The 2017 LSU football team is picked by the media to finish behind Alabama and Auburn in the SEC West. Tiger Rag Editor Cody Worsham says these projections aren’t surprising, especially when it comes to Alabama who continues to be the well-deserved favorite in the West. He says reporters are also big on Auburn right now…:
Cut 13 (08) “to the next level”
He says the media also likes Georgia. But Worsham adds SEC projections get it wrong more often than not, and it’s hard to predict anything about this LSU football team…:
Cut 15 (16) “very rare”
Reporters also named seven Tigers to All-SEC teams, including first-teamers Derrius Guice and Arden Key.

The Southwestern Athletic Conference released its 2017 predictions and it looks like a battle between Southern and Grambling for the Western Division championship. Grambling was picked to repeat as SWAC champions.

LSU junior center Will Clapp has been named to the Outland Trophy Watch List, while junior linebacker Arden Key and junior cornerback Kevin Toliver II have been named to the Bronko Nagurski Watch List.

Following explosive performances in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, former LSU Tiger Antonio Blakeney signed a two-way contract with the Bulls on Friday. Blakeney averaged 16.8 points per game in four summer league appearances for the Bulls.

The Denver Nuggets have officially signed free agent forward and former Louisiana Tech star Paul Millsap to a multi-year contract. The program said the deal has been inked after Millsap had already verbally agreed to a three year, $90 million dollar contract. The Monroe native spent the last four seasons in Atlanta where he averaged 17.4 points in 297 games.