4:45 LRN Sportscast

It didn’t take long for Alabama to hire a new head coach. The Crimson Tide are reportedly working on a contract with Washington’s Kalen DeBoer to replace Nick Saban. DeBoer just led the Huskies to the College Football National Championship game. The 49-year-old from South Dakota has a coaching record of 104 and 12. He want 67-and-3 at Sioux Falls an NAIA school. He was 12 and 6 at Fresno State and 25 and 3 at Washington.

The Pelicans are at Denver tonight. New Orleans has won six of its last seven.

The 7th ranked LSU women’s basketball team won its 16th straight game last night as the Lady Tigers took down Texas A&M 87-70. Statistically the Aggies had the best defense in the country coming into the game, but they couldn’t stop Kim Mulkey’s squad….
cut 20 (21) “…keep showing em”
LSU is at Auburn on Sunday.

The LSU men’s basketball team will try to go to 3-and-0 in the SEC tomorrow when they visit 16th ranked Auburn. Coach Matt McMahon on what makes Auburn so good…
cut 15 (18) “…togetherness’
Kick-off is at 5 PM.

After beating Middle Tennessee last night 60-52, Louisiana Tech will be home on Sunday to host Liberty at 2 PM in a game that will be televised on ESPN 2. The Flames are 0-2 in Conference USA.

ULM tries for its first Sun Belt when its host Texas State to wrap up a four game home stand. The Ragin Cajuns are in the middle of a four game road trip and they are at Arkansas State tomorrow.

McNeese hosts Southeastern, Nicholls hosts Lamar in a game featuring two teams that are 2-0 in the Southland.