LSU football coach Lane Kiffin is settling into his new job as head coach of the Tigers. Kiffin says it was difficult to leave Ole Miss and not have the opportunity to finish the season with the Rebels. But when he got to Baton Rouge Sunday and drove past Tiger Stadium, he called former LSU coach Ed Orgeron.

Cut 8 (12) “…to the fans.” (crowd laughs)

Orgeron has expressed interest in returning to LSU as an assistant coach.

On his first full day on the job, Kiffin hired an offensive coordinator, Charlie Weis Junior, who followed Lane down to Baton Rouge. Five other former assistant coaches at Ole Miss have also been hired at LSU.

LSU defensive coordinator Blake Baker has reportedly interviewed for the head coaching job at Tulane. If Tulane does not hire Baker, he could remain as the D-C for LSU.

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New Orleans native and Pro Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk has his first head coaching job. Faulk has been hired as the head coach at Southern. Faulk faces a big task in turning around a program that just completed a 2-10 season. Faulk says winning games is important, but he also wants to produce great human beings…

Cut 5 (15) “…football”

Saints head coach Kellen Moore says safety Justin Reid will miss time after suffering a knee injury in the loss to the Dolphins. New Orleans is at Tampa Bay on Sunday.

Former LSU Tiger Kayshon Boutte caught a touchdown pass in the Patriots’ 33-15 win over the Giants. New England is now 11-2.

In basketball, the two-time defending champs in the Southland Conference, the McNeese Cowboys, opened league play with a 71-67 loss to UIW.

LSU’s new head football coach Lane Kiffin arrived in Baton Rouge to cheering fans yesterday after departing Ole Miss amid their fans’ boos. He’s leaving a program that went 11-1 that will play in the College Football playoff this month. Kiffin says he wanted to coach the Rebels in the playoffs, but his request was denied by Ole Miss AD Keith Carter. Tiger Rag Editor Glen Guilbeau…

Cut 12 (13) “…to mad at him”

Kiffin had a busy first day on the job at LSU, it included a meeting with the nation’s top high school prospect in the Class of 2026, University High of Baton Rouge lineman Lamar Brown.

In other coaching news, Tulane’s John Sumrall has been hired as the next head coach at Florida, but will continue to coach the Green Wave during the postseason. Southern introduces Pro Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk as its new coach today.

The Saints played poorly in the first half, but rallied in the second half only to lose 21-17 to Miami. The Dolphins led by 16 at halftime. Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan…

Cut 19 (14) “…lose it.”

New Orleans is now 2-and-10 and is at Tampa Bay next Sunday.

The Ragin Cajuns are headed to a bowl game for an eighth consecutive season after U-L Lafayette defeated the Warhawks 30-27 in overtime for its fourth consecutive win. Coach Michael Desormeaux says when the team was 2-6, most people didn’t think they could get to six wins to be bowl eligible…

Cut 18 (18)  “…so.”

Lane Kiffin, one of the brightest minds in college football, is the new head coach of the LSU Tigers. The 50-year-old has accepted LSU’s reported offer of a seven-year contract worth more than $90 million. Tiger Rag Editor Glen Guilbeau calls it a fantastic hire…

Cut 10 (11) “…like that.”

Kiffin is bringing several offensive assistants with him from Ole Miss, but he could keep Tigers current defensive coordinator, Blake Baker.

Tulane head coach Jon Sumrall has been hired as the next head coach at Florida. But Sumrall will be able to coach the Green Wave through the postseason. Tulane will host North Texas in the American Athletic Conference Championship on Friday. On the line is a spot in the college football playoffs.

Another slow start and close loss for the Saints as they fell to 2-10 yesterday with a 21-17 defeat to Miami. It’s the fourth loss for New Orleans by seven points or less. The Dolphins led by 16 at halftime. Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan…

Cut 19 (14) “…lose it.”

Louisiana Tech has its first winning season since 2019 as the Bulldogs went on the road in some tough weather conditions and defeated Missouri State 42-30. Tech rushed for 388 yards, and all five of their touchdowns came on the ground. Quarterback Trey Kukuk (Q-kuhk) set a school record for most rushing yards by a Q-B with 172. Coach Sonny Cumbie…

Cut 16 (15) “…at quarterback.”

And the Cajuns are bowl eligible after beating ULM in overtime.

Today is decision day for Lane Kiffin, who seemed conflicted about the decision in front of him while talking with reporters following Ole Miss’s 38-19 egg bowl victory over Mississippi State on Friday. Ole Miss athletic director Keith Carter said last week an announcement will be made about Kiffin’s future on this date. As of yesterday, Kiffin has not made up his mind…

Cut 28 (20) “…it belongs”

If Kiffin decides to stay at Ole Miss, LSU’s options seem limited. Potential candidates Eli Drinkwitz and Clark Lea signed contact extensions at their respective schools.

Tulane coach Jon Sumrall will decide his future tomorrow. Florida is making a push for Sumrall as the Gators are out on the Lane Kiffin sweepstakes.

