LSU’s record breaking offense gets its biggest challenge yet tonight going up Clemson’s stingy defense in tonight’s national championship game. Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables is one of the best in the nation. LSU Quarterback Joe Burrow….
cut 28 (13) “…gets us’
Clemson is giving up 264 yards a game, 152 passing yards. Kick-off is at 7:15 PM.

In other college football news…McNeese head coach Sterling Gilbert has resigned and he’s reportedly taking the offensive coordinator job at Syracuse. Athletics director Bruce Hemphill says someone will be getting a great opportunity to become the next head coach at McNeese.

The Pelicans visit the Pistons to wrap up a three-game road trip tonight. New Orleans lost badly to the Celtics on Saturday.

Larose has it’s purple and gold ready for the big game tonight. The Lafourche Parish town is Coach O’s hometown. Larose attorney and longtime friend of Orgeron,Henry LaFont, says there is a surreal feeling, because everyone knows about the long path it took for Orgeron to lead the LSU football program to the doorstep of a championship.
Cut 11 (08) “…happen this quick.”
Orgeron not only goes into this game representing LSU, he’s also representing Cajuns. Many around the country poke fun at Coach O’s accent and the coach has used that to his advantage
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Kick-off is at 7:15.

After a long 15-day layoff since winning the Peach Bowl, LSU and Clemson strap on the helmets tonight in college football’s national championship game. Coach Ed Orgeron says he’s tried to keep the preparation for this game close to what they’ve done all year
Cut 14 (14) “…antsy too”
LSU is seeking its fourth national title in program history, while Clemson can win its third championship in four years. But Clemson Coach Dabo Swinney says the focus is not trying to become college football’s next great dynasty…
Cut 15 (14) “…get ready”
Kick-off is at 7:15.

Saints Coach Sean Payton served as a guest analyst on ESPN’s NFL Countdown and said he expects quarterback Drew Brees to be on the field for the Black and Gold in 2020. It’s been reported that one network has reached out to Brees about becoming a TV game analyst.

McNeese State needs a new head football coach. Sterlin Gilbert has resigned to reportedly take the job as offensive coordinator at Syracuse. Gilbert spent just one season as the head coach at McNeese and the Cowboys went 7-and-5.

Not sure how many people from Louisiana will be watching, but the Pelicans are in Detroit tonight to face the Pistons. New Orleans is trying to finish a three-game road trip with a 2-and-1 record.

Grambling is 3-and-0 in the SWAC and visit Alcorn State tonight. LSU is 3-and-0 in the SEC and will visit Texas A-and-M tomorrow. Louisiana Tech is 3-and-1 in league play and will host Rice on Thursday. Nicholls is 5-and-1 in the Southland and host Northwestern State on Wednesday.

LSU and Clemson have arrived in New Orleans ahead of Monday’s national championship game in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Quarterback Trevor Lawrence and the Tigers are looking to repeat as champs
Cut 16 (15) …to expect”
LSU remains a 5.5 point favorite. The over-under is 69.5.

Two more Saints players have been added to the N-F-C Pro Bowl team, tight end Jared Cook and guard Andrus Peat. That gives the Saints nine players on the Pro Bowl squad, a franchise record.

The N-F-L Divisional round of the playoffs kicks-off this afternoon with the 49ers hosting the Vikings. San Francisco has activated Former LSU linebacker Kwon Alexander off of injured reserve. Alexander hasn’t played since tearing his pectoral muscle on October 31st.

The Pelicans continued their recent run of good play last night with a 123 to 111 victory over the lowly New York Knicks. Brandon Ingram had 28 points, rookie Jaxson Hayes had a double-double 18 points and 10 rebounds. Lonzo Ball also had a double-double, 15 points, and 11 assists. New Orleans has won seven of its last nine and are in Boston tonight.

Tonight at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, LSU hosts Mississippi State. The Tigers are 2-and-0 in league play, while the Bulldogs are 0-and-2. LSU freshman Trendon Watford is playing well as of late and he’s averaging 13 points and six rebounds a game. State is led by six-foot-10 sophomore Reggie Perry, who is averaging 16 points and 10 rebounds. Tip time is at 7.

Also tonight, Louisiana Tech is at UTEP. Grambling visits southern University. ULM is at Georgia State, while the Ragin Cajuns are at Georgia Southern. Northwestern State is at McNeese and Nicholls visits S-L-U.

Both LSU and Clemson will arrive in New Orleans later today aheasd of Monday’s national championship game. Clemson has won 29 straight. The Tigers last loss was to Alabama in the 2018 Sugar bowl. Jennings native and Clemson running back Travis Etienne was a freshman that season and didn’t play well after taking a big hit on the opening kickoff
cut 19 (16) my brothers
Clemson is a 5.5 point underdog.

