Former LSU quarterback Joe Burrow makes his NFL playoff debut on Saturday when the Bengals host the Raiders to kick off the NFL’s Wildcard weekend. Burrow led Cincinnati to its first AFC North Championship since 2015 and is getting a lot of credit for Cincy’s turnaround. But Burrow says he’s playing with the best group of receivers in the NFL…:
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1991 was the last time the Bengals won a playoff game, but Joe is not bothered by that. Kickoff tomorrow is 3:30pm.

The Pelicans had no problem last night as they raced to a 113-89 victory over the Clippers.

What an incredible win in the PMAC last night by the LSU women’s basketball team. The Number 12 Purple and Gold Tigers were lifted to an 87-85 victory over Missouri after a game winning layup by Senior Khayal Pointer with 5.7 seconds left in overtime. LSU is now 16-2 and 4-1 in the SEC.

Also in college hoops last night, the Louisiana Tech men’s basketball team had an easy time over Southern Miss picking up an 80-57 win. UL-Lafayette fell to UT-Arlington 83-73 on the road. The Cajuns are now 8-6 overall and 3-1 in conference play. ULM fell to Texas State 80-56.

LSU Football has received commitments from 2 more players in the transfer portal. Penn State Running back Noah Cain is a Baton Rouge native and returning to Louisiana after leading the Nittany Lions in rushing touchdowns last year. Also, Arkansas defensive back Gregory Brooks is coming to LSU.

The Louisiana Marathon is coming back to Baton Rouge for its 11th year. Thousands of runners from all over the world are expected to be in this weekend. Officials say the Louisiana Marathon weekend generates between $2 million and $4 million in economic impact each year.

The 12th ranked LSU basketball team pulled off a big road win last night as they defeated Florida 64-58. Starting point guard Xavier Pinson didn’t play because of a sprained knee and Tari Eason and Efton Reid both battled foul trouble, but the Tigers were still able to win after withstanding a run by Florida in the second half. Coach Will Wade says it was not pretty…
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Darius Days had a big night as he scored 20 points and Eric Gaines had 15 points in the absence of Pinson. LSU hosts Arkansas this Saturday.

Tonight…The Cajuns look to stay in sole possession of first place as they visit U-T Arlington. ULM is at Texas State. Louisiana Tech hosts Southern Miss at 6 PM and in the NBA, the Pelicans play the Clippers in the Smoothie King Center.

This week LSU has added two defensive backs to its roster through the transfer portal, Arkansas safety Joe Foucha and Ragin Cajuns cornerback Mekhi Gardner. The Athletic’s Brody Miller expects LSU will go after several other players in the transfer portal, including another Arkansas D-B…
cut 17 (21) “…seeing”

Former Ragin Cajuns running back Montrell Johnson is following Billy Napier to Florida. Johnson has committed to sign with the Gators after rushing for 838 yards and 12 touchdowns as a true freshman for U-L Lafayette last season.

The 12th ranked LSU men’s basketball team is now 15-and-1 on the season after beating Florida 64-58 in Gainesville last night. Senior Darius Days led the way with 20 points and four steals, but he says it took the entire squad to get this victory…
cut 16 (16) “…today”
Shareef O’ Neal played in his first game since last February and had four points, four rebounds, and blocked a shot as Tari Eason and Efton Reid combined for only eight points because of foul trouble.

Tonight the Ragin Cajuns will have a tough road game at U-T Arlington. The Cajuns are 3-0 in league play, while the Mavericks are 3-and-1. ULM is at Texas State. Louisiana Tech hosts Southern Miss to begin a home-and-home series. In the NBA, the Pels host the Clippers.

LSU received two commitments this week from players in the transfer portal, Arkansas safety Joe Foucha and Ragin Cajuns cornerback Mekhi Gardner. Both players will have a chance to start in 2022 as the Tigers have a depleted secondary. The Atheltic’s Brody Miller says there’s a real possibility LSU will sign over a dozen transfers…
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Former Ouachita High School head coach John Carr is returning to ULM to serve as the Warhawks wide receivers coach. He spent the last three seasons as an assistant head coach and inside receivers coach at Troy. Carr spent the 2018 season as the wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator at ULM. The Warhawks went 6-and-6 that season.

The No. 12 LSU men’s basketball team has won its third straight game after a 64-58 victory over Florida in Gainesville Wednesday. The Tigers were playing without starting point guard Xavier Pinson, who was out with an MCL knee sprain. So, Darius Days led the way with 20 points along with one assist and four steals. Coach Will Wade is a happy guy…:
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The Tigers improve to 15-1 overall and 3-1 in SEC play. They host Arkansas Saturday.

