The Tigers are in Atlanta ahead of Saturday’s Peach Bowl matchup against the second best offense in the nation, Oklahoma. LSU’s defense finally looked like it’s old dominant self in the regular-season finale and in the SEC championship after an up and down year. Defensive Coordinator Dave Aranda says a key was building up depth in the secondary, which allowed Grant Delpit and Jacoby Stevens to make plays…
There were reports after the SEC Championship game that Aranda was interested in a head coaching job at UNLV. Aranda admits that one day he would like to take over his own team, but that talks with UNLV were just preliminary and he is not planning on leaving LSU imminently.
La. Tech is in Shreveport right now playing Miami in the Independence Bowl.
The Pels shocked the bastketball world last night with a big win over the 2nd seed in the West, Denver. New Orleans ended up winning that game 112-100 on the back of their strong 4th quarter, bucking a trend of folding in the late periods of a game. Forward Brandon Ingram continued his scoring tear, dropping 31 points, while Jrue Holiday chipped in with 20 and 8. A finally healthly Derrick Favors nabbed 13 boards, with 8 assists and points as well.
Saints Coach Sean Payton says there are no plans to rest the starters for the regular-season finale at Carolina. Payton says they are still playing for a chance to get the first seed in the N-F-C playoffs or at least a bye. The team had a walk-thru practice on Christmas Day and Drew Brees, Michael Thomas, CJ Gardner Johnson and Vonn Bell were among a large group of players listed as limited because of injuries.