January 8, 2020 LSU Football LSU takes on Clemson next Monday for the National Championship at 7 pm. New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton met with the press for his post-season press conference. NFL Baylor coach Matt Rhule agreed Tuesday to a seven-year contract to become the Carolina Panthers' next coach, league sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. The deal is worth $60 million and with incentives could be worth up to $70 million. Rhule made $4.1 million this season at Baylor. The Panthers paid a $6 million buyout to hire their new head coach, league sources told Schefter. The Panthers announced Rhule's hiring on Tuesday but did not disclose the terms of his contract. The New York Giants are finalizing a deal for New England Patriots wide receivers coach Joe Judge to become the team's next head coach, league sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Tuesday. Judge, 38, was the youngest of the seven known candidates mentioned for the Giants' vacancy and has been mentored by Alabama coach Nick Saban and Patriots coach Bill Belichick. LSU Basketball The LSU Tigers, fresh off a Southeastern Conference road win on Saturday, now looks to keep momentum moving in the right direction when they face the Arkansas Razorbacks tonight at 8 pm at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. New Orleans Pelicans The Pelicans take on the Bulls tonight at 7 pm in the Blender.