Tigers coach Mulkey can’t change stripes

SHOCKED? Why? I’ve tried to tell ya’ll for several years that Kim Mulkey, LSU women’s coach who was tossed last week for violently courtstorming to object to a close call — LSU at the time led by 39, late against a scheduled patsy — has been a bad act since she eagerly stomped opponents as Baylor’s coach.

But clearly such rolemodel behavior as the adult leader of student-athletes is why state-funded LSU pursued Mulkey, signing her to a women’s record $3.5 million per.

Elsewhere in college basketball this week:

Men: Wofford 105, Kentucky Christian 54. Georgia St. 122, Toccoa Falls 45. Drexel 117, Penn StateAllegheny 49. Texas A&M–Commerce 130, Arlington Baptist 53.

Women: Hofstra 113, Farmingdale St. 24. Morehead St. 83, Davis & Elkins 28. Kent St. 84, Lake Erie 24. UConn 111, Toronto Metro Univ. 34, Penn St. 119, St,. Francis (Pa,) 43. Navy 105, Goucher 50.

➤ All this airtime now extended to former NFL refs as rules interpreters, yet one question, to my knowledge, has yet to be asked of any of them:

If side judges have only one set of eyes, how can they simultaneously determine if a receiver has both feet in bounds while having undisputed possession of the ball?

I’ll hang up and listen to your response.

➤ If one had the stomach to isolate on Jets’ 2020 first-round pick, OLT Mekhi Becton, vs. Miami, Sunday, one would wonder if the guy isn’t better suited for playing defense in dodgeball.

➤ With his broadcasting career apparently nearing its end, Al Michaels didn’t stay current. He chose not to scream and holler over everything and anything.

He saved it for appropriate moments. Again, today Vin Scully wouldn’t be asked back for a second audition.

➤ Graphic of the Week is submitted by reader Pat Eposito, who is able to distinguish the historical from the hysterical. The NFL’s Red Zone scrolled that Eagles’ QB Jalen Hurts is just one rushing TD from tying three others for third place on Philly’s all-time singleseason rushing TD record.

➤ Again, not enough games assigned to CBS college basketball analyst Steve Lappas. Not that his bosses would know, but he leaves audiences with applicable wisdom.

➤ Remember what the man on CBS says: “The Verizon Halftime show is brought to you by Verizon.”