The LSU baseball team is headed back to the Super Regionals as the Tigers rallied from a two-run deficit to beat to beat the Rice Owls five to two. The most valuable player in this game was Jared Poche, who threw six shutout innings and kept LSU in the contest, until the bats woke up in the 7th. Poche says he felt good going into the game…”
Cut 18 (10) “best chance to win”
The Bayou Bengals advanced to host Coastal Carolina in a best-of-three NCAA Super Regional starting Saturday.

LSU football will kickoff in three prime-time, televised games, according to the early season TV schedule released by the SEC Tuesday. The Tigers’ face Jacksonville State on September 10th at 6:30. The game against Mississippi State on Sept. 17 is scheduled for 6 p.m.. The Tigers face Texas A&M on the road Thanksgiving day at a 6:30 p.m.

Also announced is Louisiana Tech’s season opener time at Arkansas which will kick at 3pm.

The Saints have signed free-agent safety Roman Harper, who spent the first eight seasons of his career NFL career in New Orleans before playing his last two with the Carolina Panthers. NFL analyst Mike Detillier says Harper is a player with high football IQ and depth…:
Cut 16 (15) “Kenny Vaccaro”
Harper started 104 games out of a possible 108 during his first tenure with the Saints.

LHSAA principals meet today in Baton Rouge to vote on four proposals regarding the public-private playoff split. LHSAA President Vic Bonnaffee says one reason for this meeting is because the expanded split to other sports has created logistical issues for the venues that host championship events in basketball, baseball and softball…:
cut 4 (11) “the problems”