LSU released its spring football practice schedule today. The Tigers will hold 15 spring workouts starting on March seventh. The spring game is April 16th at 3 PM in Tiger Stadium.

Evangel wide receiver Johnathan Jones has decommitted from Louisiana Tech citing “recent political events”. Jones announced his decommitment on twitter. The political events Jones was referring to are the comments that have been made by Governor John Bel Edwards and others concerning deep cuts to higher education and the possiblity college campuses could close under worst case scenarios.

Grambling State has suspended its search for a new athletic director as a result of potential cuts to higher education. In a letter from Grambling president Willie Larkin, he says they’ll hold off on naming a new AD until they have more certainity about its budget. Grambling has not had a permanent AD since July 2014. Obadiah Simmons is serving as interim AD.

ULM’s Majok Deng has been named as the Louisiana Sports Writer’s Assocation men’s basketball player of the week. The senior from Australia scored 23 points and 27 points in two games last week, both of them victories. Deng is leading the Sun Belt in scoring, averaging less than 20 points per contest.

In college hoops last night….Southeastern Louisiana defeated McNeese State 79-76 in overtime. The Lions have won four of their last five and it’s the first time they’ve won on the road this year.

Elsewhere….Texas Southern topped Grambling 79-72, Southern whipped up on Mississippi Valley State 97-64, Central Arkansas outscored Northwestern State 107-94 and the Texas A-and-M Corpus Christi clobbered UNO 65-57.

The LSU men’s basketball team is home tomorrow night against Alabama. The Tigers are tied with Kentucky for first place in the Southeastern Conference with a nine and three record and there are six league games left.