| Only two of 14 SEC schools changed head football coaches from the 2022 season. One, Auburn, fired Bryan Harsin, a controversial hire, and replaced him with perhaps an even more controversial one, the previously dishonored Hugh Freeze. The other, Mississippi State, was sadly forced to make a hire after the stunning death of Mike Leach, replacing him with Zach Arnett. Coordinators, however, are another story. According to some data digging done by our Wilson Alexander, only two schools — LSU and Vanderbilt — didn't change offensive or defensive coordinators in the offseason. LSU does of course have a new special teams coordinator in John Jancek, but he also serves as outside linebackers coach, signaling a more collaborative approach to special teams in Brian Kelly's year two. What does all this change mean for the SEC? Probably a lot. Perhaps nothing. And maybe, as is the case at Texas A&M where Jimbo Fisher is handing the offensive keys (probably) to Bobby Petrino, it indicates roiling waters beneath what the Aggies would like to portray as a calm surface. While football season nears — LSU's Sept. 3 season opener with Florida State is just 40 days away — the Alabama baseball betting scandal stemming from the Crimson Tide's April series with LSU just isn't going away. There are new details on the bet at a Cincinnati sports book that pulled down this whole house of cards. Again, just to be clear, the betting scandal centers around former Bama coach Brad Bohannon and has not implicated anyone at LSU. The opening ceremonies of the 2024 Paris Olympics are set for one year from Wednesday. One of the Olympic hopefuls with LSU ties — former Tiger swimmer and 2021 Olympic gold medalist Maggie Mac Neil — took home a silver medal in her specialty (the 100-meter butterfly) Monday at the World Aquatic Championships in Japan. Mac Neil is a strong contender to represent Canada again in the Paris games. Finally, the Cincinnati Bengals and former LSU Heisman-winning quarterback Joe Burrow are still without a long-term deal entering training camp. The Bengals, who have been notoriously cheap in the past, are expected to have to make the charismatic quarterback one of the NFL's highest-paid players. We'll see. That's all for today, folks. Thanks for joining us and stay tuned as the football news starts getting cranked up in the very near future. Scott Rabalais | 
