LSU heads into Saturday’s SEC match-up with Mississippi State riding a streak of 31 straight possessions without allowing a point. The Tigers also lead in the SEC in four defensive categories— total defense, pass defense, scoring defense and pass efficiency defense. Defensive Coordinator John Chavis says the D is playing with a lot of confidence…:
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The game in Death Valley Saturday kicks off at 6pm.

Steve Axman is named the interim head coach for Nicholls State University for the remainder of the season. Former head coach Charlie Stubbs resigned over the weekend for heath reasons. The school says a search for a permanent head coach will begin immediately.

The Minnesota Vikings have said star running back Adrian Peterson can not play until he addresses child abuse charges he’s facing in Texas. The announcement was made early this morning after an initial decision was made that Peterson could play in Sunday’s game against the Saints. He’s charged with a felony for using a switch to discipline his 4 year old. There was a ton of backlash when the team made their initial decision on Peterson’s status and now several sponsors are threatening to end their deals with the Vikings or completely cutting things off with Peterson.

113 Modern Era nominees for the Pro Football Hall of fame were announced Tuesday. Former New Orleans Saints kicker Morten Andersen and Black and Gold linebacker Sam Mills and former LSU offensive lineman Kevin Mawae (Ma-WHY) were among them. The class of 2015 will be picked from a list of 15 finalists, one senior finalist and two contributor finalists on January 31st.

And former LSU track star LoLo Jones was kicked off Dancing with the Stars last night in the first round.