The NCAA has reportedly approved a rule that gives all fall sport student-athletes a free year of eligiblity, no matter how many games they compete in over the next ten months. It remains to be seen how schools react to this news. Scholarships cost money and athletic budgets have seen their revenues shrink because of COVID-19.

At LSU’s football camp, one of the biggest players on the field is freshman tight end Arik Gilbert, who stands at six-foot-five, 250 pounds. Tigers Safety Jacoby Stevens he’s been impressed with the Georgia product…
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Gilbert is the reigning Gatorade National Player of the Year, the first tight end to win the award since its inception in 1985.

The Saints are getting ready for the season and they are also keeping an eye on the tropics as there’s the potential for two named storms in the Gulf of Mexico for the first time in 87 years. Coach Sean Payton says he’ll talk with General Manager Mickey Loomis to discuss options in case one of the storms hits New Orleans…
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ULM football is pausing its preseason camp, because COVID testing produced nine positive cases. The school is hoping they can resume early next week. Their first game is September fifth at Troy.