Steve Ensminger spoke to reporters in Orlando today for the first time as LSU’s interim offensive coordinator just days before his last game in the role. The Tigers are preparing to take on Louisville in the Citrus Bowl Saturday. Ensminger said he believes Coach O is the right man to be LSU’s head coach, and that Matt Canada is the right replacement as OC. He said he knew Orgeron would have to make a splashy hire in Canada and that it was never a job he intended to interview.

As for the game, LSU sideline reporter Gordy Rush says obviously the key in the contest is for the Tigers to stop the Heisman trophy winner Lamar Jackson. He says the key is to blitz and bring a lot of pressure to the QB like other teams that have been the Cardinals have been able to do.:
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Kickoff Saturday is 10am.

Saints Quarterback Drew Brees says the team isn’t getting down about not making the playoffs once again this season. A victory for New Orleans in Atlanta this Sunday against the Falcons would mean they would avoid a third straight 7-and-9 season and Brees says finishing 500 is a big deal:
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The Saints are 7-3 in the Georgia Dome since Brees and Coach Sean Payton arrived in 2006. Kickoff Sunday is 3:25.

The Pelicans had a thrilling victory last night as they surged past the Clippers 102-98, highlighted by a 20 point performance by star Anthony Davis who had a soaring one handed alley oop dunk during a critical fourth-quarter charge. The Pels face the Knicks tomorrow at home.

College hoops, tonight Vanderbilt is in Baton Rouge to face LSU for an 8pm tip off in the PMAC.