16:45 LRN sportscast Jan 18

LSU linebacker Kendell Beckwith and cornerback Tre’Davious White will return for their senior seasons at LSU. Beckwith finished second on the team in tackles in 2015 and White is a three-year starter at cornerback and earned second team All-SEC honors in 2015.

Ragin Cajuns star running back Elijah McGuire is now a member of the UL Lafayette men’s basketball team. McGuire was a two-sport performer at Vandebilt Catholic, where he was the Terriers starting quarterback and an all-district guard on the basketball team.

The 2015 Mississippi Gatorade Player of the has signed with Louisiana Tech and he’ll partcipate in spring drills for the Bullldogs. His name is Jack Abraham and the quarterback threw for over 5,000 yards and 57 touchdowns during his senior season at Oxford High School.

And LSU has lost out on quarterback Dwayne Haskins as he’s committed to Ohio State dropping the Tigers from the number one recruiting class in the country according to 24-7 sports.

It was 10 years ago today the Saints announced Sean Payton as their new head coach. NFL analyst Mike Detillier says Payton has led the Saints to unprecedented success during his tenure. He says Payton has proven that the Black & Gold can do more than just make the playoffs…
cut 6 (10) “organiziation totally”
But the Black and Gold are coming off back-to-back losing seasons. Detillier says fixing the team’s defense will determine how long Payton will remain with the Saints…
cut 8 (11) “…is 2016″

Former ULM Quarterback Doug Pederson was officially named as the new head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles today. Former LSU Tiger Terry Robiskie is the new offensive coordinator of the Tennessee Titans.