LSU picks up commitment; Mackey going JC route

Les Miles and the Tigers picked up a commitment from a player out of Tallahassee, Fla. But the catch is, the teenager isn't new to the LSU program. No, Willie Ferrell first was introduced to the Baton Rouge school when he visited with his older brother a few years ago.

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Speaking of recruiting, the Randall Mackey saga is finally over. Well, at least the part where everyone wondered where the Bastrop standout would attend college to play football. He's going the junior college route. Ole Miss will have to wait.

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Istrouma and head football coach Alden Foster are legally separating. No, really. It's like a bad divorce. Lawyers are involved. Kids are involved. Money is involved. Geez, I thought soap operas were only for TV.

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A North Vermilion golfer is playing with a heavy heart right now. A week ago, his father died. But Ross Menard carried on, and in so doing, won the cheers of opponents' parents and neutral fans alike.