Houston’s Tom Herman has emerged as LSU’s top candidate to be the next head football coach of the Tigers. Glen Guilbeau of the USA Today Network and featured columinst for Tiger Rag Magazine says LSU representatives paid Herman a visit on Thanksgiving Day…
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Guilbeau says LSU also approached Florida State Head Coach Jimbo Fisher, but he declined an offer that would pay him in the neighborhood of seven-million dollars a year. He says interim head coach Ed Orgeron remains a candidate as well.

Meanwhile, Houston Coach Tom Herman was interviewed by ESPN this morning and said don’t believe everything you read.

Fans are making their way into New Orleans for tomorrow’s Bayou Classic, between Southern and Grambling State. Both teams are undefeated in SWAC play.

Louisiana Tech closes out its regular season today as they host a struggling Southern Miss team. The Golden Eagles have lost five of their last six. Southern Miss starting quarterback Nick Mullens has missed the last two games with a head injury and he’s questionable for today’s contest. But Bulldogs Coach Skip Holtz says Southern Miss does have a one-thousand yard rusher in Ito Smith….
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Tech is a two touchdown favorite to win.

Tonight the High School playoffs continue. The defending champs in Class 3A, Lutcher, they’ll host Marksville. In Two-A, top seeded Many hosts 24th seeded West St. John, and in One-A, Haynesville plays host to Delhi Charter.

In the NBA, the Pelicans look to extend their four-game winning streak as they visit the Trail Blazers.