Even though LSU will play for a national championship on Monday, the spring semester will still start Monday as previously planned. LSU Faculty Senate President Doctor Mandi Lopez says with many classes only meeting once or twice a week, losing that time would be detrimental…
cut 15 (08) “….planned”

Louisiana Tech’s first Conference USA road game did not go well last night as U-T-S-A hit a school-record 18 three-pointers in a 89-73 loss to the Roadrunners. At one point the Bulldogs found themselves down by 29 points.

The Ragin Cajuns fell behind 25 to 2 and lost to Georgia State 90-52. ULM also lost on the road last night, falling to Georgia Southern 67-56.

Tonight, the Pelicans will visit the New York Knicks. Brandon Ingram has been playing at an All-Star level for New Orleans, averaging 24 points and shooting 40-percent from three-point territory. Tip time is at 6:15.

Saints tight end Jared Cook and guard Andrus Peat have been added to the pro Bowl. That brings the total number of Saints on the N-F-C Pro Bowl team to a record nine players. The Pro Bowl is January 26th in Orlando.

And New Carolina Panthers head coach Matt Rhule is reportedly interested in interviewing LSU passing game coordinator Joe Brady to be his offensive coordinator.

In Monday’s national championship game, LSU’s defense will have to figure out a way to slow down two-time ACC Offensive Player of the year in Clemson running back Travis Etienne. The junior from Jennings understands he has a unique opportunity in front of him…
cut 18 (09) “…take care of business”
Clemson brings a 29-game winning streak to the natty. Both teams will travel to New Orleans later today.

New Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach will be introduced during a press conference in Starkville today. Leach is known for his quirky style and he got off the plane last night ringing a cowbell. In 18 seasons at Texas Tech and Washington State, he was 139-and-90.

The 13-and-25 Pelicans visit the Knicks tonight, who have 10 wins. Brandon Ingram is making a run for the All-Star team, he’s averaging 25 points a game and shooting 40-percent from three-point territory.

ULM’s JD Williams had 20 points, but the Warhawks lost to Georgia Southern 67-56 last night. ULM is 6-9 overall, 2-and-4 in the Sun Belt.

The Ragin Cajuns fell behind 25 to 2 and lost to Georgia State 90-52 in Atlanta. U-L Lafayette dressed just seven scholarship players as freshman Mylik Wilson did not play because of a knee sprain. The Cajuns are 7-and-10 overall, 2-and-4 in Sun Belt action.

Louisiana Tech also got off to a slow start last night and lost to UTSA 89-73 in San Antonio. The Roadrunners hit a program-record 18 three-pointers. Tech is 11-and-4 overall, 2-and-1 in Conference USA.

The LSU Lady Tigers upset 10th ranked Texas A-and-M in College Station. Jailin Cherry came off the bench to score 12 points.

Louisiana Tech has released its 2020 football schedule. The Conference USA opener is at Southern Miss in Week 2. The Bulldogs conclude the regular season at FIU.

Just one more practice in Baton Rouge tomorrow and then it’s off to New Orleans to play Clemson on Monday night in the national championship game. Tigers Coach Ed Orgeron says winning the turnover battle will be a key…
cut 17 (12) “….best game”
Former LSU athletics director Joe Alleva gave a candid interview to the Advocate where he told columunist Scott Rabalais he did not want to hire then Florida State Coach Jimbo Fisher in 2015 when there was a push to fire Les Miles. Rabalais says Alleva told him in an interview yesterday that he preferred Miles at that time…
cut 6 (11) “…about that”
Rabalais says Alleva was also frustrated Miles did not want to change the offense.

SEC Football got a whole lot more interesting today as Mississippi State hired Mike Leach as its new head football coach. Leach has had successful stints at Washington State and Texas Tech and will go head-to-head in recruiting with new Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffen. Leach and the Bulldogs will be in Tiger Stadium to face LSU on October 24th next year.

Louisiana Tech has released its 2020 football schedule. The Bulldogs will kick-off the season on September 5th at UNLV. The Conference USA opener is the next week versus Southern Miss in Hattiesburg. Tech will host league opponents UTEP, Marshall, UAB and Rice and conclude the season at FIU.

Louisiana Tech basketball visits UTSA tonight at 6 PM in a game that can be seen on E-S-P-N-U. The Bulldogs are off to a 2-0 start in Conference USA Play, with two victories over Southern Miss. The Roadrunners were picked to finish second in the conference in the preseason, but they are off to an 0-and-2 start.

LSU fans are familiar with Clemson’s stars on offense, running back Travis Etienne and quarterback Trevor Lawerence. On defense, the defending national champs are led by Butkus Award Winner Isiah Simmons, who has 14 tackles for a loss. Tigers Coach Ed Orgeron says Simmons can do it all
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The man who hired Orgeron as head coach gave some eye-popping comments to Advocate columnist Scott Rabalais. Joe Alleva told Rabalais he was not interested in hiring Jimbo Fisher in 2015 and could have hired Tom Herman in 2016, but was not willing to pay Herman the money he was looking for.

