Spring football got underway this morning for LSU as Brian Kelly embarks on his second season as head coach. Kelly completely overhauled the program from top to bottom in 2022. Wilson Alexander, who covers the Tigers for the Advocate says this season LSU returns 26 players who started at least one game last year. That includes most of their offensive skill players…
Cut 16 (16) “..step there”
Running back John Emery was not at practice this morning. Kelly says Emery is strictly focused on academics.

In baseball, top ranked LSU improved to 12-and-1 last night with a nine to two victory over Lamar. Tommy White hit a three-run homer. Northwestern State edged ULM three to one and the Cajuns defeated McNeese five to three and UNO rallied to beat Southern ten to nine.

CJ McCollum scored 32 points and the Pelicans started a four-game homestand last night with a 113 to 106 win over the Dallas Mavericks. McCollum scored 16 of his first 32 points in the fourth quarter…
cut 19 (13) “…in a win”
It was McCollum’s first 30-point game since January 11th and the Pels needed it, because Brandon Ingram left late in the second quarter with a right ankle sprain. Zion Williamson will miss at least two more weeks with his hamstring injury.

LSU and Louisiana Tech advanced in their conference tournaments last night. The Tigers held off Georgia 72-69 and will play Vanderbilt tonight. The Bulldogs will play North Texas in the Conference USA Tournament after beating the FIU Panthers 81-76 in overtime.

Northwestern State lost in the Southland Conference Tournament title game to Texas A-and-M Corpus Christi.