TIGER RAG NEWS SERVICES BATON ROUGE — A bill requiring state registration for NIL agents representing Louisiana athletes cleared the Senate Commerce Committee Wednesday, gaining support from key legal and athletic stakeholders. SB389 , Senator Patrick […]
By TODD HORNE, EXECUTIVE EDITOR Louisiana HB 608 is not a privacy bill. It is not a fairness bill. It is not a narrowly tailored answer to a changing college-sports economy. It is a secrecy […]
By TODD HORNE, VICE PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE EDITOR Trump’s college-sports executive order, Charlie Baker’s response, and Louisiana’s HB 608 all expose the same truth: major college athletics now operates like a professional business while public […]
Louisiana legislators weigh hiding how public money is spent on college athletics by Piper Hutchinson, Louisiana Illuminator April 2, 2026 As state lawmakers call for increased transparency into university finances in Louisiana, a legislative committee […]
By TODD HORNE, EXECUTIVE EDITOR LSU did not conduct a coaching search. It executed a plan. By the time Matt McMahon was formally notified of his dismissal, LSU had already reached an agreement with Will […]
By TODD HORNE, EXECUTIVE EDITOR LSU’s annual women’s basketball deficit—roughly $8 million—has drawn scrutiny ever since head coach Kim Mulkey inked a $3.35 million salary following the Tigers’ 2023 national championship. But athletic director Verge […]
By TODD HORNE, EXECUTIVE EDITOR Let’s start with the point that has been misunderstood — and sometimes deliberately mischaracterized — since this lawsuit was filed. This lawsuit is not about LSU football. It is not […]
By TODD HORNE, EXECUTIVE EDITOR The public debate around Matt McMahon sounds simple. LSU men’s basketball has struggled. The NCAA Tournament is out of reach — again — barring a miracle run in Nashville at […]
By TODD HORNE, Executive Editor On a Saturday night in Death Valley, 102,000 souls roar as one. Smoke curls from tailgate grills, golden helmets flash under floodlights, and a grandfather lifts his grandson onto shoulders […]
By GLENN GUILBEAU, Tiger Rag Editor You call that an “investigation?” Just three days after some media outlets screamed with headlines of an “investigation” of LSU by the College Sports Commission concerning Name, Image & […]
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