Elsewhere around the state Wednesday, McNeese clobbered Arlington Baptist 120-44. Tulane got by Wichita State 68-67. And Southeastern prevailed over Tougaloo 77-72.

Today Louisiana Tech hosts Southern Miss. ULM travels to face Texas State. And UL-Lafayette is at UT Arlington.

LSU football has added two potential starters to its defensive secondary with the help of the transfer portal. Arkansas safety Joe Foucha and Ragin Cajuns cornerback Mekhi Gardner have posted on social media they will transfer to LSU. Foucha started 33 games at Arkansas over three years and last season had two interceptions and 7.5 tackles for a loss. The Athletic’s Brody Miller says Foucha is one of the better SEC safeties you’ll find..:
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He says there’s a real possibility LSU will sign over a dozen transfers.

After picking up a nice win over the Timberwolves Tuesday, the New Orleans Pelicans are set to host the Clippers tonight in the Smoothie King Center.

The 12th ranked Fighting Tigers men’s basketball team looks to get a win on the road tonight as they visit the Florida Gators. In LSU’s only other true road game, the Tigers suffered a 15-point loss at Auburn. They turned it over 17 times and Coach Will Wade says they can’t do that again…
cut 20 (18) “….extremeley hard”
Senior point guard Xavier Pinson is not expected to play tonight because of a minor knee injury. Eric Gaines is expected to start in Pinson’s place and freshman Justice Williams will also get some minutes.

Last night, the Pelicans topped the Timberwolves 128 to 125 as Brandon Ingram drained a long three-pointer with less than a second left.

Former LSU running back Kevin Faulk was very emotional with reporters yesterday as he discussed his election to the College Football Hall of Fame. Faulk is still LSU’s all-time leading rusher and holds the record for all-purpose yards in the SEC. After his standout career with LSU, Faulk won three Super Bowls with the Patriots. The Carencro native says what he’s accomplished is amazing…
cut 17 (22) “…right direction”
Faulk will be enshrined into the college football hall of fame in December.

In football recruiting news, Westgate High School tight end Danny Lewis has de-committed from Cincinnati and according to Geaux 247, Lewis will make an official visit to LSU next week. LSU’s new offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock is from Cincinnati.

Former LSU running back Kevin Faulk got teary-eyed talking about his election to the College Football Hall of Fame when he met with reporters in Baton Rouge. Faulk admits being inducted into the Hall of Fame means so much more after the death of his youngest daughter in September and then losing his job as LSU running backs coach in December…
Cut 16 (12) “…like I said”
Faulk is still LSU’s all-time leading rusher and he still holds the record for All-purpose yards in the SEC.

LSU is starting to add some bodies through the transfer portal. Arkansas safety Joe Foucha and Ragin Cajuns cornerback Mekhi Gardner both announced last night they plan on transferring to LSU. Foucha has started 33 games for the Razorbacks over the last three seasons. Gardner had three interceptions this past season for the Cajuns.

The 12th ranked LSU men’s basketball team will try to win a game on the road at Florida tonight without senior point guard Xavier Pinson, who has an injured knee. That means sophomore guard Eric Gaines will have to step up and Coach Will Wade says he’s also counting on freshman Justice Williams…
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The six-foot-four Williams has only played in three games this season because of a foot injury. Tip-off is at 6 PM.

In last night’s SEC basketball action, fourth-ranked Auburn defeated Alabama 81-77, 18th ranked Kentucky defeated Vanderbilt 78-66 and 22nd ranked Tennessee topped South Carolina 66-46.

In the NBA, Brandon Ingram’s three-pointer with less than a second left gave the Pelicans a 128 to 125 win over the Timberwolves. Brandon Ingram had 33 points and nine assists.

An emotional Kevin Faulk met with reporters to talk about his induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. It’s been a difficult few months for LSU’s all-time leading rusher as the Carencro native continues to grieve the death of his 19-year-old daughter, who died unexpectedly in September. In December, Faulk learned he will not be part of LSU’s new coaching staff. Faulk expressed the desire to coach again one day and he’ll continue to train players on the side, but spending time with family is also important…
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LSU has added two defensive backs through the transfer portal. Arkansas safety Joe Foucha, a New Orleans native who played at McDonough 35, and Ragin Cajuns cornerback Mekhi Garner, who was an All-Sun Belt Conference honorable mention this past season.

Brandon Ingram shot a 27-foot three-pointer last night with less than a second left as New Orleans defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 128-to-125. Ingram had 33 points and dished out nine assists and Josh Hart added 21 points and nine rebounds. Coach Willie Green says Ingram was amazing last night…
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New Orleans has reached the midpoint of the season with a 15-26 record. After starting the season 3-and-16, they’ve gone 12 and 10 since.

