Coach Les Miles’ job status is even a bigger topic this week after the Tigers looked bad in a 38-17 loss to Ole Miss. The head coach says he doesn’t know if he’s in danger of losing his job…
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Miles says he planned to address the rumors about his coaching future with his players this afternoon. LSU defensive tackle Davon Godchaux says Miles’ shaky future is not why the team played poorly at Ole Miss…
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LSU finishes the regular season by hosting Texas A-and-M on Saturday.

McNeese State has a first-round bye in the FCS playoffs as the Cowboys drew the number four seed. The 10-0 Pokes will play on December fifth the winner of the this Saturday’s game between Southern Utah and Sam Houston State.

Big game for Anthony Davis last night and the Pelicans won their second game in a row, third overall as New Orleans defeated the Suns 122 to 116. Davis had 32 points and 19 rebound sand hit a critical three-pointer with less than a minute left. Ryan Anderson added 29 ponts. New Orleans begins a three-game road trip at Phoenix on Wednesday.

The LSU men’s basketball team will play Marquette tonight at the Barclays Center in Brookln. It’s the semifianals of the Legends Classic. The Tigers are 3-and-0, while the Marquette is 1-and-2. LSU will play either Arizona State or North Carolina State tomorrow.

In action last night…Tulane over Appalachian State 76-48, Nebraksa thumped Southeastern Louisiana 92-65. Arizona crushed Northwestern State 61-42 and Hawaii thumped Nicholls State 99-74.

And Nicholls State and the Manning Passing Academy have signed a six-year contract extension that keeps the football skills camp on the Thibodaux camp through 2021. Nicholls has hosted the four-day summer football camp since 2005.