The seventh ranked LSU women’s basketball team got off to a slow start last night, as All-American Angel Reese returned from a four-game unexplained absence, but once the shots started falling, the Lady Tigers rolled past ninth ranked Virginia Tech 82 to 64. It was win number 700 for Coach Kim Mulkey and it was a successful return for Reese who had 19 points and nine rebounds. It was Reese’s first game since November 14th. During her time away, she spoke with LSU legend Shaquille O’ Neal every day…
cut 20 (14) “….I am”
LSU is now 8-and-1 and they’ll take a break for final exams.

Kobe Julien scored 29 points but the Ragin Cajuns still lost at Samford 88 to 65.

LSU Quarterback Jayden Daniels has won the 2023 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, which goes to the nation’s top quarterback who best exemplifies character, scholastic and athletic achievement.

Louisiana Tech’s starting offensive tackles from this past season, Carson Bruno and Dakota White say they are entering the transfer portal.

In recruiting news…University High four-star linebacker Keylan Moses committed to LSU last night on his 17th birthday. The 2025 recruit is six-foot-three, 215 pounds and plans to stay home after also considering offers from Texas and Florida.

University High visits St. Charles Catholic in a Division Three select playoff game tonight. The other semi-final game in that bracket is Newman at Calvary Baptist. Louisiana Football Magazine Publisher Lee Brecheen says the Cavaliers will be tough to beat…
cut 15 (12) “…much speed”

The Pelicans host San Antonio tonight. Trey Murphy is expected to make his season debut. He injured his knee in September.

The Saints are gearing up for a big home game this Sunday against the Detroit Lions. New Orleans is 5-and-6, while the Lions are 8-and-3. Safety Tyrann Mathieu says this is a good measuring stick game for the Black and Gold…
cut 17 (19) “…going forward”
Kick-off is at noon.

LSU Quarterback Jayden Daniels has won the 2023 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, which goes to the nation’s top quarterback who best exemplifies character, scholastic and athletic achievement.

Louisiana Tech’s starting offensive tackles from this past season, Carson Bruno and Dakota White says they will entering the transfer portal, which opens on Monday.

Big game at the PMAC tonight as the seventh ranked LSU women’s basketball team hosts ninth ranked Virginia Tech. All-American forward Angel Reese returns after a four-game unexplained absence, but sophomore forward Sa’Myah Smith is done for the rest of the season after injuring her knee in a game last week. Smith is a six-foot-two post player and Coach Kim Mulkey says she’ll be missed…
cut 28 (18) “:….thus far”
Smith is averaging 12 points and eight rebounds a game this season. LSU could use Smith against Va Tech. Six-foot-six Elizabeth Kitley is averaging 24 points and 12 rebounds a game for the Hokies. Tip-off is at 8 PM.

Also tonight the Ragin Cajuns are at Samford, last night New Mexico beat Louisiana Tech 74-65.

The Pelicans took advantage of no Joel Emblid last night as New Orleans dribbled past the 76ers 124 to 114. Zion Williamson scored 33 points and he was 11 of 12 from the field. He also went 11 of 12 from the free throw line and had eight rebounds and six assists. The Pels are now 10-9 on the season.

Angel Reese returns to the court tonight after a four game absence as the seventh ranked Lady Tigers host ninth ranked Virginia Tech. Coach Kim Mulkey says Reese is happy to be back and the team is happy to have her back, but still no explanation on why Reese was away from the team….
cut 17 (17) “….to me”
Junior Guard Kateri Poole remains away from the team and sophomore Sa’Myah Smith will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury. Tip off is at 8 PM.

Four starters for the Saints did not practice yesterday….receiver Rashid Shaheed, defensive end Cam Jordan, safety Marcus Maye and linebacker Pete Werner. Running back Kendre Miller who has missed the last two games with an ankle injury also did not practice. Leading receiver Chris Olave practiced on a limited basis after leaving the Atlanta game with a concussion. New Orleans hosts the Lions this Sunday.

LSU graduate Blaine McCorkle has been named the new head football coach at Northwestern State. He was a long snapper for the Tigers in the late 1990s and played on three bowl teams. McCorkle who turned around a losing program at Division three Belhaven College in Jackson, Mississippi, says he’s wanted to be a Division one head coach in Louisiana for 30 years now…
Cut 14 (14) “…football games.”
Northwestern State has not had a winning season since 2008

All-American forward Angel Reese is back with the 7th ranked Lady Tigers just in time for Thursday night’s matchup against 9th ranked Virginia Tech, a rematch of last year’s national semifinal game won by LSU. Reese has missed the last four games for an undisclosed reason and Coach Kim Mulkey says Angel is back and everyone is happy…
Cut 16 (10) “..the country”
But Junior guard Kateri Poole is still not back and Mulkey left it at that. Poole has also missed the last four games. Also, sophomore forward Sa’Myah Smith will miss the rest of the season after tearing her A-C-L and M-C-L in last Friday’s win over Niagara. She was off to a good start, averaging 12 points and eight rebounds a game this season.

