl 59. Here’s Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation CEO Jay Cicero…
Cut 13 (12) “…for this RFQ.”
All firms wishing to submit must do so before July 1st as the RFQ is just the first step of a multi-stage process which will end with one group or individual chosen to help brand the organization preparing for a record-tying 11th Super Bowl to be played in The Big Easy.

LSU men’s basketball will play in the Holiday Hoops giving event in Atlanta again next season. The Tigers will play Wake Forest on December 10th after playing Georgia Tech last season.

The Pelicans have released their summer league schedule. The Pels first game in Las Vegas is on July 9th against the Trail Blazers. The NBA draft is Thursday, New Orleans has the eighth overall pick.