The LSU men’s basketball team hopes it can turn its season around tonight as the Tigers host Kentucky at 6 PM. Coach Matt McMahon’s team is off to an 0-and-3 start in SEC play….

Cut 17 (16) “….chance to win”

McMahon’s record as LSU’s coach in SEC play is 14-43. Athletics director Verge Ausberry told the Advocate they are giving the support the men’s basketball’s program needs, but if they do not make the NCAA Tournament, they will have to re-evaluate.

Ragin Cajuns quarterback Walker Howard, who entered the transfer portal yesterday, is headed back to Ole Miss. The former St. Thomas More star was U-L Lafayette’s starting Q-B to begin the 2025 season, but injured his oblique. The former five-star recruit signed with LSU out of high school, but transferred to Ole Miss after one season and was with the Rebels in 2023 and 2024.

LSU receiver Nic Anderson has entered the portal after catching 12 passes for 106 yards and two TDS in 2025.

The Ragin Cajuns begin a four-game road trip tonight at Texas State. U-L Lafayette enters the game with 4-and-14 overall record, two and four in the Sun Belt. First year coach Quannas White says transition defense has hurt his team in recent games…

Cut 19 (18) “…connected”

Texas State 8-and-1 on its homecourt and they are 2-and-4 in the Sun Belt. Tip-off is at 7 PM.

Louisiana Tech concludes a three-game homestand tonight as the Bulldogs host Middle Tennessee. The Bulldogs are looking for a little revenge, as they lost to the Blue Raiders in Murfreesboro by 37 points on January 2^nd. Tip off at the TAC is at 6:30.

The Pelicans lost to Denver 122 to 116 last night. New Orleans has the worst record in the Western Conference and they host one of the worst teams in the East tonight, the Brooklyn Nets.

LSU is not done adding quarterbacks to its roster. Colorado transfer Ryan Staub is reportedly scheduled to visit LSU this week. Staub has played the last three seasons for Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes. For his career in Boudler, he was 53-for-98 for 681 yards and four touchdowns and four interceptions.

Wisconsin running back Dilin Jones has committed to LSU. Jones rushed for 300 yards on 76 carries in 2025, before a turf toe injury ended his season.

Former LSU quarterback Colin Hurley has committed to Michigan. Former Tigers starting QB T-J Finley plans to play at U-I-W. It will be Finley’s seventh team in seven seasons.

Walker Howard is back in the transfer portal. The former St. Thomas More star started the season as the staring Q-B for the Cajuns, but he lost his job to Lunch Winfield because of an injury. Howard is looking to play for his fourth different school.

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Saints quarterback Tyler Shough has been named a finalist for the NFL Rookie of the Year Award. Shough’s toughest competition for the award is believed to be Panthers receiver Tee-Mack McMillan, who caught 70 passes for one-thousand yards and seven touchdowns.

The LSU men’s basketball team looks to win its first SEC game of the season tonight as the Tigers host Kentucky at 6 p.m. Coach Matt McMahon says limiting turnovers is the key, because early turnovers have forced them to play from behind the last two games.

Cut 16 (10) “…a lot better.”

It looks like LSU’s starting point guard D-J Thomas will miss his fourth straight game as he’s listed as doubtful for tonight’s game.

The Pelicans fell to the Denver Nuggets 122 to 116 last night. New Orleans is 9-33 and hosts the Nets tonight.

Sam Leavitt, one of the top quarterbacks in the transfer portal according to multiple recruiting services, has signed with LSU. Leavitt has two more seasons of eligibility after throwing for 45-hundred yards, 34 touchdowns and just nine interceptions in two seasons at Arizona State. He also rushed for 749 yards and ten scores.

The Tigers leading rusher from 2025, Caden Durham, has taken his name out of the transfer portal, and will return to LSU for his junior season.  Durham has rushed for 12-hundred yards in his two seasons in Baton Rouge. Tiger Rag Editor Glenn Guilbeau says good job by the LSU coaching staff to keep Durham a Tiger…

Cut 27 (11) “…Caden Durham”

And former LSU Tiger running back and Alexandria Senior High star, J-T Lindsey, is transferring to Ole Miss as he follows running backs coach Frank Wilson to Oxford.

