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Lane Kiffin regrets making mess of Ole Miss exit
Lane Kiffin accepted his third SEC head-coaching job in 17 years when he agreed to leave Ole Miss for LSU at the end of the regular season in November. ,Eight months later, Kiffin admitted he would have done things differently if granted a redo. Kiffin said he would have hit the exit when Ole Miss a...
Ole Miss could sue 2 players who followed Lane Kiffin to LSU
Ole Miss could sue two players who followed former Rebels coach Lane Kiffin to LSU and haven't yet paid their contract buyouts, athletic director Keith Carter told the Clarion Ledger in an interview last week.,Defensive lineman Princewill Umanmielen and offensive tackle Devin Harper both signed reve...
Brian Kelly open to coaching return: 'Lot more to give'
Brian Kelly is not ready to declare his coaching career finished.,The former Notre Dame and LSU head coach said he remains open to several possibilities, including taking an assistant or coordinator position after more than three decades leading his own programs.,"I don't think I've closed any doors...
Ex-LSU, Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly joins CBS Sports
You can no longer find Brian Kelly on the bayou or anywhere near South Bend, but the former LSU and Notre Dame coach might turn up at Hawaii, Nevada, or even in DeKalb, Ill., this football season. ,Kelly finalized a deal to join CBS and work as a game analyst for Mountain West football broadcasts th...
Ole Miss' Pete Golding questions why LSU isn't being investigated
Pete Golding's Ole Miss program is being investigated by the NCAA for tampering in relation to its recruitment of linebacker Luke Ferrelli, but on Wednesday, Golding openly called into question why other schools weren't being investigated as well.,Asked about the tampering case involving Ferrelli at...
Ed Orgeron joins Lane Kiffin staff, reunites with LSU
LSU reached an agreement with Ed Orgeron on Wednesday to join Lane Kiffin's current staff in Baton Rouge, reuniting the school with its former head football coach.,Orgeron, 64, will be serving as a special assistant to recruiting and defense, per the school's social media.,The 2019 national champion...
Reports: Former St. John's star RJ Luis commits to LSU
Former St. John's star RJ Luis has committed to LSU as he hopes to head back to campus after a brief NBA stint, according to multiple reports Tuesday.,The 2025 Big East Player of the Year declared for the 2025 NBA Draft after his junior season but went undrafted.,He signed a two-way contract with th...
Five-star TE Ahmad Hudson stays in state, commits to LSU
Five-star prospect Ahmad Hudson, regarded as the No. 1 tight end in the country in the Class of 2027, decided to stay in state and committed to LSU in a social media post on Sunday.,The Tigers and new head coach Lane Kiffin secured the pledge from Hudson, who was deciding between LSU and Nebraska as...
Report: Draft prospect QB Garrett Nussmeier asymptomatic
A spinal cyst that affected and prematurely ended LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier's 2025 season has been asymptomatic since the Senior Bowl, NFL Network reported Monday.,Medical testing at the NFL Scouting Combine revealed the cyst, which was pressing on a nerve and causing the draft prospect's ob...
Will Wade charms LSU fans, asserts NCAA title aspirations
During his first tour at LSU, Will Wade earned three wins in three NCAA Tournaments and one enduring reputation after being recorded discussing a "strong-ass offer" he made to a recruit.,That recording, which raised the ire of the NCAA, cost Wade his job in 2022.,But after piling up 78 wins over thr...
Ashlon Jackson's buzzer-beating trey lifts Duke past LSU
Ashlon Jackson's rim-circling 3-pointer as time expired gave third-seeded Duke an 87-85 win over second-seeded LSU in a roller-coaster Sweet 16 matchup on Friday in the Sacramento Region 2 nightcap.,The win sends Duke to the regional final on Sunday, when the Blue Devils will face top-seeded UCLA. T...
Ashlon Jackson's buzzing-beating trey lifts Duke past LSU
Ashlon Jackson's rim-circling 3-pointer as time expired gave third-seeded Duke an 87-85 win over second-seeded LSU in a roller-coaster Sweet 16 matchup in Friday in the Sacramento Region 2 nightcap.,The win sends Duke to the regional final on Sunday, when the Blue Devils will face top-seeded UCLA. T...
Will Wade opts to 'go home,' leaves NC State to join LSU
Will Wade announced over social media on Thursday that he is leaving his job as the head coach at North Carolina State to return to the same post at LSU.,Wade, 43, previously was the head coach of the Tigers from 2017-22, guiding the program to three NCAA Tournament appearances in those five seasons...
Reports: LSU to fire coach Matt McMahon, bring back Will Wade
LSU is parting ways with Matt McMahon to hire North Carolina State's Will Wade for a second stint as head coach, according to multiple reports on Thursday morning.,Wade, 43, previously was the head coach of the Tigers from 2017-22, guiding the program to three NCAA Tournament appearances in those fi...
South Carolina parts ways with former LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri
Paul Mainieri is out as baseball coach at South Carolina, less than halfway through his second season with the Gamecocks.,Mainieri and athletic director Jeremiah Donati issued a joint statement on Saturday regarding the decision.,"After a conversation this morning with Coach Mainieri, we agreed that...
NC State coach Will Wade denies interest in LSU reunion
As North Carolina State's ACC tournament run came to an end Thursday, head coach Will Wade said he has every intention of getting his current program back to prominence and does not have an eye on his former job.,Wade, who was the head coach at LSU for five seasons through 2021-22, was asked if he w...
Otega Oweh stands out as Kentucky knocks off LSU in SEC play
NASHVILLE - Otega Oweh recorded 23 points and eight rebounds and Kentucky committed just five turnovers during its 87-82 win over LSU in Wednesday's first-round game of the Southeastern Conference tournament. ,Brandon Garrison added 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting and Denzel Aberdeen had 16 for the Wil...
Kentucky prioritizing defense in SEC tourney tilt with LSU
Ninth-seeded Kentucky is seeking consistency when it faces No. 16 seed LSU in the first round of the Southeastern Conference tournament on Wednesday in Nashville, Tenn.,The Wildcats (19-12), on a two-game losing skid, trailed Florida by 17 at the half on Saturday, rallying late to get within single ...
Rashaun Agee, Texas A&M work three OTs to down LSU
Rashaun Agee had 26 points and 11 rebounds and converted a go-ahead three-point play with 24 seconds left in the third overtime as Texas A&M outlasted LSU 94-91 on Saturday in Baton Rouge, La.,Rylan Griffen scored 24 points, Pop Isaacs had 18 and Ali Dibba added 12 for the Aggies (21-10, 11-7 Southe...
No. 3 South Carolina overpowers No. 6 LSU to reach SEC title game
Raven Johnson scored 22 points, Joyce Edwards had a double-double and No. 3 South Carolina held off No. 6 LSU 83-77 in the first semifinal of the SEC women's tournament Saturday in Greenville, S.C.,Edwards finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds, Ta'Niya Latson added 19 points and Tessa Johnson scor...