LSU Coach Les Miles has a big hire to make, now that defensive coordinator John Chavis has left for Texas A-and-M. Football insider Mike Detillier says there’s plenty of strong cadidates out there, including former USC defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast and Alabama linebackers coach Kevin Steele. Detillieve believes these individuals would be interested if Miles contacted them…
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Louisiana native and former Ole Miss head coach Ed Orgeron says he would be interesting in joining LSU’s staff, if contacted by Miles.

Saints head coach Sean Payton has reportedly fired three of his assistant coaches. That’s according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Wide receivers coach Henry Ellard, tight ends coach Terry Malone and assistant secondary coach Andre Curtis.

In the NBA tonight…the Pelicans host the Houston Rockets. New Orleans is 10-and-4 at home this season, while the Rockets have lost four of their last seven. One of those losses was to New Orleans back on December 18th. Tip-off tonight is at 7 PM.

The LSU men’s basketball team has one more tune-up tomorrow night before they begin SEC play. The Tigers will host Savannah State at 6 PM. LSU has won seven in a row, while Savannah State has a record of just three and nine.

In other college hoops action tomorrow…the Ragin Cajuns will host Troy at 7:15. U-L Lafayette opened conference play last week with an overtime win over Arkansas Little Rock, while the Trojans lost its league opener to Texas State.

Louisiana Tech begins Conference USA play tomorrow night by visiting Southern Miss. The Bulldogs are seeking their third consecutive conference championship.

And Southland play also gets underway tomorrow…McNeese State hosts Stephen F Austin, Nicholls State is at Lamar and Northwestern State visits Houston Baptist.