One day after national signing day, LSU Head Football Coach Ed Orgeron has made changes to his coaching staff. Wide receiver’s coach Dameyune Craig has been fired, while running backs coach Jabbar Juluke has been re-assigned to a position within the athletic department. Both coaches have more than a year left on their contracts and LSU will owe them hundreds of thousands of dollars.

According to the football recruiting experts, LSU’s 2017 class is the seventh best in the nation. The Tigers signed 23 players, most of the new additions are on the defensive side of the football. Coach Ed Orgeron says the Tigers did well along I-10 by getting Plaquemine defensive back Todd Harris and a defensive lineman from Lafayette
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But LSU also missed out on a lot of big name in-state talent like Amite wide receiver Devonta Smith, Neville defensive tackle Phildarian Mathis and Southern Lab linebacker Christoper Allen. All three signed with Alabama.

The man accused of fatally shooting former NFL player Joe McKnight has been indicted for second-degree murder. That’s according to the Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s office. 54-year-old Ronald Gasser was originally charged with manslaughter, but the D-A’s office says they’ve been able to develop additional evidence regarding the case. Gasser’s bond has been increased to 750-thousand dollars.

In college basketball tonight…after a tough road trip, Louisiana Tech is back home to host Western Kentucky. The Dunkin Dogs are in a three-way tie for third place in Conference USA after losing two games last week.

In the Southland…Northwestern State concludes a four-game road trip by visiting Central Arkansas. The Demons are 2-1 during this trip. McNeese is also on the road. The Cowboys are at Incarnate Word and McNeese is looking to snap a three-game losing streak.

And each school in the SEC will receive 40-million dollars as a result of revenues generated by the league during the 2015-16 athletic year.