11:40 LRN Sportscast

The LSU football team is preparing to kick off the season against 23rd-ranked USC September 1. Junior preseason All-American linebacker Harold Perkins will lead the defensive unit. Perkins has been a dominant edge rushing talent but will move to inside linebacker after failing the same experiment last season. Head Coach Brian Kelly says Perkins has been different this offseason…

Cut 17 (20) “…(x3) around him.”

Former LSU kicker Cade York was traded from the Browns to the Commanders for a conditional 7th round pick. Cleveland selected York in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft but cut him last year after making 24 of 32 kicks his rookie season. He was resigned this offseason and will now look to replace Brandon McManus in Washington.

The SEC has announced the conference baseball tournament will continue to be held in Hoover, Alabama through at least 2028. The Hoover Metropolitan Stadium has hosted the SEC Baseball Tournament since 1998, and the SEC has the option to extend the agreement through 2030.

The Saints play their final preseason game Sunday against the Titans. Wide receiver Chris Olave has been an impact player for the Saints since being drafted 11th overall in 2022. The Ohio State product has produced back-to-back one-thousand-yard seasons, but with new offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak’s play action scheme Olave says he had to work on his run blocking this offseason…

Cut 20 (18) “…this year.”

Kickoff against Tennessee is set for 1:00. The Saints will kick off the regular season against the Panthers September 8.