An exciting night of hoops in the Southland Conference last night as UNO defeated Southeastern Louisiana 79 to 76. Coleton Benson hit a step back three-pointer with less than a second left to give the Privateers the victory.

Northwestern State defeated UTRGV 64 to 43 in Natchitoches. Izzy Miles made a free throw with one second left and that turned out to be the winning point. Micah Thomas led the way with 17 points, scoring 13 in the second half.

McNeese moved into first place in the Southland with a convincing 94 to 68 win over Nicholls. Six players scored in double figures for the Cowboys led by Larry Johnson who had 24 points and D-J Richards added 20. It’s the first loss in conference play for the Colonels, who will host Lamar on Saturday.

In the SWAC, Grambling lost its second straight game, falling to Florida A-and-M 91 to 84. Southern rallied to beat Bethune-Cookman 77 to 73. The Jags and the Tigers face each other on Saturday in Baton Rouge.

It is official. LSU has signed former Arizona State quarterback Sam Leavitt, despite a push from Tennessee to sign the 20-year-old dual-threat quarterback. If Leavitt has recovered from a Lisfranc foot surgery, he’ll be the starting quarterback in the season opener against Clemson.

The backup would be Landen Clark from Elon and LSU might not be done as Coach Lane Kiffin is reportedly interested in also signing Husan (Hoo-san) Longstreet, who just completed his freshman season at USC. Tiger Rag Editor Glenn Guilbeau says if Kiffin gets all three, that would be impressive…

Cut 8 (05) “…is Sam Leavitt”

LSU’s leading rusher in 2025, Caden Durham, is returning for his junior season. Durham entered the transfer portal, but the new coaching staff has convinced him to stay at LSU.

LSU women’s basketball is up to number six in the latest A-P Top 25 poll, and Tigers baseball is ranked second behind UCLA by D-1 Baseball.

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In college basketball…McNeese built a big first-half lead and easily defeated Nicholls 94 to 68 in a battle for first place in the Southland last night. Larry Johnson had 24 points and 10 rebounds, and DJ Richards scored 20 points off the bench. The Cowboys and Colonels are now 7-and-1 in league play.

Northwestern State was down by five points with 30 seconds left but rallied to beat U-T-R-G-V 64-63. An Izzy Miles free throw with one second left was the winning point. Micah Thomas had 17 points, including a big three-pointer in that last-minute rally.

Coleton Benson hit a 25-foot three-pointer with three seconds left as UNO upended Southeastern Louisiana 79 to 76. Benson had a big night as he had 30 points.

Southern rallied to beat Bethune-Cookman 77 to 73, and Grambling lost to Florida A-and-M 91 to 84.

In the NBA….the Pelicans host the Denver Nuggets tonight.

LSU football coach Lane Kiffin has found his QB 1. It’s Sam Leavitt from Arizona State, who in 2024 led the Sun Devils to a Big 12 Championship and a College Football Playoff appearance. Leavitt is the number one quarterback in the portal after throwing for 46-hundred yards, 36 touchdowns, 11 interceptions, and 816 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns during his career at A-S-U.

Kiffin also has his backup in place. Landen Clark from Elon has chosen the Tigers over Michigan. Clark was an FCS All-American this past season after throwing for 23 hundred yards and 18 touchdowns. He also rushed for 614 yards and 11 touchdowns for the Phoenix, who went 6- 6 in 2025.

The first player in the transfer portal to follow Kiffin from Ole Miss to LSU is receiver Winston Watkins Junior. Watkins had a good freshman season for the Rebels, catching 26 passes for 373 yards and a TD.

Preseason practice begins today for LSU baseball. They are ranked second, behind UCLA, by D-1 baseball in its preseason poll.

The 12th-ranked LSU women’s basketball team took down 2^nd ranked Texas 70 to 65 in front of a sold-out crowd at the PMAC yesterday afternoon. Bossier City native Mikayla Williams led the way with 20 points and former Lafayette Christian star Jada Richard (Ree-shard) had ten points. It was LSU’s second straight SEC win after losing their first two conference games. Richard says the two losses exposed flaws that the team has ironed out….

