North Carolina State:

Less than 11 hours after the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL announced the hiring of former Baylor coach Art Briles by tweeting a news release celebrating his stel- lar college record, the league and the team backtracked in the face of public pressure and said he will not be joining the team as an assistant after all.

“Art Briles will no lon- ger be joining the Hamil- ton Tiger-Cats as a coach,” read a statement release Monday night from the CFL and Tiger-Cats.

“We came to this decision this evening following a lengthy discussion between the league and the Hamilton organization. We wish Mr. Briles all the best in his future endeavours.”

Briles, 61, was fired in May 2016 by Baylor after an investigation by a law firm found that over several years the school mishandled numerous sexual assault allega- tions, including some against football players.

Briles has acknowledged making mistakes and apologized for some “bad things that went on u nder my watch.” He has also pushed back against some accusations made against him and his program in lawsuits and made clear that he wanted to return to coaching.

New Tiger-Cats coach June Jones, promoted last week from offensive assistant after the team got off to an 0-8 start, was ready to give Briles that chance. The two have a relationship that goes back years.

The BYU-LSU game will be played Saturday night at the Superdome in New Orleans after massive flooding in Houston from Hurricane Harvey forced it to be relocated from NRG Stadium.

Finding a stadium to play the neutral-site game was in the hands of ESPN and game organizers who wanted to find a place that allowed convenient access to at least some fans already holding tickets.

The game is scheduled to kick off at 9:30 p.m. Eastern. ESPN said Dallas, San Antonio, Jacksonville, Nashville and Orlando also inquired about hosting the game.

LSU:

The Wolfpack won’t have starting cornerback Mike Stevens for Saturday’s opener against South Carolina in Charlotte due to a lower-leg injury.