LSU football coach Lane Kiffin told ON3 he apologizes to anybody at Ole Miss or in Mississippi if he offended anyone when he told Vanity Fair that out of state Black parents did not want their son to attend Ole Miss because of its history tied to the Confederate Battle Flag and a mascot named Colonel Reb. Kiffin says it’s a narrative that coaches have been fighting forever. He added that Ole Miss has been wonderful to him and his family.

The 2026 LSU baseball season will likely end next week with no NCAA Tournament appearance for the first time since 2011. Tiger Rag Editor Glenn Guilbeau says the Tigers pitchers’ have struggled and injuries have also been an issue…

Cut 19 (10) “…with multiple injuries”

The Tigers conclude the regular season with a three game series against Florida that will start on Thursday at Alex Box Stadium.

Governor Landry has signed Senate Bill 244 into law. The legislation makes it legal for Louisiana to hold a recreational alligator hunting season. The bill’s author is Franklin Senator Robert Allain, who notes that Louisiana’s alligator population has now topped three-million, and there are not  enough commercial alligator hunters to get it under control.

Cut 4 (14) “…along the way.”

The Louisiana Wildlife Fisheries Commission will establish how tags will be distributed and when the season will take place.

The 2026 Louisiana black bear hunting season will take place from December 5th to the 20th; and this year, bear hunting will be allowed in all seven of the state’s black bear management areas. LDWF Large Carnivore Program Manager John Hanks says 42 tags will be tentatively issued for the hunt.

Cut 13 (08) “…for a lottery.”

The lottery for the 2026 season will begin in late July.

LSU football coach Lane Kiffin tells Vanity Fair Magazine there were recruits  he couldn’t convince to come to Ole Miss, because their families didn’t want them playing in Oxford because the school used to display the Confederate battle flag at sporting events and had a mascot called Colonel Reb. Kiffin also said the families of players he’s recruiting to LSU like the diversity on the Baton Rouge campus and if feels like there’s no segregation. Vanity Fair has published a big profile article on Kiffin.

The LSU baseball team’s season will likely end sometime next week at the SEC Tournament. Unless the Tigers win the SEC Tourney, they will miss the NCAA Regionals for the first time since 2011. Tiger Rag Editor Glen Guilbeau says coach Jay Johnson will get to work quickly after the season ends.

Cut 12 (08) “…offensive players too.”

Dates are set for the 2026 Black Bear hunting Season. It will run from December fifth to the 20^th. LDWF will issue 42 tags through a lottery and every bear management area will be open for hunting. Louisiana held its first black bear hunting season in more than 35 years in December of 2024. That year, 10 bears were harvested. Sixteen were harvested last year; and John Hanks with LDWF says they’ve decided to open it up even more this year.

Cut 14 (09) “…we’re expanding more.”

The defending NAIA baseball champion LSU Shreveport Pilots won their opening round game in walk-off fashion last night as the postseason started yesterday. The Pilots defeated Oklahoma Wesleyan five to four as the winning run scored from third on strikeout that got away from the catcher.

Louisiana Christian was a winner yesterday, while LSU-A and Loyola of New Orleans lost.

Vanity Fair has a big profile piece on LSU football coach Lane Kiffin. One of the quotes that’s grabbing everyone’s attention is what he said about Oxford, Mississippi. Kiffin said when at Ole Miss recruits would tell him that their grandparents would not allow them to attend Ole Miss, because of the school’s connections to the Confederate flag and the Colonel Rebels.

Kiffin says he does not have that problem at LSU. He says parents of recruits looking at LSU say the campus diversity is great and there are no signs of segregation.

The rookies have joined the veterans as the Saints offseason training program is underway. One of the new additions is sixth round pick and former LSU receiver Barion Brown…

Cut 17 (12) “…aspects of it”

Coach Kellen Moore says they plan to use Brown’s speed as many ways as possible.

Unless LSU baseball does something miraculous in next week’s SEC Tournament, like winning it, the Tigers will miss the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2011. LSU suffered its 18^th SEC loss yesterday, a 12-to-1 defeat to 5^th ranked Georgia. The 18 losses tie a program high that dates back to 1978.

For the first time in school history, Southeastern Louisiana baseball and softball teams won the Southland regular season championship. The baseball team will host the Hammond bracket of the Southland Conference Tournament starting on Thursday and the softball team is headed to the Tuscaloosa Regional in the NCAA Tournament.

Despite winning the Sun Belt regular season title, the ULM softball team is not in the NCAA Tournament. The Warhawks thought their resume was strong enough. It included three wins versuses Top 50 RPI teams and winning seven conference series in a row, including three sweeps.

The 2026 LSU baseball team has made the wrong kind of history. The Tigers suffered their 18^th loss in conference play yesterday, a 12-to-one thrashing by the Georgia Bulldogs, who completed a three-game sweep of the Bayou Bengals. Unless LSU can win the SEC Tournament, which is highly unlikely, LSU will miss the NCAA Baseball Tournament for the first time since 2011.

