BATON ROUGE - While considerable uncertainty continues to surround the matter, LSU is expected to hold a press conference or make an announcement later today about new defensive coaches for its football team....

BATON ROUGE - LSU's football game against Appalachian State on Saturday

Published: Jan 5, 2009 - UPDATED: 3 p.m. John Chavis will be LSU's next defensive coordinator, head coach Les Miles announced officially on Monday. "John Chavis is a tremendous coach who has had a great deal of success over a long period of time in the SEC," Miles said.

Published: Jan 4, 2009 - UPDATED: 12:05 a.m. After receiving a commitment from Houston safety Craig Loston on Friday, LSU appeared in position to possibly pick up its second 2009 football pledge in as many days.

Each Friday at noon during Ohio State's football season, Dispatch.com and BuckeyeXtra.com readers can chat online with either Tim May or Ken Gordon, The Dispatch's OSU football beat writers. Here's a transcript of today's special-edition, game-day chat with Ken.

NEW YORK -- It sounds like a parable.

Arkansas\' football season ended Nov. 28, but the Razorbacks might be on the verge of pulling off the bowl season\'s biggest upset. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition)