Headlines - LSU Favored Over Clemson & Mike Leach Head Mississippi State Coach

January 10, 2019

LSU Football
Scan the sports books and No. 1 LSU (14-0) is consistently a six-point favorite over No. 3 Clemson (14-0), which is the first time Swinney's Tigers have been an underdog this season.

LSU Basketball
The Tigers, who are 10-4 on the season, take on Mississippi State (9-5) at the PMAC this Saturday at 7 pm.

Joe Alleva
Former LSU athletic director Joe Alleva gave a very candid interview with The Advocate on Wednesday and said he never would have hired Jimbo Fisher when the Tigers were looking to replace Les Miles back in 2015-2016: “I still have a lot of friends in the ACC,” Alleva said. “I talked to them, and after that I didn’t want any part of Jimbo. I would never have hired Jimbo. He was never on my radar. Now, fans and some people in the department wanted him, but I never wanted him.
On Les Miles: “The sad thing is it should have been that way for a long time,” Alleva said. “Think of the players Les Miles squandered and didn’t utilize properly. Talking to Les was like talking to a wall. The key (in) getting to a championship level is utilizing talented players. It’s that simple.”
His biggest regret was Will Wade: “I got some bad recommendations on that guy,” Alleva said, though he did not elaborate. “My perception on why I’m not the athletic director there is because some people used the situation with Wade.”

New Orleans Pelicans
The Pelicans take on the Knicks tonight in New York at 6:15 pm.

Mississippi State
Washington State coach Mike Leach is the new head coach at Mississippi State, Bulldogs athletic director John Cohen said Thursday.
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Leach will succeed Joe Moorhead, who was fired Jan. 3 after going 14-12 in two seasons with the Bulldogs. His stint ended with a 38-28 loss to Louisville in the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl.
Among those to welcome Leach to his new job on social media was Lane Kiffin, the new coach for rival Ole Miss.

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