Former NFL star and member of the Saints Super Bowl team Darren Sharper was sentenced to 18 years in prison today after pleading guilty to drugging and raping women. Before the sentencing was handed down, Sharper said he apologizes a thousand times to the victims and doesn’t know why he lived his life right for 38 years and then took this path. Originally, Sharper had worked out an agreement with prosecutors that would have led to a nine-year prison sentence, but the judge rejected it because it was too lenient.

The 2016 Saints are practicing against the Texans, leading up to Saturday night’s preseason game in Houston. Three Saints players had to be carted off the field during today’s morning practice, offensive tackle Zach Streif, and cornerbacks PJ Williams and Delvin Breaux.

About 15 LSU players spent Wednesday helping out the mother-in-law of former LSU pitcher Ben McDonald. Her Denham Springs house was destroyed by the historic flooding and the baseball players went to the home to take out water-logged furniture and floors to the front yard.

LSU Quarterback Brandon Harris spoke with reporters last night for the first time since fall camp started. Harris says he feels really comfortable as he enters his junior season…
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Harris says the flooding has impacted several players. His car and some of his teammates were flooded when parked on the north side of campus.

It’s still unclear who will start at quarterback for Louisiana Tech when they open the regular season against Arkansas. Redshirt freshman J’mar Smith and sophomore Price Wilson have good and bad days according to the coaches. Ryan Higgins was expected to start at QB, but he will not, because of a DWI arrest.