The Ragin Cajuns improved their NCAA Tournament resume by taking two of three from App State. U-L Lafayette beat the Mountaineers 12 to 3 yesterday as Owen Galt and Lee Amedee each homered. Amedee had four RBIs on the afternoon. The Cajuns RPI is up to 47 and they will host 20^th ranked Coastal Carolina starting on Thursday.

The Southland Conference Tournament is set, and it will begin Thursday with bracket play. Regular season champion Southeastern Louisiana is hosting one of the brackets and the other will be played in Beaumont, Texas. Northwestern State is headed to Beaumont while Nicholls and McNeese meet Thursday in Hammond.

The Saints held a two-day rookie minicamp over the weekend headlined by Arizona State wide receiver and eight overall pick Jordyn Tyson. Tyson missed a third of the games over his college career due to MCL, collarbone and hamstring injuries, so head coach Kellen Moore is excited to get a better look at the newest black and gold playmaker.

Cut 16 (19) “…process for him.”

The NCAA Softball Tournament Bracket has been released. LSU is hosting a regional and will play Akron on Friday at 5:30 PM. Virginia Tech and South Alabama are the other two schools in the Regional.

The Southland is a two-bid league as regular season champion Southeastern is headed to the Tuscaloosa Regional, while McNeese is headed to the College Station Regional.

For the fourth time in five weeks, LSU was swept by an SEC opponent. On Sunday, the Georgia Bulldogs had their way with the Tigers beating the Bayou Bengals 12 to 1 in seven innings. LSU’s pitchers struggled against one of the best offenses in the country as the Tigers gave up 36 runs over the weekend.

It was a good weekend for Louisiana Tech and U-L Lafayette. Both won their respective series, as the Bulldogs took two of three from Liberty and the Cajuns took two of three from App State. But ULM lost its series versus Marshall and will need to win its series this week against Troy for a shot at making the Sun Belt Tournament.

Southeastern Louisiana is regular season champs in the Southland Conference and will host H-C-U, McNeese and Nicholls in the Hammond Bracket of the Southland Tournament. The Colonels and Cowboys will play each other on Thursday afternoon.

Northwestern State is in the Lamar bracket and will play UTRGV.

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The Saints had their rookies in town over the weekend for a rookie minicamp, including new receivers Jordan Tyson, Barion Brown and Bryce Lance from North Dakota State. With All-Pro Chris Olave and few veterans returning from injury, Coach Kellen Moore expects big things from the Saints receiver room…

Cut (18) “….group for us”

LSU softball will host an NCAA Regional this weekend. The Tigers are a 16-seed and will have Akron, South Alabama and Virginia Tech in the B-R Regional. If LSU wins the regional, they will likely head to Tuscaloosa to play Alabama in the Super Regionals.

Southeastern Louisiana is in the Tuscaloosa Regional and McNeese is in the College Station Regional.

LSU baseball begins a do or die series tonight against 5^th ranked Georgia. The Tigers have to win four of their last six games for a shot at making the NCAA Tournament. There is some good news, one of LSU’s best hitters is healthy enough to play after missing Tuesday’s game with a back injury. That’s Omar Serna. Before leaving for Athens, Coach Jay Johnson was optimistic Serna could play….

Cut 18 (19)   (chuckles’

Starting pitcher Casan Evans is questionable for tonight’s game. The sophomore right-hander has missed the last two weekends with arm soreness. William Schmidt gets the start on the mound and he’ll face an offense that leads the nation with 131 home runs.

Another basketball player in the transfer portal has committed to Will Wade and the LSU men’s basketball team. His name is Abdi Bashir who averaged 13 points a game last season at Kansas State and made 44-percent of his three-point shots. The six-foot-seven shooting guard will be senior next season and he’s Wade’s fourth commitment.

Louisiana Tech begins a three-game series tonight against Liberty. The Flames are second in the Conference USA standings with an 18-6 record. The Bulldogs are 15-9. Liberty has won its last seven Conference USA weekend series and they have one of the best pitchers in the league in Ben Blair.

ULM is also out east as the Warhawks are visiting Marshall. ULM is batting to get in the Sun Belt Tournament. The top ten teams make the league tournament and the Warhawks are in a four-way tie for tenth place. Marshall is in 9^th place in the league standings with a 11-13 record.

The Ragin Cajuns who are 12-12 in league play are at App State, who is 15-9 in the Sun Belt and in third place.

The LSU Tigers begin a three-game series at 5th ranked Georgia tonight. The Bulldogs are 18-6 in the SEC and they are likely a national seed in the NCAA Tournament. LSU is 9-15 in the league and considered a longshot to make an NCAA Regional. Coach Jay Johnson says his team has nothing to lose…

Cut 17 (24)  “…this team.”

Omar Serna is not on the injury report, which is a sign he’s good to go for this series after missing Tuesday night’s win against Tulane with a sore back. Pitcher Casan Evans is listed as questionable.

Louisiana Tech begins a three-game series tonight against Liberty. The Flames are second in the Conference USA standings with an 18-6 record. The Bulldogs are 15-9. Liberty has won its last seven Conference USA weekend series and they have one of the best pitchers in the league in Ben Blair.