Tonight, the 12th ranked LSU Tigers are at Florida.

LSU star wide receiver Kayshon Boutte has reached a name, image, and likeness deal with well-known injury attorney Gordon McKernan. Terms of Boutte’s deal were not released, but the New Iberia native will be paid to appear in digital ads promoting McKernan’s law firm. McKernan encourages businesses to look into NIL deals with student-athletes because players look at the amount of money they can make off the field when it comes to where they’ll go to school…
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Another LSU Tiger has entered the NCAA transfer portal. Cornerback Dwight McGlothern became a starter this past season after Derek Stingley Junior and Eli Ricks got injured and now he’s looking to play somewhere else.

All of the players who started at cornerback or nickel back for the Tigers in the 2021 season are either headed for the NFL draft, have transferred or are transferring or do not have any more eligibility.

Instead of getting ready for a playoff game, the Saints are looking back at the 2021 season and preparing for the 2022 season. NFL analyst Mike Detillier says figuring out the quarterback position will be the top priority and he says the second priority is to make sure All-Pro receiver Michael Thomas is healthy for the 2022 season. He missed this past season recovering from ankle surgery in June…
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Detillier says a major decision facing the Saints is whether to re-sign safety Marcus Williams.

The 12th ranked LSU men’s basketball team left for Florida today as they’ll visit the Gators tomorrow night. Tigers coach Will Wade says starting point guard Xavier Pinson will not play after injuring his knee in the win over Florida. But Wade says the injury is not serious and Pinson should be back soon.

Georgia showed it’s hard to beat the same team twice during a college football season as the Bulldogs avenged their loss to Alabama in the SEC championship game to beat the Crimson Tide 33-18 in last night’s college football playoff championship game. It completes a dominant season for Georgia as they won 13 games by 15 points or more. It’s also their first natty since 1980.

There is no movement on expanding the college football playoff. The College Football Playoff Management Committee concluded meetings without coming to a resolution on a format that would make the leaders of the major conferences happy. Whether to have automatic qualifiers is a big sticking point.

Former LSU great Kevin Faulk is heading into the College Football Hall of Fame as he’s among the 18 players and three coaches selected to be enshrined in December. Faulk is LSU’s all-time leading rusher and still leads the SEC in career all-purpose yards. He was a three-time All-SEC selection from 1996 to 98.

The Saints have many questions to answer as they head into the offseason. Figuring out the quarterback position is a big one. New Orleans is also hoping to get a healthy Michael Thomas next season. NFL analyst Mike Detillier says another major decision facing the Saints is whether to re-sign Marcus Williams and if they don’t, it’s a position they’ll have to address in the draft or in free agency….
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Saints assistant general manager Jeff Ireland will reportedly interview with the Bears as Chicago is looking for a G-M to replace the fired Ryan Pace, who used to be in the Saints front office.

Meanwhile, Saints quarterback Taysom Hill will need on surgery on his left foot which he injured in the regular-season finale. Coach Sean Payton says it’s possible two procedures will be required. Payton did not give a recovery timetable but expects he’ll be ready for the start of the 2022 season.

Georgia avenged its loss to Alabama in the SEC Championship game by rolling the Crimson Tide 33-18 in last night’s college football championship game. It’s the first national title for the Bulldogs since 1980.

Prior to the game, the College Football Playoff management committee met, but could not come to an agreement on expanding the current four-team playoff format. The panel reportedly can’t agree on whether there should be automatic playoff qualifiers, revenue streams, and if bowl games should be part of the playoff format.

Former LSU great Kevin Faulk is heading into the College Football Hall of Fame as he’s among the 18 players and three coaches selected to be enshrined in December. Faulk is the school’s leading rusher and still leads the SEC in career all-purpose yards. He was a three-time All-SEC selection from 1996 to 98. Faulk will speak about the accomplishment at 12:15 on the LSU campus.

NFL analyst Mike Detillier says figuring out the quarterback position is the number one priority for the Saints this offseason. Detillier does not believe the Saints starting quarterback in 2022 is currently on the roster and expects New Orleans to trade for a veteran Q-B
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Detillier says San Francisco’s Jimmy Garoppolo is another possibility.

Meanwhile, Saints quarterback Taysom Hill will need on surgery on his left foot which he injured in the regular-season finale. Coach Sean Payton says it’s possible two procedures will be required. Payton did not give a recovery timetable but expects he’ll be ready for the start of the 2022 season. Hill is under contract for next season.