Because New Orleans is not an option, the Saints will play their first game of the regular season in Jacksonville. Nola-dot-com’s Jeff Duncan says one of the reasons why the Black and Gold preferred Jacksonville, is that it will be harder for Green Bay fans to get to the game. Pre-sale tickets for the game went on sale at 10 AM.

LSU wraps up its stay in Houston as they will travel to Los Angeles today for Saturday’s season opener against UCLA. Tigers coach Ed Orgeron says they’ve treated this week like a bowl week. The Bruins already have a game under their belt. They walloped Hawaii 44-10 on Saturday. Orgeron says UCLA’s defense looks much improved
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Orgeron announced that freshman wide receiver Malik Nabers will not play as he’s out with a shoulder injury.

Louisiana Tech is preparing for its season opener in Starkville where the Bulldogs will face the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Tech Coach Skip Holtz wants to see his players execute the game plan…
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State went four and seven last season under head coach Mike Leach who is heading into his second season as a head coach in the SEC. State fans are expecting a big season from quarterback Will Rogers and he has a talented young wide receiver ….Jaden Walley averaged nearly 72 receiving yards a game last season.

Former Louisiana Tech basketball star Paul Millsaps has signed with the Brooklyn Nets. Millsaps has played 15 NBA seasons and last year he averaged nine points and five rebounds a game for the Nuggets.