BRETT MARTEL
FILE - This is April 22, 2019, file photo showing Daronte Jones of the Cincinnati Bengals NFL football team. Jones is the new defensive coordinator for the LSU NCAA college football team. Jones had an introductory media conference on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. (AP Photo/File)
New LSU coordinator Jones begins task of fixing defense

By Brett Martel Feb. 02, 2021 03:27 PM EST
New LSU defensive coordinator Daronte Jones pledges that the unit he now

FILE - In this Nov. 22, 2020, file photo, New Orleans Saints defensive line coach Ryan Nielsen looks on during an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons in New Orleans. A person familiar with the situation says Nielsen has agreed in principle to become LSU’s next defensive coordinator. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, because some contractual details were still pending. (AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman, File)
AP source: Saints' Nielsen accepts LSU coordinator job

By Brett Martel Jan. 18, 2021 05:50 PM EST
New Orleans Saints defensive line coach Ryan Nielsen has agreed in principle to

Ohio State defensive tackle Haskell Garrett forces a fumble by Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence during the second half of the Sugar Bowl NCAA college football game Friday, Jan. 1, 2021, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Clemson star QB Lawrence sputters in Superdome again

By Brett Martel Jan. 02, 2021 12:17 AM EST
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence was on his back,

Louisiana Tech head coach Skip Holtz pats the helmet of wide receiver Griffin Hebert (80) during the first half of the New Orleans Bowl NCAA college football game against Georgia Southern in New Orleans, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
Ga. Southern routs La. Tech 38-3 in New Orleans Bowl

By Brett Martel Dec. 23, 2020 06:26 PM EST
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Georgia Southern quarterback Shai Werts kept his team in

LSU defensive coordinator Bo Pelini leaving program

By Brett Martel Dec. 21, 2020 09:13 PM EST
LSU defensive coordinator Bo Pelini is leaving the program after one difficult

LSU cornerback Jay Ward (5) celebrates after scoring a touchdown after intercepting a ball intended for Mississippi wide receiver Braylon Sanders (13) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
Boutte's record day lifts LSU past Ole Miss, 53-48

By Brett Martel Dec. 19, 2020 08:23 PM EST
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Good thing for Kayshon Boutte and LSU that the freshman

Mississippi quarterback Matt Corral (2) and coach Lane Kiffin talk before the team's NCAA college football game against Mississippi State, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020, in Oxford, Miss. Mississippi won 31-24. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Ole Miss-LSU makes friends Kiffin, Orgeron first-time foes

By Brett Martel Dec. 17, 2020 05:55 PM EST
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU coach Ed Orgeron and Mississippi’s Lane Kiffin are

Alabama quarterback Mac Jones (10) throws during the first half of an NCAA college football game against LSU in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
Jones bolsters Heisman case; No. 1 Alabama beats LSU 55-17

By Brett Martel Dec. 05, 2020 11:56 PM EST
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — If Alabama quarterback Mac Jones and receiver DeVonta

FILE- In this Jan. 1, 2020, file photo, Alabama quarterback Mac Jones (10) throws a pass during the second half of the Citrus Bowl NCAA college football game against Michigan in Orlando, Fla. Alabama quarterback Mac Jones and Auburn's Bo Nix have taken different paths to their starting jobs. Now, they'll lead their teams into the Iron Bowl for the second straight year. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
No. 1 Alabama primed to prolong its primacy at LSU

By Brett Martel Dec. 03, 2020 03:05 PM EST
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The way top-ranked Alabama has been rolling over

LSU coach Ed Orgeron walks on the sidelines against Arkansas during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, in Fayetteville, Ark. (AP Photo/Michael Woods)
LSU's struggles just latest hurdle for resilient Ed Orgeron

By Brett Martel Nov. 26, 2020 12:19 PM EST
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU coach Ed Orgeron forged a career path that led him

LSU quarterback TJ Finley (11) throws against South Carolina during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Brett Duke)
Matchup of unranked LSU, Auburn highlights Week 6 in SEC

