It’s national signing day and the LSU Tigers are poised to have the number one recruiting class in the nation. One of the nation’s top defensive tackles is expected to sign with the Tigers and that’s Neville star Rashard Lawrence, who helped the Monroe school win back-to-back state championships. Neville head coach Mickey McCarty says he’s everything you want in a defensive lineman…
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LSU is expected to sign five defensive linemen and three offensive linemen, including four star John Curtis standout Willie Allen.
Sean Payton has finally made it official, Dennis Allen is the new defensive coordinator for the New Orleans Saints. Allen took over the reigns of the defense after Rob Ryan was fired in November. In other Black & Gold coaching announcements: Dan Campbell has been hired as assistant head coach and tight ends coach, Aaron Glenn is the secondary coach, and Joe Lombardi rejoins the coaching staff as quarterbacks coach.
LSU shot nearly 57-percent from the field last night as they defeated Auburn 80-68. Freshman sensation Ben Simmons led the Tigers with yet another double-double, scoring 21 points and grabbing 13 rebounds. LSU improves to 14-8 on the season and 7-2 in the SEC, which puts them in second place in the conference standings behind Texas A&M. The Bayou Bengals will host Ole Miss Saturday.
In Sun Belt Conference play, UL-Lafayette slipped past ULM in overtime 72-65. Ragin Cajuns forward Shawn Long led all scorers with a season high 28 points. Justin Roberson led the Warhawks with 21. UL-L extends their winning streak to seven games and improves their league record to 8-3. That’s good enough for second place in the Sun Belt. The Cajuns hope to make it eight in a row when they play at Appalachian State tomorrow night. ULM looks to bounce back when they play the Mountaineers Saturday.
In the Southland, Northwestern State rolled past Central Arkansas 91-75. Zeek Woodley scored 30 and Devonte Hall added 20 to lead the Demons to victory. Northwestern now finds themselves riding a three game winning streak.