The Louisiana High School Athletic Association has canceled the spring sports season. The LHSAA halted spring sports in mid-March and executive director Eddie Bonine has made the decision they will not resume due to the spread of the coronavirus and the possibility the governor will announce schools will remain closed for the rest of the year.

The question is being asked more and more, will there be a college football season in the fall. College football insider Brett McMurphy at the Stadium Network has surveyed the 130 F-B-S athletic directors and he believes the best option is for a football season starting in the spring
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McMurphy says A-Ds could decide to hold games in the fall without fans, but they would prefer to sell tickets and wait for the spring.

Usually, for the N-F-L draft, the top prospects go to the site of the draft to hear their name called and get their new jersey from Commissioner Roger Goodell. That will not happen this year, because it will be a fully virtual draft. But the NFL network says former LSU quarterback Joe Burrow and other likely first and second-round selections will have two cameras in their home so viewers can see their reaction and then do interviews. The first round of the draft is two weeks from today.

Saints Quarterback Drew Brees and his wife Brittany were guests on “The Ellen Show” and he said, “the American people need sports right now.” Brees says the return of sports can be part of the recovery and not having sports right now, makes the situation we are in much tougher. The future Hall of Famer said it would be really weird if they had to play games this fall in empty stadiums and he also admits the NFC South got tougher with Tom Brady signing with Tampa Bay.