LSU relief pitcher Micah Buckham has entered the transfer portal. Buckham spent two seasons with LSU and only made eight appearances this past season.

Coach Jay Johnson has an incoming freshman class that’s ranked second in the country according to Perfect Game. And Johnson will also search in the transfer portal. Tiger-Rag-dot-com has a list of players Johnson could get, including South Carolina pitcher Austin Williams and Louisville’s Gavin Kilen, who hit 3-30 last season with 23 doubles and 41 runs batted in.

Now that the baseball season is over, we can begin to look forward to the next football season. The Tigers over-under win total for 2024 is nine and a half. If you look at the betting spreads at Caesars and DraftKings, LSU is the favorite to win every game, except for the contest at Texas A-and-M on October 26th.

LSU gymnast Kiya Johnson has announced she will not come back for a sixth season. She was a two-time SEC champion floor and was an all-arounder last year after missing nearly the 2023 season with an Achilles tendon.

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Former LSU wide receiver Justin Jefferson met with the media after signing a four-year, 140-million dollar contract with the Minnesota Vikings. The deal makes him the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL. Jefferson says he’s not stopping just because of this rich contract…
cut 30 (11) “…highest ability”
Jefferson says he’s looking forward to working with rookie quarterback J-J McCarthy. The former Destrehan star also says he never thought about leaving Minnesota, even though the Vikings with several different quarterbacks last season.

Angel Reese got a double-double last night for the Chicago Sky, but she wasn’t around for the end of the game. She received a double technical for saying something to the ref. Reese finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds as the Sky lost to the New York Liberty 88 to 75.

The LSU baseball team’s season is over after a hard fought four to three defeat to North Carolina in ten innings. A dropped fly ball by Jake Brown in the tenth inning led to the go ahead run scoring off of Gage Jump, who suffered just his second loss of the season.

Senior right-handed reliever Will Hellmers was a major story in this game as he threw 5.2 innings of scoreless baseball in the best outing of his LSU career…
cut 17 (17) “…absolutely”
A win for the Tigers last night and they would have hosted a super regional series against West Virginia this weekend. Instead Johnson and his coaching staff will begin making preparations for the 2025 season.

Former LSU wide receiver Justin Jefferson met with the media after signing a four-year, 140-million dollar contract with the Minnesota Vikings. The deal makes him the highest paid non-quarterback in the NFL. Jefferson says he’s not stopping just because of this rich contract…
cut 30 (11) “…highest ability”
Jefferson says he’s looking forward to working with rookie quarterback J-J McCarthy. The former Destrehan star also says he never thought about leaving Minnesota, even though the Vikings with several different quarterbacks last season.

Former LSU receiver Jaray Jenkins has signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Jenkins signed with Jacksonville last year after his career with LSU finished. But the Jena native was released prior to the start of the regular season. He’ll get another shot with Pittsburgh. Jenkins caught 89 passes for 1,370 yards and 14 touchdowns during his career at LSU.

LSU’s season ended last night with a crushing four-to-three loss in ten innings to North Carolina in the Chapel Hill Regional. Coach Jay Johnson didn’t want to see the season end…
Cut 16 (11) “…Super Regional at home.”
The Tar Heels scored the tying run in the ninth inning and UNC took the lead in the tenth inning after right fielder Jake Brown dropped a fly ball to let the go-ahead run get on second base.

Gage Jump was the losing pitcher. After throwing 105 pitches on Friday, Johnson called on Jump to get the final three outs in the ninth, but he allowed the Tar Heels to tie the game.

Senior right-hander Will Hellmers finished his LSU career with a heck of an outing as he threw 5.2 innings of shutout baseball, allowing just two hits, two walks and he struck out four.

There’s been a lot of drama surrounding the WNBA since Saturday’s game between Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky versus Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever. Clark was on the receiving end of a hard foul from the Sky’s Chennedy Carter. Reese was seen celebrating the play.

There’s more attention on the W-N-B-A now than ever and Reese says all of the exposure the league is receiving is not just because of Clark and she also doesn’t mind playing the villain role…
cut 27 (37) “..realize that”
The Sky play tonight against the New York Liberty.

LSU’s season is over. The Tigers could not hold onto a one-run lead in the ninth inning last night and lost to North Carolina four to three in ten innings in the Chapel Hill Regional Championship game. Gage Jump was asked to get the final three outs. He gave up the tying run in the ninth inning and a dropped fly ball in the tenth inning by Jake Brown allowed the Tar Heels to score the go ahead run in the tenth inning.

The Tigers led three to two for much of the game thanks to solo home runs by Brown and Jared Jones. Also senior right-hander Will Hellmers had his best outing of his LSU career, throwing 5.2 innings of scoreless baseball…
cut 18 (18) “….I was trying to do”
North Carolina advances to host West Virginia in a Super Regional series.

