4:45 LRN Sportscast August 26

The Saints will host the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday in the preseason finale. Still no announcement on who will start the regular season at quarterback and Coach Sean Payton says he’s not ready to discuss how much playing time Jameis Winston and Taysom Hill will get on Saturday…
cut 17 (07) “…I’m thinking”
Kick off Saturday in the Caesars Superdome is at 7 PM.

Former LSU Tiger Joe Burrow will make his preseason debut on Sunday when the Bengals host the Dolphins. Burrow has not played in a game in eight months since suffering a major knee injury…
cut 19 (19) “…excited”
The Bengals open the season by hosting the Minnesota Vikings.

LSU annnounced today it will open the 2024 season in Las Vegas agaisnt the U-S-C Trojans. The Tigers will also play UCLA that seasons in Tiger Stadium on September 21st.

The PAC-12 says it has decided not to purse expansion of of their membership at this time. There was talk that the Pac-12 may look to add Big 12 schools. This development could prevent Texas and Oklahoma from making the jump to the SEC in the next year or two, since the Big 12 is not being torn apart.

The 2021 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame class will be inducted this weekend in Natchitoches as festivities get underway. It’s an outstanding class that’s highlighted by former Saints receiver Marques Colston, former LSU defensive tackle Glen Dorsey and LSU basketball legend Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf.

There are several High School football jamborees tonight. Unfortunately, some schools had to back out of their jamboree because of COVID issues. Baker High School in East Baton Rouge Parish is mourning the death of a freshman football player who died as a result of COVID.