By Brett Martel Oct. 29, 2020 12:41 PM EDT
Here are things to watch in Week 6 in the Southeastern Conference:

Alabama wide receiver Jaylen Waddle (17) pushes away Tennessee defensive back Kenney Solomon (31) during an NCAA college football game in Knoxville, Tenn., Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. (Caitie McMekin/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP)
Combo of injuries, opt outs taking toll on SEC rosters

By Brett Martel Oct. 28, 2020 05:57 PM EDT
There was a time when college football fans could have reasonably hoped to see

LSU quarterback TJ Finley (11) hands off the ball to running back Tyrion Davis-Price (3) during the first half of an NCAA college football game against South Carolina in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Brett Duke)
LSU freshman Finley thrives, Tigers stop So. Carolina, 52-24

By Brett Martel Oct. 24, 2020 11:15 PM EDT
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU freshman TJ Finley was a picture of poise and

LSU safety JaCoby Stevens (7) is unable to intercept a pass intended for Missouri wide receiver Jalen Knox, left, as LSU's Jabril Cox (19) watches during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Humbled LSU eyeing QB contingency vs surging South Carolina

By Brett Martel Oct. 22, 2020 10:29 AM EDT
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU coach Ed Orgeron was grateful for an extra week to

LSU head coach Ed Orgeron watches from the sidelines during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Missouri Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
In unusual SEC season, defense is becoming a punchline

By Brett Martel Oct. 14, 2020 05:34 PM EDT
LSU coach Ed Orgeron has lost patience with blown assignments, missed tackles

Mississippi State running back Kylin Hill (8) runs to the end zone for a touchdown against LSU cornerback Eli Ricks (1) and safety Todd Harris Jr. (4) on a pass reception in the second half an NCAA college football game in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020. Mississippi State won 44-34. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Orgeron: LSU star defender Stingley expected back vs Vandy

By Brett Martel Sep. 28, 2020 03:57 PM EDT
LSU All-America cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. could return to practice as soon

Georgia State nose guard Dontae Wilson (52) makes a tackle on Louisiana-Lafayette running back Elijah Mitchell (15) in the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in Atlanta. (Daniel Varnado/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
No. 19 Cajuns open home slate vs untested Georgia Southern

By Brett Martel Sep. 24, 2020 06:13 PM EDT
Louisiana-Lafayette coach Billy Napier is about to see what his No. 19 Ragin

FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, file photo, LSU Tigers quarterback Myles Brennan (15) passes during an NCAA football game against Georgia Southern in Baton Rouge, La. LSU enters Saturday's season opener with Myles Brennan taking over at quarterback for Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow while Mississippi State has a new coach in Mike Leach whose reputation for high-flying offenses precedes him. (AP Photo/Michael Democker, File)
No. 6 LSU and Miss. St. clash in test of new faces, systems

By Brett Martel Sep. 24, 2020 04:05 PM EDT
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — No. 6 LSU begins its national title defense with a game

Tulane wide receiver Duece Watts (2) can't make the catch against Navy cornerback Michael McMorris (5) during the first half of an during an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in New Orleans. (Scott Threlkeld/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate)
Navy stages school-record comeback, stuns Tulane 27-24

By Brett Martel Sep. 19, 2020 04:37 PM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Cameron Kinley's interception near his own goal line kept

FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019 file photo, LSU head coach Ed Orgeron reacts after a LSU touchdown in the first half of an NCAA football game against Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala. This is the rare SEC team whose schedule might have gotten a tad easier by playing a conference-only slate. The SEC opponents added to LSU’s schedule last month were Missouri (6-6 last season) and Vanderbilt (3-9). LSU had to drop a scheduled home date with No. 14 Texas, though its other non-conference games would have been lackluster matchups with Rice, Nicholls and Texas-San Antonio. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
Orgeron: Most LSU players have had, recovered from COVID-19

By Brett Martel Sep. 15, 2020 07:30 PM EDT
Most of LSU's football players have contracted and recovered from COVID-19,