A state audit of the LSU athletics department finds it finished the fiscal year that ended last June with almost a four-million dollar deficit. But John Tiebaud with the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s office says the department would have finished in the black, if did not take five-million dollars in revenues and give it to the academic side of the university…
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Four star offensive lineman Devin Harper has committed to LSU. Harper also had strong interest from Georgia and Tennessee. He’s the 10th verbal commitment for the 2025 class, which ranks number one in the country.

Saints center Erik McCoy has been named to the Pro Bowl games. It’s his first Pro Bowl nod and he’ll join Rashid Shaheed and Demario Davis in Orlando.

In Basketball…the New Orleans Pelicans are at Houston, while the Ragin Cajuns will host ULM. U-L Lafayette looking for its sixth straight win, the Warhawks are trying to win their fourth straight.

There are two pitchers LSU got out of the transfer portal that could be part of the weekend rotation this year. Luke Holman, who was Alabama’s Friday night starter last season and Gage Jump from UCLA. Jump is a left-hander coming off of Tommy John Surgery…
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As a true freshman at UCLA, Jump was 1-1 with 2 saves and 3.86 ERA in 16.1 innings.

Louisiana Tech catcher Jorge Corona named as one of D-1 Baseball’s top 50 catchers. Corona is a two-time All-Conference USA catcher and led the team in doubles last year with 18 and hit .282 on the season.

Ragin Cajuns once again picked to win the Sun Belt in softball, ULM picked to finish eighth.