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Former LSU safety and current NFL safety for the Kansas City Chiefs smiles as he talks to LSU head coach Jay Johnson before throwing the first pitch during an NCAA baseball game between LSU and Louisiana-Monroe on March 29, 2022, in Baton Rouge, La. Johnson is among the few college baseball coaches from the West Coast who have entered the cauldron that is the Southeastern Conference. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File)

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Johnson proved himself in West, now is out to be SEC's best
By ERIC OLSON - AP Sports Writer
Tue,02/14/23-4:35PM , 147 Reads
Jay Johnson is among the few college baseball coaches from the West Coast who have entered the cauldron that is the Southeastern Conference.

In his first season at LSU, he smashed any notion he would be overmatched in a league that has produced three straight national champions and eight of the last 13.
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Mississippi baseball players celebrate its College World Series national championship in a parade in Oxford, Miss. on June 29, 2022. Mississippi is the defending national champion and returns star shortstop Jacob Gonzalez and many of the pitchers who appeared in the College World Series. (AP Photo/Bruce Newman, File)

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COLLEGE BASEBALL '23: 10 teams to watch
By ERIC OLSON - AP Sports Writer
Tue,02/14/23-4:30PM , 193 Reads
Ten teams to watch in college baseball this season, listed in alphabetical order with 2022 records:

ARKANSAS (46-21)
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LSU outfielder Dylan Crews runs against Kennesaw St. during an NCAA regional baseball game on June 3, 2022, in Hattiesburg, Miss. Crews was LSU’s first SEC player of the year since 2012 after batting .349 with 22 homers and 72 RBIs. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File)

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COLLEGE BASEBALL '23: 10 players to watch
By ERIC OLSON - AP Sports Writer
Tue,02/14/23-4:27PM , 401 Reads
Ten players to watch in college baseball in 2023, listed in alphabetical order:

MAUI AHUNA, TENNESSEE
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Louisiana Tech linebacker Tyler Grubbs (52) runs during an NCAA college football game against UTSA in Ruston, La., Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. Here are six players going places in 2022, even if their teams aren’t: Arizona receiver Jacob Cowing, Louisiana Tech linebacker Tyler Grubbs, Kansas safety Kenny Logan Jr., Buffalo linebacker James Patterson, Northwestern offensive lineman Peter Skoronski and Syracuse running back Sean Tucker.(AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File)

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Pick Six: Cowing, Grubbs are among elite on struggling teams
By ERIC OLSON - AP College Football Writer
Fri,08/19/22-1:35AM , 1,015 Reads
Great players are spread around college football, of course. Fans just don't hear much about some because they are on losing teams and out of the spotlight.
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