College football today…Southeastern Louisiana hosts Illinois State in an FCS playoff game. The Bayou Classic is at 1 PM, Southern Versus Grambling. La Tech is at Missouri State. The Ragin Cajuns host U-L-M. U-L Lafayette needs a win to be bowl eligible, LSU looks to play College Playoff spoiler as they visit eight ranked Oklahoma and a Tulane win tonight over Charlotte, means an American Athletic Conference Championship home game.

In the high school football playoffs last night…Sixth seeded Vandebilt Catholic defeated Lake Charles College Prep 31-28. The Terriers advance to face Shaw in the semifinals. The Eagles beat Loyola Prep 38 to 7.

Ruston is back in the semifinals after beating Southside 38 to 28 and they’ll host Zachary next Friday night. John Curtis defeated Teurlings Catholic 21-7.

The Patriots will face St. Aug in the Division one select semifinals, the other semi-final matchup will Catholic High versus Edna Karr.

Ole Miss Head Coach Lane Kiffin will reveal his future landing spot tomorrow. Last week Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger reported LSU offered him a 7-year $90 million contract. ESPN Baton Rouge’s Matt Moscona says there’s no such thing as a sure thing in coaching searches.

Cut 13 (12)  “…over the years.”

Florida has reportedly moved on from Kiffin so it looks like the decision is down to Baton Rouge or Oxford.

The Tigers end their regular season against 8^th-ranked Oklahoma tomorrow. Linebacker Whit Weeks has been sidelined much of the second half of the season with what he just revealed was a broken ankle, not the bone bruise initially reported. He returned in a limited capacity last week and says the pain won’t stop him from taking the field against a top ten team.

Cut 16 (10) “…worst games.”

Louisiana Tech will close out the regular season at Missouri State tomorrow afternoon. The Bulldogs have been led by their dominant defense all season, but they gave up nearly 300 yards and two touchdowns on the ground to Liberty last week. Head coach Sonny Cumbie says Missouri State and running back Shomari Lawrence have another potent rushing attack they’ll need to stop.

Cut 19 (19) “…answers defensively.”

Kickoff is at 1:00.

Tulane can earn the right to host the American conference championship with a home win over 1-and-10 Charlotte tomorrow night. Just two wins away from the program’s first ever College football Playoff berth, Green Wave head coach Jon Sumrall announced he’ll make a decision Sunday morning on his future. He’s drawn interest from SEC schools like Florida and Auburn.

Is today Lane Kiffin’s final game as the head coach of Ole Miss.  The seventh ranked Rebels play Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl at 11 AM today. A win for the Rebs and they secure a spot in the College Football Playoffs. But Kiffin may not coach them in the postseason.

ESPN Baton Rouge’s Matt Moscona believes Kiffin will be introduced as the new head coach of the Tigers next week, but if Kiffin decides to stay at Ole Miss or goes to Florida, it’s hard to say who is plan B…

Cut 14 (13) “…Blake Baker”

LSU wraps up its regular season tomorrow  at Oklahoma. Tigers linebacker Whit Weeks and offensive tackle Tyree Adams are probable, while offensive linemen Braelin Moore and Ory Williams have been ruled out.

After a dramatic win over Liberty last Saturday, Louisiana Tech closes out its regular season tomorrow at Missouri State. Bears running back Shomari Lawrence is one of the top rushers in Conference USA. Bulldogs coach Sonny Cumbie on stopping Shomari…

Cut 19 (19) “….answers defensively”

Kick off is at 1 PM.

The Bayou Classic is also at 1 PM. Grambling trying to finish its season at 8-4. While Southern will reportedly hire Marshall Faulk as its next head coach.

The Cajuns need a win tomorrow to reach bowl eligibility. U-L Lafayette hosts ULM at 2 PM. The Warhawks are trying to snap a seven game losing streak.

At noon, Southeastern Louisiana hosts Illinois State in an FCS playoff game.

The Louisiana high school quarterfinals kick off tomorrow night across the state. Top-seeded Lafayette Chirstian will host Catholic High of New Iberia in the Division III select bracket. The Panthers are defending state champs and went 10-and-2 this season but LHSAA Network’s Spencer Verrett thinks their time may be running out.

Cut 16 (10) “…worst games.”

LSU officially notified Brian Kelly he was fired without cause yesterday and will owe him the full amount of his $54 million buyout. School officials argued the timing of and reason for Kelly’s firing to lessen the buyout cost for which Kelly filed suit against the school. Kelly will receive monthly payments over the next six years as long s he’s making  good faith effort to find a job. The resolution comes just days before Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin is set to announce his future plans.

Southern is hiring New Orleans native and Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk to be the new head football coach. 52-year-old Faulk is a former NFL MVP and three-time Offensive Player of the Year and has spent his only year of coaching as the running backs coach at Colorado this season. He’ll replace coach Terrence Graves who was fired after a 1-and-6 start to this season.

