LHSAA executive director Eddie Bonine met with the media Tuesday following the release of the listing of the state’s select and nonselect schools for the 2022-23 academic year. More than half of all schools are now listed as select and that number could still change pending appeals. Football is the biggest question on everyone’s minds, so when asked about the size and shape of this fall’s playoffs, Bonine says that the size of the brackets won’t be determined until late August or early September and that the association plans to use common sense in determining how many schools in each classification will qualify for the postseason.
Cut 17 (18) “…on a bracket.”
Schools have until June 21 to submit a written appeal
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Former Saints quarterback Drew Brees is hanging up the mic for the time being. The chairman of NBC sports told the Associated Press that Brees will not serve as the network’s color analyst for Notre Dame Broadcasts or serve as a studio host for their NFL coverage on Sundays. Brees reportedly wanted to spend more time with his family. And I think NBC wanted him to as well.
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Tulane baseball has removed the interim tag from Jay Uhlman, naming him as the program’s 25th head coach on Tuesday. Uhlman took over for Travis Jewett on May 16 and led the Green Wave to a 3-4 record, taking them to the semifinals of the AAC baseball tournament. Tulane also has the 25th ranked recruiting class in the nation coming in this fall according to D1Baseball-dot-com.
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Football season is months away, but preseason predictions are already flowing in. Southeastern Louisiana is ranked 19th in the 2022 Athlon Sports FCS Preseason Top 25. The Lions are one of six teams to be ranked in the final FCS Top 25 in each of the past three seasons. Meanwhile, linebacker Tyler Grubbs headlines 10 Louisiana Tech players named to the Athlon Sports Preseason All-Conference USA Teams. The Bulldogs begin their first season under Sonny Cumbie on Sept. 1 against Missouri.
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