Cut 18 (15) “…a national championship”

It won’t get any easier for the Lady Tigers as they try to make it three in a row, their next opponent is fifth-ranked Oklahoma. They’ll have a whole week to prepare – the game is Sunday afternoon in Norman,

Big game in Lake Charles tonight as McNeese hosts Nicholls in matchup of the top two teams in the Southland.

The 12th-ranked LSU women’s basketball team had its biggest win of the season yesterday, handing second-ranked Texas its first loss of the year as the Lady Tigers downed the Longhorns 70-65. Coach Kim Mulkey said her team lacked toughness when they suffered back-to-back losses to open up SEC play. That was not the case on Sunday against U-T…

Cut 16 (06) “…couple of games ago”

Bossier City’s Mikaylah Williams had 20 points to lead the way.

Lane Kiffin has signed a quarterback out of the transfer portal. His name is Landen Clark and he’s an FCS All-American from Elon College. Clark threw for 2,321 yards, 18 touchdowns, and eight interceptions for the Phoenix. Clark also rushed for 614 yards and had a school-record 11 touchdowns.

LSU also had a visit this past weekend from Husan Longstreet from USC. And former Arizona State star Sam Leavitt also remains a possibility.

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The LSU men’s basketball team is the only winless team in conference play in the SEC after falling to 0-3 on Saturday with an 84-73 loss to 11^th ranked Vanderbilt. The Tigers host Kentucky on Wednesday and then Mizzou on Saturday.

ULM is also the only winless team in the Sun Belt, while the Cajuns are 2-and-4 in league play after losing by 20 points to Troy on Saturday.

Louisiana Tech snapped a three-game losing streak with a 70-68 win in overtime over Delaware.

Big game in the Southland tonight as Nicholls is at McNeese. The Colonels are 7-0 in league play while the Cowboys are 6-1.

In Major League Baseball…former LSU star Alex Bregman signed with the Chicago Cubs over the weekend. Bregman’s contract is five years for $175 million.

Saints receiver Chris Olave was voted second-team All-Pro after catching 100 passes. Olave ranked seventh in the NFL in receptions and eighth in receiving yards.

The transfer portal window opened last Friday and LSU has yet to sign a quarterback and it is unclear who Q-B 1 will be in 2026. Demond Williams Junior seemed like he could be the guy, but the talented signal caller announced yesterday he’s staying at Washington.

Former Arizona State quarterback Sam Leavitt spent two days on LSU’s campus earlier this week, but he’s still at Tennessee after leaving Baton Rouge for Knoxville on Wednesday. On3 sports is reporting Tennessee has a legitimate chance at landing Leavitt.

A quarterback is visiting LSU today. Landen Clark from Elon University, an FCS school in North Carolina. Clark put up good numbers as a freshman, 23-hundred yards passing, six-hundred rushing yards, and 29 total touchdowns.

LSU also offered junior college quarterback Tre Guerra, who threw for 38-hundred yards, 29 touchdowns, and 16 interceptions at Tyler Junior College.

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LSU offensive coordinator Charlie Weis can stop doing double-duty. Weis has been Ole Miss’s play caller in the college football playoffs, but the Rebels’ run ended last night with a 31-27 loss to Miami. The Hurricanes will play the winner of tonight’s game between Indiana and Oregon for the national championship.

In basketball, the 12th-ranked LSU Lady Tigers looked more like themselves last night as they defeated Georgia 80-59. Flau’jae Johnson did not score in Sunday’s loss to Vanderbilt, but she scored 25 points last night and surpassed 18-hundred points for her career. LSU hosts second-ranked Texas on Sunday.

On the men’s side, the Ragin Cajuns outscored ULM 85 to 79. Joshua Lewis had 26 points to lead the way for U-L Lafayette.

Louisiana Tech’s nine game home winning streak came to an end with a 72-56 loss to Liberty.

LSU has picked up a couple of commitments from defensive linemen in the transfer portal. One of the them is Malik Blocton from Auburn, who is ranked as one of the top ten defensive lineman in the portal. He’s six-foot-three 300 pounds and registered 34 tackles, 8.5 tackles for a loss and two sacks across two seasons. Former South Carolina edge rusher Jaylen Brown has also committed to LSU. Brown did not play for the Gamecocks in 2025 because of a knee suffered last spring. He started his college career at Missouri and appeared in five games for the Tigers.

