LSU football continued its hot streak of receiving verbal pledges from high school prospects on Tuesday as Liberty Magnet High running back Kaleb Jackson of Baton Rouge announced his commitment to the Tigers. Jerit Roser of Tiger-details-dot-com says Jackson is five-foot-eleven, 215 pounds
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LSU’s 2023 recruiting class now features two talented running backs from Louisiana. Trey Holly from Union Parish is the other four-star back.

SEC Media Days begin next week in Atlanta. LSU’s announces that wide receiver Jack Bech, linebacker Mike Jones Junior and edge rusher B-J Ojulari will join head coach Brian Kelly when LSU takes its turn on Monday.

The Saints say their first training camp practice will be July 27th and the first practice open to the public will be July 30th. Fans should go to the Saints website to reserve tickets.

Bad injury news for the Pelicans as second round pick E-J Liddell is out indefinitely after tearing his A-C-L in a summer league game on Monday night. A date for surgery has not yet been determined. New Orleans next summer league game is tonight against Washington at 5 PM.

The LHSAA says there’s a great need for officials as another high school sports season is right around the corner. LHSAA assistant executive director Lee Sanders says one of the issues they face is retaining officials after working games for just a year or two….
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For more information on becoming a referee, go to the Louisiana High School Officials Association page on the LHSAA website. The deadline to register to be an official for volleyball and football is next month.