The Pelicans fell short in overtime, losing a 133-128 contest to the Grizzlies last night. Jose Alvarado led the team with 24 points, and the Pels had eight players reach double figures. The loss knocks New Orleans down to 0-and-4 in NBA Cup play, 1-and-6 under interim head coach James Borrego, and 3-and-16 this season.

The Louisiana Tech men’s basketball team earned a dramatic 75-73 victory over Indiana State yesterday. After the Sycamores tied the game on a leaning corner three with 23 seconds to go, Bulldogs guard DJ Dudley hit a contested jumper in the paint to take the lead with just one second left on the clock. Tech improves to 3-and-2 on the season and will host Alcorn State Saturday.

The drama over former LSU Coach Brian Kelly’s buyout is over as the university has informed Kelly that he’s been terminated without cause and the school will play the required buyout, which is 54-million dollars. Kelly will receive monthly payments over six years as long as he makes a good faith effort to find another job, whether that’s coaching or in the media.

Pro Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk will reportedly be the next head coach at Southern University. The New Orleans native has served as Colorado’s running backs coach this season.

ULM has reportedly found its next athletics director, and if you watched the movie “The Blindside,” you are familiar with him. It’s S-J Touhy, the son of Sean and Leigh Ann Touhy, who took in Michael Oher, before he became a big NFL star. Touhy is currently the deputy A-D at Oral Roberts and has also worked in the athletics departments of UCF, Arkansas, SMU and Liberty.

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The quarterfinals of the high school football playoffs are tomorrow night. The defending champs in Division Two select, Archbishop Shaw will head to Shreveport to face Loyola Prep. The Flyers have an explosive offense led by quarterback Byrce Restovich. But the LHSAA Network’s Spencer Verrett says the Eagles have an excellent defensive secondary…

Cut 15 (08) “….up there”

In Division Four-select, seventh seeded Ouachita Christian faces second-seeded Riverside. Verrett says the Eagles are coming off a shutout win over Southern Lab…

Cut 21 (10) “….Riverside”

In NFL news…Saints running back Alvin Kamara did not practice yesterday because of a sprained knee, while Joe Burrow returns from a toe injury tonight as the Bengals battle Baltimore.

College football writer Ross Dellenger of Yahoo-sports says the signs are pointing toward Lane Kiffin leaving Ole Miss and heading to LSU, but nothing is guaranteed.

Cut 3 (10) “…Lane Kiffin.”

Kiffin and the Rebels are scheduled to announce his future plans Saturday.

Arkansas is hiring South Florida head coach Alex Golesh to replace Sam Pittman in Fayetteville. Golesh was previously the offensive coordinator at Tennessee and has led the Bulls to an 8-and-3 record this season.

In Feast Week men’s hoops U-N-O will look to pull off another upset as they visit 20^th-ranked Texas Tech at noon today.

Southeastern Louisiana travels to UNC Wilmington at 6:00 tonight.

And Louisiana Tech hosts Indiana State in the TAC at 6:30. The Lady Techsters will visit 15^th-ranked Baylor at 2:00 this afternoon.

Interim head coach James Borrego will look to make it two wins in a row as the Pelicans host the Grizzlies in their final NBA Cup matchup tonight at 7.

The quarterfinals of the high school playoffs kick off Friday. LHSAA Network’s Spencer Verrett says he’s circling Belle Chasse versus West Feliciana in Division Two. Coach Stephen Meyers’ Cardinals have the makings of a championship contender.

Cut 17 (16)  “…back in Louisiana.”

UL-Lafayette is just one win away from becoming bowl eligible for the eighth straight year. The Cajuns take on ULM Saturday for rivalry weekend, and head coach Michael Desormeaux (DEZ-er-moe) says he wants his team to start out faster and be able to finish the season strong.

Cut 19 (13) “…postseason dreams alive.”

Kickoff is at 2:00

The Saints have signed former LSU kicker Cade York after releasing Blake Grupe, who has missed an NFL-high eight field goals on the season. York was on LSU’s 2019 national championship team. He struggled his rookie season with the Bengals in 2022 and only appeared in six games last season. WWL Radio Saints analyst Mike Detillier says York has not kicked in the NFL this year.

Cut 14 (11) “…a bit inconsistent.”

In the Lane Kiffin sweepstakes, ESPN Baton Rouge talk show host Matt Moscona told the guys on Tiger Rag Radio last night that Florida is no longer in contention for Kiffin…

Cut 26 (10) “…picked LSU”

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The quarterfinals of the high school football playoffs are on Friday night. Two of the most successful programs in the state will meet in the River Parishes as third-seeded St. James hosts sixth-seeded Oak Grove in the Division three non-select bracket. The LHSAA Network’s Spencer Verrett says both teams have dynamic offenses…

Cut 18 (18) “….to possibly win”

Oak Grove is outscoring opponents 89-0 in the playoffs this year.

Former Oak Grove star Kaleb Proctor has been named the Southland Conference Player of the Year after recording eight sacks as an interior defensive lineman for Southeastern Louisiana. His teammate, K-K Reno from Catholic High of New Iberia, is the Southland Defensive Player of the Year.