6:45 LRN Sportscast

The Saints begin mandatory veteran minicamp today. It will be the last on-field action for the Black and Gold before training camp starts in late July. The Advocate’s Matt Paras says the biggest question mark for the defense may come off the field.

Cut 16 (16) “…of step up.”

After we spoke with Paras he released a report that says the Saints and Cam Jordan have made strides towards agreeing on a new contract. Jordan’s former teammate Terron Armstead said on his podcast “The Set” that Jordan is meeting with the Black and Gold today.

At the College World Series….Texas eliminated Alabama 14 to 2, while Oklahoma held on to beat Georgia four to three as the Sooners advance to the Winner’s Bracket.

 

Two offensive linemen committed to the LSU football program on Monday. Four-star Terrence Smith from Lansdale, Pennsylvannia chose LSU over Auburn and Tennessee. He’s six-foot-seven, 290 pounds and 247Sports ranks him as the fifth best offensive tackle in the country.

Hawaii native Amaziah Siale was a Cal commitment, but decommitted from the Golden Bears and now plans to play for the Fighting Tigers. Siale is six-foot-six and 350 pounds and did not play in his junior season at high school because of transfer-eligibility rules. He has moved to California.

The Brendan Sorsby saga at Texas Tech is over as he’s decided he will not play for the Red Raiders and instead he’ll enter the NFL Supplemental draft. Among the 90-thousand dollars in impressible bets, Sorsby gambled on Indiana when he was on the Hoosiers football team. A judge in Texas said he could play, but the Big 12 was ready to fight in federal court to keep Sorsby from playing college football.