The Seattle Seahawks won their second Super Bowl yesterday after defeating the New England Patriots 29-13. Former LSU offensive lineman Anthony Bradford was the only former Tiger to win a Super Bowl while K’Lavon Chaisson, Will Campbell and Kayshon Boutte were on the losing side. Boutte caught one pass for 21 yards and he says the loss stings.
After coaching LSU’s defensive line for just one year, Kyle Williams is returning to coach the Ruston High Bearcats under Jerrod Baugh, the Lincoln Parish Journal confirmed. Williams will serve as both Assistant Athletics Director and Assistant Head Coach.
The LSU women’s basketball team moved down one spot to Number 6 in the AP Poll after dropping to Texas and beating Auburn last week. Saturday’s game between LSU and South Carolina will officially be a top 10 matchup.
On a day Louisiana Tech men’s basketball retired the jersey number of Bulldogs legend Paul Millsap, La Tech ended Sam Houston’s seven-game winning streak by beating the Bearkats 87 to 78. The win gives Tech a 6-6 record in Conference USA. The Bulldogs are on the road this week as they visit Missouri State on Thursday night and F-I-U on Saturday. Sir Issac Herron had a career-high 18 points in the win over Sam Houston and says the Bulldogs need to bring the same toughness they played with against the Bearcats on the road.
Louisiana Tech offensive coordinator Tony Franklin announced his retirement from football this weekend. Under Franklin, the Bulldogs had the 4th best scoring offense and second-best rushing offense in Conference USA, averaging 27.3 points and 195 rushing yards per game.