He played at Destrehan High School, starred at LSU, winning a national championship in 2019 and now he’s the NFL’s highest paid non-quarterback. Justin Jefferson has signed a four-year, 180 million dollar contract with the Minnesota Vikings. Jefferson has the most receiving yards in NFL history after four seasons.

Former LSU all-american offensive guard Alan Faneca is on the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame ballot. Faneca is already int the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Faneca started 36 consecutive games for the Tigers in the mid-1990s and earned first-team All-SEC honors twice.

Former LSU coach Nick Saban is also on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot.

The LSU women’s basketball program has announced they will play the University of Illinois at Chicago on December 19th so that All-SEC forward Aneesah Morrow can play a game in her hometown. It will be part of a two-game road trip for the Lady Tigers who will play Seton Hall on December 17th in Connecticut and then they’ll make the trip to the Windy City.

The LSU Tigers are a win away from hosting a Super Regional series against West Virginia. The Tigers can have that opportunity if it beats North Carolina in the Regional Championship game. LSU defeated U-N-C eight to four last night as Thatcher Hurd had an outstanding outing, allowing just two runs on six hits and striking out six in 5.2 innings. There were SEC weekends where Hurd didn’t pitch, but he was at his best last night…
cut 29 (24) “…rewarded for it”

U-L Lafayette made it to the championship round of the College Station Regional, but the Cajuns lost to Texas A-and-M nine to four last night to end their season. Coach Matt Deggs says Sunday night’s loss to the Aggies will motivate his team to go father next season…
cut 13 (09) “…won’t ever stop”
Louisiana Tech went 0-and-2 in the Fayetteville Regional. The Bulldogs won 45 games and a Conference USA regular season title. Coach Lane Burroughs says those are two great accomplishments, but the ultimate goal is a trip to the College World Series…
cut 15 (10) “…keep working”
Tulane was eliminated on Sunday with a 17-7 loss to U-C Irvine. Nicholls and Grambling State had their seasons end on Saturday as they both failed to win a game at their respective regionals.

The LSU Baseball team won two contests on Sunday to set up today’s Regional Championship game against North Carolina in the Chapel Hill Regional. The Tigers beat Wofford in the afternoon and took down the Tar Heels eight to four last night. Thatcher Hurd was the big story. The right-hander has struggled, but had his best outing of the year against U-N-C, giving up just two runs and striking out six. Hurd says Coach Johnson gave the entire team confidence they could win two games yesterday
Cut 15 (10) “…off of.”
Today’s Regional Championship game is at 5 PM.

LSU Eunice is national champions again in division two junior college baseball as the Bengals defeated Brunswick Community College nine to three for their eighth title. Ruston’s Dawson Willis was named the Tournament’s Most Valuable Player as he had seven hits, scored seven runs and had seven stolen bases.

There were six teams from Louisiana that made the NCAA Baseball Tournament and only LSU is left. The Ragin Cajuns were eliminated last night by Texas A-and-M as the Aggies defeated U-L Lafayette nine to four. Catcher Jose Torres says they gave it their best…
cut 12 (11) “…your way”

Tulane’s season also came to an end yesterday with a 17-7 loss to U-C Irvine. Louisiana Tech, Grambling and Nicholls were eliminated on Saturday, failing to win a game in their respective regionals.

The Minnesota Vikings have made receiver Jordan Jefferson the highest paid non-quarterback in the NFL as he’s inked a four-year, 140-million dollar contract extension. The former LSU Tiger has nearly six-thousand receiving yards after just four seasons in the NFL.

Former LSU offensive lineman Alan Faneca is on the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame ballot, so is former Tigers Coach Nick Saban.

LSU Baseball won two games Sunday and they are one win away from hosting a Super Regional Series. The Tigers defeated Wofford 13-6 in an elimination game yesterday and defeated North Carolina eight to four last night to force a winner take all game today against the Tar Heels. Josh Pearson hit home runs in both games and says this team is always in the fight
Cut 13 (13) “…keep at it.”
Thatcher Hurd was the big story. Hurd, who has struggled mightily this season, delivered his best start of the season against North Carolina, allowing just two runs. Coach Jay Johnson on the decision to start Hurd against U-N-C…
cut 16 (13) “…certainly did”
The Regional Championship game will begin at 5 PM.

The Ragin Cajuns ran out of gas in the College Station Regional. After pounding Texas 10 to 2 on a hot Sunday afternoon on Texas A-and-M’s campus. The Aggies defeated U-L Lafayette nine to four last night to win the College Station Regional. David Christie and Carson Fluno each gave up three runs. Bryan Broussard and Jose Torres hit home runs in the win over the Longhorns and Chase Morgan was the winning pitcher.

