Tyrann Mathieu and the New Orleans Saints are expected to officially announce their agreement on a three-year, $33-million contract to sign the three-time All-Pro safety. You can expect that a portion of those dollars will be dedicated to giving back. Community service has been a major part of Mathieu’s career; he was nominated by the Kansas City Chiefs for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award last season, an honor that went to another former LSU Tiger, Andrew Whitworth. CEO of St. Augustine high school in New Orleans, Aulston Taylor says these were the values Mathieu was taught as a Purple Knight years ago.

Cut 19 (20) _“…young men.”

The NFL announced the Saints will play the Vikings in London during week 4 of the upcoming season.

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Number 16 LSU led 10-0 over Nicholls, but had to hold off the Colonels as they rallied for six runs in the last two innings. The Tigers hit four home runs, two from freshman Josh Pearson, but committed three errors to help keep the game close. Edgar Alvarez had two hits for Nicholls in the losing effort. LSU heads to Tuscaloosa to take on Alabama. With three series left in the regular season, the Tigers are in a three-way tie for second in the SEC West, two games behind Arkansas.

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In other scores from last night…Lamar routed Southern 15-5 on The Bluff, while McNeese blasted Stephen F. Austin, 17-7. Eight different Cowboys had at least two hits, with seven driving in at least one run. Braden Duhon, Payton Harden, and Julian Gonzales combined to go 10-for-15, with nine RBI and five runs scored.  Louisiana Tech picked up its third straight win, beating UL-Monroe 11-5. Jorge Corona’s grand slam in the top of the eighth broke the game open for the Bulldogs. And Tulane took the Pelican Cup from UNO for the first time since 2018 with a 6-5 win over the Privateers.

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