With Jameis Winston sidelined by a sprained foot, backup quarterback Andy Dalton is taking advantage of the time getting snaps with the first team offense. Dalton has been solid during training camp and might have had his best practice yesterday, throwing five straight touchdown passes during seven-on-seven drills in the redzone. Three of them went to Michael Thomas, who seems to be regaining his form. Dalton says Thomas is a great target to throw to.
Cut 19 (14) “special”
LSU has landed a commitment from Woodlawn quarterback Rickie Collins. The 4-star Baton Rouge product chose to stay home after previously being committed to Purdue. LSU’s 2023 recruiting class is now ranked 6th in the country.

Texas Tech transfer Parker McNeil and TCU transfer Matthew Downing are the top two candidates to be the starting quarterback at Louisiana Tech this season. Downing started his career at Georgia and spent the last two seasons at TCU, playing in a total of 7 games. He says the battle for starting quarterback is a healthy competition between himself and Parker.
Cut 17 (17) “everyday”
NBA legend and West Monroe native Bill Russell will have his number 6 jersey retired across the entire NBA beginning next season, however, all current players that wear six can keep their number until they retire.
There’s preseason football action in store tonight as the New York Giants and New England Patriots will battle it out at 6 pm and then the Tennessee Titans will take on the Baltimore Ravens at 6:30.