On the first day of the new league year, the Saints moved quickly to rebuild their D-Line by signing a pair of defensive tackles. New Orleans has reportedly signed Kansas City’s Khalen Saunders and the New York Jets’ Nathan Shepherd. Shepherd is 29-years-old and had a career-high in tackles with 27 last season. While Saunders is 26 years old and in 2022 he had career-high 3.5 sacks for the Super Bowl champs.

New Orleans has also reportedly signed free agent running back Jamaal Williams, who led the NFL with 17 rushing touchdowns last season. Williams also rushed for 1,066 yards for the Lions last year.

And in a social media post, Saints Q-B Jameis Winston says he’s still a championship caliber starting quarterback but getting healthy and staying healthy is his number one priority, which is why he’s re-signed for one more year in New Orleans to be Derek Carr’s back-up.

The 13th seeded Ragin Cajuns are 11.5 point underdogs heading into tonight’s NCAA first round matchup against Tennessee in Orlando. Coach Bob Marlin says he kept an eye on the Volunteers this season…
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Tennessee is playing in its fifth straight NCAA Tournament under head coach Rick Barnes. UL Lafayette and the Vols have met in the Big Dance two other times, 2000 and 1982 and in both games Tennessee won.

In baseball last night, the Ragin Cajuns lost to Mississippi State four to two in Biloxi. Louisiana Tech lost to Air Force 12 to 10. Bulldog pitchers hit five batters.

And Southern lost to Sacred Heart 57-47 in a First Four game in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. And Louisiana Tech is at Arkansas tonight in the opening round of the W-N-I-T.