ULM is also out east as the Warhawks are visiting Marshall. ULM is batting to get in the Sun Belt Tournament. The top ten teams make the league tournament and the Warhawks are in a four-way tie for tenth place. Marshall is in 9^th place in the league standings with a 11-13 record.

The Ragin Cajuns who are 12-12 in league play are at App State, who is 15-9 in the Sun Belt and in third place.

Southeastern Louisiana is all alone in first place in the Southland after beating Nicholls 12 to 2. The Lions will be one of two host sites for the Southland tournament that begins next week.

And McNeese softball is one win away from an NCAA Tournament after beating Lamar 1 to nothing in 10 innings last night. Game two of the best of three series is tonight at 6 PM.

For LSU to keep its NCAA Tournament hopes alive, the Tigers need to win this weekend’s series against fifth ranked Georgia. After losing nine straight SEC games, LSU has won five in a row overall. Catcher Cade Arrambide says the Tigers have found their confidence…

Cut 19 (17) “…doing it.”

It will not be easy for the Tigers, the Bulldogs have one of the best offenses in the country and they lead the nation in home runs with 131. Georgia catcher Daniel Jackson has 23 home runs and 23 stolen bases.

Last night, Southeastern Louisiana clobbered Nicholls 12 to 2 and McNeese blanked Northwestern State one to nothing. Easton Dowell’s RBI double in the 11^th inning was the game winner.

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Michigan State point guard Divine Ugochukwu (OO-goh-CHOO-koo) has committed to the LSU Tigers. He’s six-foot-three and averaged five points a game last season for the Spartans. Ugochukwu started 12 games for Michigan State and the Spartans went 11-1. He suffered a foot injury in early February that ended his season.

The NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments are expanding from 68 teams to 76. That means Tuesday and Wednesday of men’s tournament will feature 12 games played by 24 teams in two different cities.

ULM softball ended the Cajuns season last night with a three to nothing victory in the Sun Belt Tournament. Ashanti McDade won her 18^th game in the circle. The Warhawks will face South Alabama in the semis tonight.

La Tech stayed alive in the Conference USA tournament by beating New Mexico State three to one in 11 innings.

And McNeese took game one of their best out of three championship series by beating Lamar one to nothing in 10 innings.

The LSU baseball team begins a three-game series against the Georgia Bulldogs tomorrow. Sophomore right hander William Schmidt will get the start on the mound for the Tigers. Schmidt has had his struggles this season, but last time out, he allowed just one run on five hits in six innings. Tigers Pitching coach Nate Yeskie…

Cut 17 (21) “…of the stretch”

Schmidt and the rest of LSU’s pitchers will face a dangerous line-up in Athens this weekend. The Bulldogs team batting average is fourth best in the nation and they lead the country in home runs with 131. A series win for the Tigers and it puts them back on the bubble to make the NCAA Tournament.

Michigan State guard Divine Ugochukwu (OO-goh-CHOO-koo) publicly committed to the LSU Tigers today. He’s six-foot-three, 195 pounds and averaged five points a game last season for the Spartans. Ugochukwu started 12 games for Michigan State and the Spartans went 11-1. He suffered a foot injury in early February that ended his season.

The NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament is expanding from 68 teams to 76 teams. That means Tuesday and Wednesday of men’s tournament will feature 12 games played by 24 teams in two different cities.

McNeese softball is two wins away from reaching the NCAA Tournament. The Cowgirls begin a best out of three Southland Championship series against Lamar tonight.

On the baseball side, The Southland Conference will begin the final weekend of its regular season tonight. First place Southeastern hosts Nicholls at 6 PM and Northwestern State visits McNeese State.

The LSU Tigers are preparing for a big series in Athens as they will visit fifth ranked Georgia, who has one of the best offenses in college baseball. Deven Sheerin has emerged as LSU’s best reliever. He has a 3.16 ERA with four saves and has struck out 48 in 31.1 innings pitched. Sheerin missed last season because of a knee injury and pitching coach Nate Yeskie says the big right-hander used the year off productively…

Cut 18 (17)  “…him some perspective.”

Freshman Omar Serna was not in the lineup for Tuesday night’s win over Tulane. Coach Jay Johnson says Serna is dealing with a back injury and he’s optimistic he will play this weekend at Georgia.

Another transfer portal commitment to the LSU men’s basketball program has been made public as Michigan State guard Divine Ugochukwu has committed to the Tigers after averaging five points a game last season at Michigan State.

The LSU softball team’s stay at the SEC Tournament was a short one as they lost to Georgia Seven to three yesterday. LSU is 37-17 and they hope that’s good enough for them to host an NCAA Regional next week.

In the Sun Belt Tournament in Lafayette, top seeded ULM will face eighth-seeded U-L Lafayette at 4 PM. The Cajuns blanked Troy five to nothing yesterday in the opening round. Earlier this season, the Warhawks swept the Cajuns in a three game series.

Louisiana Tech needs to beat New Mexico State today to stay alive in the Conference USA Tournament after losing to Liberty nine to nothing last night.

Tonight, the Southland Conference Tournament championship series begins in Lake Charles as McNeese hosts Lamar.