LSU was ranked number 11 in the preseason AP Poll. The Tigers will not host a ranked matchup week one against Clemson after Dabo Swinney’s Tigers were left out of the rankings for the first time since 2011. LSU has five preseason ranked opponents on the 2026 slate: Fifth-ranked Texas, number eight Texas A-and-M, ninth-ranked Ole Miss, number 13 Alabama and Tennessee at number 20. Ohio State topped the rankings, followed by Oregon, Georgia and Notre Dame.
A Celebration of Life Ceremony for Coach Skip Bertman, open to the public, will be held next Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the PMAC. Dan Canevari, who served on Bertman’s coaching staff at LSU, says Bertman was an incredible influence on so many people, whether they were baseball players or not.
Cut 6 (08) “…I’ve ever known.”
The Pelicans signed former LSU forward Trendon Watford to a one-year 2.9-million-dollar deal. Watford averaged over six points, three rebounds and two assists in 16 minutes a game in 53 appearances with the 76ers last season.
The Saints lost their preseason opener to Jacksonville on Saturday 24-20, but 27-year-old Zach Wilson made a case that he should be the backup quarterback to Tyler Shough. The former number two pick, who is entering his sixth season, threw for 145 yards and a touchdown…
Cut 19 (13) “…happens, happens.”
With redshirt freshman Jhase Thomas challenging Tamarcus Cooley for the starting spot, LSU could see two new starting safeties in the secondary. Defensive coordinator Blake Baker says the group was a concern heading into camp, but they have grown a lot.