Author Archives: Hunt Palmer
Auburn pulls away from LSU, 88-74
By Hunt Palmer THE STORY With 12:55 to play in the game Tuesday night, LSU was shooting 60 percent from the floor. The Tigers trailed Auburn by seven. The hot shooting was unlikely to continue. It did...
Mar 03, 2026 Steve Roberts-Imagn Images
Otter Locks March 3: Big basketball night of plays
Jimmy Ott, longtime sports betting analyst and co-host of Live at Lunch on 104.5 ESPN Baton Rouge, will give his best bets of the day here. We call them, "Otter Locks," presented by Supreme Rice. Coll...
Mar 03, 2026
Mindset, forward thinking key to LSU's offensive rebound
By Hunt Palmer After a substandard offensive weekend, LSU is looking for some answers. Jay Johnson tends to keep his points of emphasis and team adjustments close to the vest. He did some of that Sund...
Mar 03, 2026
Around the Horn: Tigers win three of four despite offensive struggles
By Hunt Palmer This will probably be a weekend we look back on in June. The tone of that reflection will tell the story of the season. Was it a sign of a struggling offense, or was it a massive outlie...
Mar 03, 2026 LSU Athletics
Northeastern jumps all over LSU, holds on late
By Hunt Palmer THE STORY LSU is officially in a funk. The top end of the pitching staff masked it over the weekend, but the middle and bottom of the staff couldn't on Monday. Northeastern absolutely m...
Mar 02, 2026 LSU Baseball
Otter Locks March 2: Monday college hoops plays
Jimmy Ott, longtime sports betting analyst and co-host of Live at Lunch on 104.5 ESPN Baton Rouge, will give his best bets of the day here. We call them, "Otter Locks," presented by Supreme Rice. Coll...
Mar 02, 2026
How did the Tigers test at the NFL Scouting Combine?
By Hunt Palmer The 2026 NFL Combine wrapped on Sunday. Eleven Tigers made an appearance in Indianapolis. Now it's on to Pro Days, franchise visits before the NFL Draft next month. Many of the Tigers e...
Mar 02, 2026 Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
Poll Position: Tigers a consensus No. 2 in the polls
By Hunt Palmer After a 3-1 week and a clean weekend, LSU held its position at No. 2 in college baseball's polls. D1Baseball, Baseball America, Perfect Game and USA TODAY coaches poll all pegged the Ti...
Mar 02, 2026
PALMER: Schmidt could be LSU's Sunday answer in 2026
By Hunt Palmer I'll agree to disagree with William Schmidt. Minutes after he worked into the eighth inning for the first time as a Tiger and shut Dartmouth out with nine strikeouts and no walks, he st...
Mar 02, 2026
Schmidt shines in Sunday shutout win
By Hunt Palmer THE STORY Sunday's story, to me, is William Schmidt, not the offense. Schmidt posted his best linescore as a Tiger, and the pitching matched the paper in the 3-0 win. He was fantastic. ...
Mar 01, 2026 Jonathan Mailhes