Former Union Parish football star Trey Holly says he is staying at Southern. Holly had a good freshman campaign for the Jaguars, rushing for 869 yards and nine touchdowns. He’s still facing gun charges in Union Parish for a shooting that took place in his hometown of Farmerville two years ago. Holly’s trial is set to begin in late April.

One of the main reasons the Saints feel good about their future is the play of Tyler Shough, who went five and four as a starter during his rookie season. General Manager Mickey Loomis….

Cut 16 (18) “…embraced his opportunity” (2x)

Shough was named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month for December-January.

Tonight Ole Miss takes on Miami in a College Football Playoff semifinal game. Rebels Coach and Hammond native Pete Golding talked about why the team continues to have success despite Lane Kiffin leaving the Rebels for LSU…

Cut 19 (20) “…the tunnel”

Kick off is at 6:30.

Tonight is the College Football semifinal game between Ole Miss and Miami. It is being played in Glendale, Arizona, the site of the Fiesta Bowl. There are two LSU coaches that will be helping the Rebels tonight. They are offensive coordinator Charlie Weis and running backs coach Kevin Smith. Head coach Pete Golding says offensive coaches Joe Cox and George McDonald are now full-time with LSU.

The Saints are getting ready for the offseason and there is a sense of optimism in the air because of a strong finish. General Manager Loomis says winning a division title is one of the organization’s biggest goals for next season, but he expects the team to do even more.

Cut 17 (15)  “…going to be.”

Loomis feels good about quarterback Tyler Shough going forward, but it remains to be seen if aging veterans Demario Davis, Cam Jordan, Taysom Hill and Alvin Kamara will be a part of the 2026 Saints.

LSU landed a commitment on Wednesday from one of the top receivers in the portal, and he has experience making plays in the Southeastern Conference. Eugene “Tre” Wilson is leaving Florida for the Tigers after catching 107 passes for 1,043 yards and ten touchdowns after three seasons with the Gators. The Tigers have signed ten players out of the portal, four of them are receivers.

A high school football star from Baton Rouge has signed to play at Tulane. Quarterback Zeon Chriss has signed with Tulane after spending last season at Houston. Chriss signed with U-L Lafayette after leading Madison Prep to a state championship in 2020.

The Pelicans lost their ninth straight last night as they fell to the Atlanta Hawks 117 to 100. New Orleans is now 8-31 on the season.

The 12^th ranked LSU women’s basketball team looks for its win in SEC play tonight as they visit a one-loss Georgia team.

On the men’s side, Louisiana Tech hosts a good Liberty team. The Ragin Cajuns host ULM. Both teams have just three wins on the season.

LSU football coach Lane Kiffin is rebuilding the Tigers’ offense. Out of the eight transfer portal commitments, two are running backs: Rod Gainey from Charlotte and Raycine Guillory from Utah. The transfer portal class also contains three receivers: Hawaii’s Jackson Harris, Old Dominion’s Tre Brown, and Kansas State’s Jayce Brown. Tiger Rag Executive Editor Todd Horne…

Cut 20 (19) “…physical receivers.”

LSU has yet to sign a quarterback. Former Arizona State Q-B Sam Leavitt has been in Baton Rouge since Monday, but will reportedly head to Tennessee today. Washington’s star QB Demond Williams got in the transfer portal last night, and LSU could be his destination.

Despite missing the first five games with a calf injury, it turned out to be a good season for former first-round pick Chase Young, who recorded a career-high ten sacks. Young is playing for his third NFL team and believes he has found a home in New Orleans…

Cut 18 (19) “…I’m at”

Before the season began, Young signed a three-year contract extension with New Orleans.

Brutal first half for the LSU men’s basketball team as the Tigers dropped to 0-2 in the SEC with a 78-68 loss to South Carolina. LSU trailed by 25 points at halftime and shot just 39-percent from the field.

The Pelicans lose again, despite a career-high 42 points from Trey Murphy New Orleans fell to the Lakers 111 to 103. Lebron James had 30 for L-A.