CJ McCollum makes his return to the Pelicans tonight after suffering a collapsed lung. McCollum missed the last 12 games and New Orleans had a five and seven record without him. The Pels host the 76ers tonight at 7 PM.

47-year-old Blane McCorkle was introduced as the new head football coach of the Northwestern State Demons. He takes over a program that ended its season prematurely after the fatal shooting of safety Ronnie Caldwell. McCorkle understands the situation he walks into…
cut 19 (19) “…at Natchitoches”
McCorkle has been the head coach at Belhaven the last six seasons. That program had not won more than three games in a season since 2013 and this past year he led the Blazers to their first ever Division 3 playoff berth.

Saints returned to practice today to get ready for Sunday’s game against the Lions. Four starters were not at practice, Rashid Shaheed, Came Jordan, Marcus Maye and Pete Werner.

After two seasons, Hue Jackson is out as the head coach of Grambling State. Jackson went 3-and-8 in his first season at Grambling and then 5-and-6 this season. Grambling Athletics Director Trayvean Scott says he decided to make a move after a couple of sleepless nights following the loss to Southern in the Bayou Classic…
Cut 19 (18) “…moving forward”
Co-offensive coordinator John Simon has been elevated to interim head coach.

Northwestern State introduces 47-year-old Blaine McCorkle as its new head football coach today. He turned around a losing program at Belhaven College in Jackson, Mississippi. He just led the Blazers to their first ever Division Three playoff berth.

Action Network college football reporter and Heisman Trophy Voter, Brett McMurphy knows that his job this year is not about comparing Oregon and LSU as teams, but Bo Nix and Jayden Daniels as individual players and the accomplishments they have achieved this year. McMurphy says while Conference Championships are important, players’ statistical data is much more influential to the vote.
Cut 16 (23) “..anybody else.”
Nix has a chance to add to his Heisman Trophy resume when the Ducks play Washington in the Pac-12 championship game on Friday night.

The Saints have added kicker Austin Siebert to their practice squad. Seibert has appeared in 31 games with the Browns, Bengals, Lions and Jets.

The LSU men’s basketball team lost its 13th straight road game last night as they got off to a slow start in the second half and lost to Syracuse 80-57. The McNeese Cowboys went on the road and easily defeated UAB 81-60 as Shahada Wells had 36 points. ULM rallied back from an 18-point first half deficit to beat Northwestern State 74-70.

New college football playoff rankings were released last night, Georgia is number one followed by Michigan, Washington, Florida State and Oregon. Oregon plays Washington in the Pac-12 Title game on Friday Night and Brett McMurphy with the Action Network says an average performance by Ducks quarterback Bo Nix will help Jayden Daniels’ Heisman chances…
cut 17 (18) “….benefit Jayden”

Three days after losing to Southern in the Bayou Classic, Grambling has made a change, firing football coach Hue Jackson after just two seasons. Jackson was 8-and-14 in those two seasons, but failed to beat Southern in his two chances in the Bayou Classic. Grambling athletics director Trayvean Scott on what’s he’s looking for in a new head coach…
cut 20 (20) “…that’s significant”
Scott hopes to name a new head coach in the next seven to ten days.

Northwestern State has named Blaine McCorkle as its new head football coach. McCorkle has been the head coach at Belhaven the last six seasons. It’s a division three school in Jackson, Mississippi and before McCorkle arrived, the Blazers only won two games and this past season they won nine games and the program’s first berth in the Division 3 playoffs.

After a bad loss on the road to Atlanta, the hot seat is getting warmer for Saints Coach Dennis Allen. New Orleans is 5-and-6 on the season and fans are expecting more and they would like to see more emotion from Allen, especially after the team plays poorly…
cut 16 (20) “…sense of urgency’
The Saints have a tough game coming up this Sunday in the Ceasars Superdome. They’ll host the Detroit Lions. The Lions lead the NFC North with an 8-and-3 record and they are looking to rebound from a Thanksgiving loss to Green Bay.

The Pelicans lost for a second straight game in Utah as they fell to the Jazz last night 114 to 112. Tonight, LSU is at Syracuse. U-L Lafayette men’s hoops defeated Loyola of New Orleans 78-54.