Tulane gave up nine runs in the seventh inning and lost to U-C Irvine 17 to 7 and was eliminated yesterday afternoon in the Corvallis Regional. The Green Wave finish the season 36 and 26.

Louisiana Tech, Grambling State and Nicholls saw their seasons end on Saturday. The Bulldogs pitching staff gave up 28 runs in losses to Kansas State and Southeast Missouri.

And LSU Eunice won its eight national championship in division two junior college baseball. The Bengals defeated Brunswick Community College nine to three on Saturday to finish the year 56 and 8.

LSU and North Carolina both won in walk-off fashion yesterday and they’ll meet in a winner’s bracket game at 4 PM today. The Tigers were down three to one in the eighth inning and tied the game in the eighth inning with solo home runs from Michael Braswell and Jared Jones. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Steven Milam hit one over the fence for a walk-off home run. It was the second home run of the day and his second walk-off homer in the last week. Coach Jay Johnson on his team’s refuse to lose attitude…
cut 16 (11) “…who we are”

North Carolina was down eight to five in the ninth inning, but won the game on a grand slam hit by Gavin Gallagher. It was Gallagher’s second home run of the game as the Tar Heels defeated Long Island University 11 to 8.
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Louisiana Tech and Kansas State did not finish their NCAA Tournament game last night as weather halted play in the sixth inning with the Bulldogs trailing the Wildcats nine to four. The two teams will return to the diamond today at 11 AM to finish the game and if Tech can not come back, they will play Southeast Missouri at 2 PM.

The Ragin Cajuns and Grambling will play each other in an elimination game today at 2 PM. U-L Lafayette lost to Texas 12 to five yesterday as they allowed the Longhorns to score seven runs in the fifth inning and the Tigers were blanked by Texas A-and-M eight to nothing.

Nicholls suffered a crushing loss to U-C Irvine. The Colonels trailed nine to one, but came back to take the lead in the ninth inning on a three-run home run by Edgar Alvarez, only to lose the game to the Anteaters 13 to 12. Tulane fell to Oregon State ten to four. It will be Nicholls versus Tulane in an elimination game at 3 PM today.

More late inning magic from the LSU Baseball team today as the Tigers rallied from a three to one deficit in the eighth inning to beat Wofford four to three on this blast from Steven Milam in the bottom of the ninth inning…
cut 17 (14) “…Carolina blue”
That was the call from the Voice of the Tigers, Chris Blair on the LSU Sports Radio Network. It was Milam’s second home run of the day and it was his second walk-off homer in the last week. He also hit one to beat South Carolina last Saturday.

Michael Braswell and Jared Jones hit home runs in the eighth inning to tie the game at three. Gage Jump pitched into the eighth inning, allowing just three runs. Griffin Herring gets the win as he pitches a perfect ninth inning.

The Tigers will move on to play the winner of tonight’s game between North Carolina and Long Island. The winner’s bracket game is at four PM on Saturday.

Louisiana Tech will face Kansas State tonight in the second game of the Fayetteville Regional. The Bulldogs will start Luke Nichols on the mound, he’s 4-and-3 with a 4.91 ERA. Tech coach Lane Burroughs likes Nichols makeup…
cut 19 (12) “….tomorrow”

The New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame will soon include Beloved Quarterback Drew Brees. Brees reflected on the honor during an emotional press conference and remembers visiting New Orleans as a free agent with Hurricane Katrina’s mark still fresh…
Cut 16 (16) “…greatest cities.”
In 2006, Brees led the Saints to the NFC Championship Game and three years later he led the franchise to its lone Super Bowl Victory.

The NCAA Baseball Regionals are underway as the LSU Tigers are taking on the Wofford Terriers. Gage Jump got the start on the mound for the defending champs. Pitcher Christian Little is in street clothes, so it looks like he’s not available for regional after suffering a lat injury last week.

The Ragin Cajuns will start Carson Fluno on the mound today against the Longhorns, while Texas will send Max Grubbs to the hill. Fluno is 4-0 with a 2.94 ERA and Coach Matt Deggs says the senior from Wisconsin has been solid for them all season long…
Cut 20 (19) “…really pitch.”
First pitch is at 5 PM.

Also this afternoon, Nicholls against UC Irvine, tonight Louisiana Tech takes on Kansas State.

The New Orleans Saints announce Beloved Quarterback Drew Brees will be inducted into the team’s Hall of Fame this year. Colleen Crain has more…
Cut 3 (30) “…I’m Colleen Crain.”

In college football, LSU’s home opener against Nicholls will kick off at 6:30. The SEC opener at South Carolina will be an 11 AM kick-off.

Football schedules for Southland Conference schools have been altered because Stephen F Austin is back in the league. McNeese will kick-off Southland play by hosting the Lumberjacks on September 14th. Northwestern State will go to Stephen F on October 5th.