| Good morning, everyone. Less than 48 hours after LSU fired Will Wade in the wake of the school receiving an NCAA notice of allegations about recruiting regularities within its basketball program, one person who was embroiled in the initial brouhaha three years ago spoke out Monday. Former LSU president F. King Alexander, speaking on WRKF's Talk Louisiana, said the school did not have enough evidence against Wade at the time to fire him for cause and suspended him when he refused to meet with LSU officials seeking more information in the matter. King noted the only information LSU had in 2019 about allegations that Wade paid recruits came from leaks in the media, and that former athletic director Joe Alleva was forced out of his job by several board members who believe Wade was mistreated. Meanwhile, LSU basketball beat writer Sheldon Mickles put together a list of 10 potential names that could emerge in current A.D. Scott Woodward's latest coach search (in case you're not counting, it's his fourth in a year). Meanwhile, in case you missed it, interim coach Kevin Nickelberry explained Sunday how he plans to lead the Tigers into their first-round NCAA tournament game against Iowa State in Milwaukee on Friday night. Kim Mulkey's women's team received their first-round NCAA tournament assignment Sunday, but on Monday learned its tip time for the first-round matchup with Jackson State. We have all your ticket info as well. Want more March Madness? Before the First Four tip off tonight in Dayton, Ohio, columnist Scott Rabalais takes his annual look — from A to Z — at the men's and women's tournaments. We also have tons of baseball news from beat writer Leah Vann, who notes that coach Jay Johnson tells us what he likes about his defensive lineup now. Also, the Tigers' Jacob Berry was named one of the national players of the week and LSU is back in the top five in the national rankings after a four-win week. And, read how Jay Clark's gymnastics team earned the No. 2 seed for the SEC championships on Saturday in Birmingham, Alabama. FINALLY: HERE’S A GREAT DEAL Well, it will clearly be an eventful spring at LSU. Our staff will keep you up to date on the latest news on campus (and elsewhere). Support their work, and stay on top of everything. If you’re not a subscriber, come join us. Thank you for reading. Until next time, The Advocate beat team (Sheldon Mickles, Scott Rabalais, Wilson Alexander and Leah Vann) | 