ULM Athletics Director John Hartwell is searching for a new head football coach after firing Terry Bowden following a two and ten campaign. Hartwell says after watching the Warhawks lose to the Ragin Cajuns on Saturday, he decided a culture change is needed…
cut 18 (18) “…to lose”

Nicholls athletics director Jonathan Terrell is hoping no team will ever have to experience what they did following their loss to Southern Illinois in the FCS playoffs. They were stranded at a small airport for 22 hours before returning to Thibodaux…
cut 6 (10) “…for us’
The team arrived back on campus Sunday night just before 9:30.

After Sunday’s disappointing loss to Atlanta, running back Alvin Kamara said the Saints do not have an identity and they are consistently inconsistent. But Coach Dennis Allen believes the team has an identity…
cut 17 (19) “….defense”
While the Saints are 12th in total offense, they are 19th in the league in points per game, averaging just under 21 points a game. New Orleans hosts the Lions this Sunday.

LSU running back Armoni Goodwin has entered the NCAA Transfer portal. Former Warren Easton star, Shone Washington, a defensive tackle from East Mississippi Community has committed to LSU.

The Pelicans lost a second straight game to the Jazz, 114 to 112.

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The Nicholls State football team spent 22 hours in an airport as a result of a pilot issue and the inability to get another plane in a timely manner after losing to Southern Illinois in an FCS playoff game. Nicholls Athletics Director J-T Terrell says finding a hotel room at the last minute was impossible…
cut 5 (10) “>…140 people”
After losing Saturday afternoon, the team finally arrived back in Thibodaux just before 9:30 on Sunday night.

ULM is looking for a new head football coach after firing Terry Bowden after three seasons. Warhawks athletics director John Hartwell believes the next coach will put ULM in a position to compete for Sun Belt Championships…
cut 20 (16) “…all want”
Hartwelll hopes to name a new coach in seven to ten days

LSU has produced a website touting quarterback Jayden Daniels’ Heisman candidacy. The website shows that Daniels leads the country in numerous categories, including total yards, total touchdowns, passing touchdowns, rushing yards, passer rating and the number of plays, 20 yards or more, which is 90. LSU sports information director Michael Bonnette says this week they are also releasing a four-part series of short videos on Daniels….
cut 30 (05) “….see on the field”

After three seasons at ULM, Terry Bowden is out as the head coach at ULM. The Warhawks finished this season on a ten game losing streak. KNOE-TV Sports Director Aaron Dietrich says despite the losses, it seemed like Bowden had the support of athletics director John Hartwell,,,
cut 9 (11) “…pink slip”

The Ragin Cajuns are bowl-eligible for a sixth consecutive season after defeating in-state rival ULM 52-31 on Saturday. Michael Desormeaux is proud of his team for achieving bowl eligibility…
Cut 20 (20) “…for our program”
The Cajuns will find out their bowl destination sometime before Sunday night.

The Saints had a chance to take a firm grip on first place in the NFC South, but lost to Atlanta 24 to 15. New Orleans made five trips to the red zone and failed to score a touchdown each time. Also receivers Rashid Shaheed and Chris Olave also went down with injuries. Shaheed has a hamstring injury, while Olave suffered a concussion.

LSU Quarterback Jayden Daniels finished off his Heisman campaign by throwing four touchdown passes in the Tigers 42-30 win over Texas A-and-M. Daniels was held in check in the first half as he only threw for 52 yards and rushed for 59.

But Early in the fourth quarter, LSU linebacker Greg Penn intercepted a pass setting up the Tigers’ offense at the Aggies’ 39-yard line. Three plays later, Daniels connected with Brian Thomas Jr. on a 23-yard TD pass as he made the grab over a defender. Daniels says that play got the offense going…
Cut 17 (16) “..coming out of halftime.”
Daniels will find out if he’s a Heisman finalist next Monday. The team will find out on Sunday their bowl game destination and opponent.

A very frustrating loss for the Saints yesterday as they fell to the Atlanta Falcons 24 to 15. Kicker Blake Grupe was responsible for all of their points as the rookie made five fields goals. New Orleans made five trips into the red zone and failed to score a touchdown. Coach Dennis Allen thought they had solved their red zone woes that hurt the team earlier in the year…
Cut 18 (13) “…that’s a problem.”
The loss drops New Orleans’ record to 5-and-6, while Atlanta improves to 5-and-6 and they are in first place in the lousy NFC South since they own the tie breaker. New Orleans is back home this Sunday to face the Detroit Lions.

After three seasons, Terry Bowden is out as the head coach of ULM. The Warhawks just concluded a two and ten season and in three seasons in Monroe Bowden went 10 and 26.