New Saints defensive end Chase Young has looked good in his limited reps during team drills at training camp. New Orleans is bringing Young along slowly after undergoing offseason neck surgery. Cam Jordan and Carl Granderson are penciled in as the starters at defensive end, but Coach Dennis Allen was asked if Young could play himself into the starting lineup…
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Today we will hear from Young as the Saints are making him available to the media. The Saints top wide receiver, Chris Olave, suffered a hip injury towards the end of practice. Following practice, Allen did not have enough information to provide an update.

LSU football reports for preseason camp today and a major story heading into the season opener will be the improvement of the defense. Tiger Rag Editor Todd Horne says new defensive coordinator Blake Baker has a tough job ahead of him in improving the Tigers defense…
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Defensive tackle and cornerback remain big question marks for LSU heading the season.

LSU linebacker Harold Perkins has been named to the preseason watch list for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, which goes to the nation’s top defender.

And Ragin Cajuns left guard AJ Gillie is one of 75 players named to the Outland Trophy preseason watch list. That award goes to the top returning interior lineman.

Louisiana Tech will resume playing Southern Miss in football, but not until 2029. The two schools have agreed to a four-game series starting in 2029. The programs have met 53 times since 1935 and the last meeting was in 2021, when they faced each other as Conference USA rivals.