http://sportstwo.com/NCAAB/Story/NCAAB/1650751 Two years after guiding Louisiana State to the Final Four, John Brady is out as coach. According to reports, Brady will be allowed to coach Saturday's home game against seventh-ranked Tennessee before handing the reins to assistant Butch Pierre for the remainder of the season. The school has a news conference scheduled for 2 p.m. EST. It has been a major struggle this season for the Tigers, who are 8-13 overall, including a 1-6 mark in the SEC East. LSU has lost 17 of its last 23 conference games. At one point this season, the Tigers lost eight straight games and had just seven scholarship players available. Brady, 53, was in his 11th season at school after replacing Dale Brown. He compiled a 192-139 record with four NCAA Tournament berths. The crowing achievement for Brady came in 2006, when the Tigers reached the Final Four for the first time in two decades. That squad was led by Glen "Big Baby" Davis and Tyrus Thomas, who are now in the NBA. However, the Tigers went just 17-15 last season, failing to qualify for a postseason tournament.
