Multiple media outlets are reporting that star freshman running back Harlem Berry is returning to LSU for his sophomore season. Berry is expected to re-sign an agreement with the Tigers on Wednesday. This season, Berry rushed for 491 yards on 104 carries for two touchdowns. Berry was a consensus five-star and was the No. 1 running back in the country in the Class of 2025.
Offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr. is following head coach Lane Kiffin to Baton Rouge. Weis and Kiffin’s relationship dates back to coaching together on the Alabama staff in 2015. Weis also followed Kiffin to Florida Atlantic and to Ole Miss. Weis says Kiffin has a special ability to develop quarterbacks.
Cut 15 (09) “…makes coach great.”
Weis will call plays for the Rebels tomorrow as Ole Miss takes on Georgia in the Sugar Bowl at 7 p.m.
Louisiana Tech are Independence Bowl Champs for the fourth time in school history. The Bulldogs overcame an 11-point halftime deficit to defeat Coastal Carolina 23-14. The Tech offense found its groove after a sluggish first-half performance. The Bulldogs had four turnovers of their own, but scored 17 points in the fourth quarter, including a 52-yard pass to wideout Marlion (Mar-lun) Jackson. Quarterback Trey Kukuk (Kew-kuk) totaled over 100 yards through the air and on the ground and says this LA Tech team is defined by resilience.
LSU football is expected to bring back offensive line assistant James Cregg following the end of the Ole Miss season. Cregg was the offensive line coach at LSU during the 2019 season when the Tigers won the Joe Moore Award.
UL-Lafayette men’s basketball fell to 3-and-11 on the year and 1-and-2 in Sun Belt play after losing 63-58 to South Alabama today. Sophomore guard Jaxon Olvera led the Cajuns in scoring with 18 points off the bench.