6:45 LRN Sportscast

The NFL owners have approved a 17-game regular season in 2021. To compensate the NFL reduces the number of preseason games from four to three. The regular season will continue to feature one bye week and adding a regular season means the Super Bowl will be pushed back one week. The 17-game schedule also means the Saints will play the Titans this season.

Every NFL franchise will have a representative on LSU’s campus today for Pro Day as nine former Tiger football players will run the 40 and go through several other drills and workouts for scouts and player personnel officials. LSU is expected to have two players selected in the first round of the upcoming draft, wide receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Terrance Marshall Junior. NFL analyst Mike Detillier on Marshall…
cut 17 (13) “…after the step”

LSU football coach Ed Orgeron did not provide any more comments last night about the accusations made by 74-year-old Gloria Scott, who claims she was sexually harassed by former Tigers running back Derius Guice in December 2017. Scott also told a state legislative committee that she spoke with Orgeron about the incident. Coach O said on an ESPN Baton Rouge radio station he does not remember speaking to Scott. Here’s what he had to say during last night’s zoom press conference with reporters…
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It’s possible that state lawmakers will call Orgeron to the state capitol to answer questions about what he did and did not know about previous sexual misconduct cases at LSU.

After getting swept by Tennessee last weekend, the LSU baseball team crushed South Alabama 11 to one last night. Dylan Crews hit his eighth homer and drove in four runs. Grambling trounced ULM 15-3. Joseph Gunn homered and drove in four runs.