LSU Coach Ed Orgeron hopes the targeting call against Devin White will spark coaches in the offseason to review the rule and demand that officials have more leeway when determining the severity of a targeting penalty. In the meantime, he says either Micah Baskerville or Patrick Queen will start in the place of the suspended White…
Cut 20 (14) “man up”
Orgeron says he’s glad to see Governor Edwards and famous LSU alumnus James Carville speak out against the call against White.

And Billboards are up in Birmingham, Alabama, the home of the SEC headquarters, that read hashtag-free Devin White. LSU fans raised the money through a Go Fund Me Account.

The Pelicans are 3-0 after beating the Clippers 116 to 109 last night. Anthony Davis 34 points and 12 rebounds.

Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis said on Sirius Radio this morning that newly acquired cornerback Eli Apple has a lot of upside. New Orleans sent a fourth round pick in 2019 and a seventh round pick in 2020 to New York to get the former first round pick.

Apple was labeled a cancer by his Giants teammate Landon Collins last December after the 2016 first round pick was suspended for the final game of the 2017 season for “conduct detrimental to the team.” NFL analyst Mike Detillier says Apple has had trouble adapting to the culture of the NFL after being drafted out of Ohio State.
Cut 17 (20) “Sean Payton”

There was speculation that the Saints would trade for former LSU cornerback Patrick Peterson, who is suffering through a 1-6 season with the Arizona Cardinals. Peterson released a statement today that says he intends to give his all to the Cardinals organization for years to come.