Last night was a good night for Louisiana basketball teams. The Pelicans beat the Bulls 123 to 108. New Orleans has won seven of its last ten and will visit the Knicks on Friday night.

LSU improved to 2-and-0 in the SEC with a 79-77 home win over Arkansas. Freshman Trendon Watford had a career-high 21 points and had two three-point plays in a span of 24 seconds in the final minute.

Nicholls is in a three-way tie for first place in the Southland after beating Lamar 61-52. The Colonels are 4-and-1 in league play. McNeese upset Abilene Christan 88-84 as A-J Lawson had a career-high 35 points. Sha’markus Kennedy had a double-double, 24 points and 10 rebounds.

Northwestern State is 3-and-2 in the Southland, its best start in league play since 2015 after beating Incarnate Word 77-66.

On Monday, LSU will try to win its fourth national championship. They won the previous three in New Orleans, including their 1958 title when the Tigers completed an undefeated season by beating Clemson in the Sugar Bowl. Coach Ed Orgeron says when New Orleans was awarded the 2020 national championship game, it was a goal to play in that game…
cut 18 (19) our best”
The LaRose native also says he always felt that he would be part of an LSU team that would play for a national championship.

On the injury front, Coach O says he expects starting wide receiver Terrace Marshall and right guard Damien Lewis will play in the title game after missing practice last week because of injuries.

Last night was a good night for Louisiana basketball teams. Brandon Ingram had 29 points and 11 assists as the Pelicans beat the Chicago Bulls 123 to 108 at the Smoothie King Center. New Orleans had a big third quarter, scoring 44 points.

LSU improved to 2-and-0 in the SEC with a 79-77 home win over Arkansas. 19 lead changes in this game and freshman Trendon Watford was huge down the stretch. He completed two three-point plays in the final minute and finished with 21 points and nine rebounds. Skylar Mays had 19 points.

Northwestern State is 3-and-2 in Southland play after a 72-66 victory over Incarnate Word. The Demons are off to their best league start since the 2014-15 season. Chudier Bile scored a career-high 22 points last night.

Nicholls is 4-and-1 in league play after a 61-52 win over Lamar. A-J Lawson had 37 points as McNeese defeated Abilene Christian 88-84 for the Cowboys first Southland win.

Southeastern Louisiana could not hold on to a 15-point halftime lead and lost to Sam Houston State 67-62. UCONN topped Tulane 67-61.

Saints Coach Sean Payton says there are some must positions that need to be solidify in order to make another run at the Super Bowl next year. Payton didn’t mention any specifically, but he was asked about finding another receiver to play opposite of Pro Bowler Michael Thomas…
cut 17 (25) “…right player”
The Saints might also need to find another offense guard. Starting guard Andrus Peat is one of 25 players on the current roster that is set to become a free agent. Bree can also become a free agent in March. Payton believes Drew wants to keep playing.

After a couple of days off, LSU begins game week practices today for Monday night’s national championship matchup with Clemson. Tigers Center Lloyd Cushenberry says the time off gave them a chance to reflect a little bit on what they’ve done so far…
cut 19 (16) come the 13th

Tonight is the SEC home opener for the LSU basketball team. The Tigers will welcome 12-and-1 Arkansas to the PMAC for an 8 PM tip off. The Razorbacks are led by first-year coach Eric Musselman, who is a former assistant coach at LSU under former head man Johnny Jones.

The Pelicans will host the Chicago Bulls. McNeese is at Abilene Christian, who is undefeated in Southland play. Nicholls is at Lamar. Colonels athletics director Matt Roan is leaving to be the A-D at Eastern Kentucky.

After another crushing playoff loss, the Saints begin the process of looking ahead to next season. New Orleans has been one of the best teams in the NFL over the last three seasons, but they have not been able to win a Super Bowl. Coach Sean Payton says the team will be ready to make another run at it next season…
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Twenty-five players on the Saints roster are set to be free agents, including 40-year-old quarterback Drew Brees. But Payton believes Brees wants to keep playing.

A small Jefferson Davis Parish town is in a predicament, torn between their allegiance to the Bayou Bengals and a hometown football star. Brooke Thorington explains.
Cut 1 (30) “I’m Brooke Thorington”

Tonight at the PMAC, LSU men’s basketball hosts 12-and-1 Arkansas. The Razorbacks are allowing only 60 points a game.

The Pelicans will host the Bulls tonight. Zion Williamson took another step yesterday in his recovery from knee surgery by participating in a five-on-five practice.

Nicholls athletics director Matt Roan is leaving Thibodaux to become the new A-D at Eastern Kentucky.