The media that attended Media Days picked L-S-U to finish in fifth place in the SEC West. Alabama is the preseason favorite, receiving 177 first place votes. Texas A-and-M is picked to finish second with three first place votes and then Arkansas is picked to finish third and the Razorbacks are getting one first place. Ole Miss is picked to finish fourth and then it’s LSU. In the East, Georgia is the preseason favorite, Kentucky picked to finish second, Tennessee third and Florida fourth.

The Saints begin training camp next week and wide receiver Michael Thomas and defensive end Marcus Davenport will begin camp on the physically unable to perform list. Thomas has missed most of the last two seasons because of ankle injuries. Davenport had offseason shoulder surgery and part of his left pinky finger amputated because of an infection. He is entering the final year of his rookie contract.

The Southern Jaguars have been picked to win the SWAC Western division based on a preseason poll released by the conference. Center Dallas Black was named to the All-SWAC preseason first-team…
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Grambling is picked to finish fourth in the West Division. First-year head coach Hue Jackson hopes future schedules feature more games at Eddie Robinson Memorial Stadium…
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Grambling opens the season on September 3rd in Jonesboro versus Arkansas State. Week Two the Tigers are in Shreveport to face Northwestern State at Independence Stadium.