LSU Head Football Coach Ed Orgeron has hired New Orleans native Mickey Joseph as his wide receivers coach and Tomme Robinson as the team’s running backs coach. Baton Rouge Advocate Reporter Ross Dellenger said on Tiger Rag Radio last night that both coaches were brought in to bolster LSU’s recruiting efforts….
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Former LSU running backs coach Jabbar Juluke has found a new job after he was reassigned by Orgeron last week. Juluke has been named the running backs coach for Texas Tech.

And New Hall of Famer Jason Taylor has made some interesting comments regarding former LSU offensive coordinator Cam Cameron. Taylor called Cameron “an idiot” in a stroy published in the Miami Herald. Taylor suffered through a 1-15 season with the Dolphins and Cameron was the head coach.

The Saints and the Pelicans are stepping up to help those who were impacted by yesterday’s tornado outbreak. The professional franchises are working with the United Way, the American Red Cross and the Second Harvest Food bank to provide necessary relief items. Non-perishable food and other tornado-related items can be dropped off at the teams’ training facilities in Metairie.

Tonight, at the Smoothie King Center the Pelicans will host the Utah Jazz. Utah leads the Northwest Division with a record of 33-19.

Last night in college basketball…LSU fell to Kentucky 92-85, tonight Tulane hosts Houston and Southestern is at Texas A-and-M Corpus Christi.

Louisiana Tech’s Erik McCree has been named the Louisiana Sports Writers Association men’s basketball player of the week. McCree scored 30 points in a win over Marshall on Saturday. The Bulldogs at at UTEP tomorrow.

And the Ragin Cajuns baseball team is the unanimous choice to win the Sun Belt Western Division title based on a poll of the league’s coaches.