Most Louisiana media reporting it as a done deal. There's also this: Pete Sampson - Twitter Search / Twitter
If i remember correctly Marcus Freeman wanted to stay close to his family in Ohio. He may not want to follow Kelly to BR.
Kinda a meh hire to me, I was expecting someone younger and like Riley,Kiffin,Napier type that we could build a program around. I guess it's a safe hire compared to the others but definitely don't excite me