LSU Football Coach Ed Orgeron said during a zoom press conference with reporters that most of the players on his team have tested positive for the coronavirus. Orgeron did not give an exact number. but he says the players who have been infected will be able to play during the season
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Orgeron says there are three or four players who currently have the coronavirus and they are not practicing. Coach O also confirmed that defensive linemen Neil Farrell is returning to the team after announcing in August he would opt out over coronavirus concerns. And wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase officially announced today he’s entering the 2021 NFL draft.

Louisiana Tech will not make up its postponed game against Baylor, but the Bulldogs will play BYU on October 2nd in Provo.

The Saints didn’t have a stellar day on offense in their season-opening win over Tampa Bay, but Coach Sean Payton is pleased with how his defense played against the Buccaneers’ new look offense. Payton says there was some mystery on what they would try to do with Tom Brady leading their offense…
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The Saints-Bucs game pulled huge TV ratings. Fox says it was their highest-rated week one matchup in four years and it is the most-watched telecast of any kind since last February’s Super Bowl. New Orleans next game will be on Monday night when they visit the Las Vegas Raiders.