The LSU football team will begin defense of its national championship on September 26th when they host Mississippi State. The Tigers will then travel to Vanderbilt, host Missouri and visit Florida on October 17th. Coach Ed Orgeron says there’s not much talk about 2019 as they get ready for the 2020 season…
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LSU is scheduled to meet Alabama in Tiger Stadium on November 14th. Both teams will have a bye week heading into the matchup.

Louisiana Tech announced today that it will kick-off its season by visiting Baylor on September 12th. The Bulldogs will begin Conference USA the next week when they visit Southern Miss and Tech will return to Joe Aillet Stadium on September 26th to host Houston Baptist for the home opener.

The Saints have started practicing in pads as the season opener against Tampa Bay is less than four weeks away. New Orleans reported for training camp in late July but used the last three weeks getting ready for physical contact. Quarterback Drew Brees believes they used the ramp-up time well
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The Saints are already dealing with an injury to a starting offensive lineman. The NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport says Pro Bowl Guard Andrus Peat broke his thumb and the timetable on when he will return is unclear. Peat may need surgery, but he has not been ruled out for the season opener. Nick Easton took Peat’s place at practice yesterday.