LSU defensive end Isaiah Washington is no longer on the Tigers football team as he’s announced that he’s transferring. The former Karr standout missed much of spring practice because of academic reasons and missed all of last season after tearing his ACL in preseason camp. Washington appeared in just six games during his LSU career, all of them coming during his 2015 freshman season.

While making the rounds at ESPN, LSU Head Football Coach Ed Orgeron said quarterback Danny Etling is 90-percent healthy as he continues to recover from back surgery. Coach O also said on the Paul Finebaum show that he expects pass rusher Arden Key to be ready towards the beginning of the season as he rehabilitates from shoulder surgery. He says Key has resumed running.

And the Saints have placed former LSU wide receiver Travin Dural and fellow rookie defensive tackle Devaroe Lawrence on the non-football injury list.

Sam Houston State is the unanimous favorite to repeat as Southland champs. The Bearkats return 2016 Walter Payton Award winner Jeremiah Briscoe at quarterback. Central Arkansas is picked to finish second. McNeese, who is coming off a disappointing six-and-five campaign is picked to finish third. Southeastern Louisiana is picked to finish fourth, Nicholls who is a surging program under coach Tim Rebow is picked to finish fifth and Northwestern State, who won just one game last year, is picked to finish 10th in the 11-team league.

LSU says a new videoboard inside the Maravich Center on the LSU campus will be the largest center hung videoboard in college basketball. Installation is expected to be completed later this month. The two sideline high-definition screens will each measure 42 feet by 21 feet. The boards facing the baseline measure 24 feet by 20.5 feet.