The Saints host the Los Angeles Chargers tonight in the preseason finale at the Superdome. New Orleans has 80 players on its roster and will have to get down to 53 for the regular season. Defensive end Cam Jordan has this advice for the guys who are on the bubble and might end up getting cut…
Cut 17 (28) “…will find y9u”
No word on if Quarterback Jameis Winston will play tonight. Rookie left tackle Trevor Penning should get a lot of snaps again tonight with James Hurst hurt. With Pete Werner dealing with a groin injury, several linebackers are looking to hold down his starting spot. Former Destrehan star Kirk Merritt will get a look at running back tonight after making a switch from wide receiver. Kick-off is at 7 PM.

LSU coach Brian Kelly had his first radio show last night and still no announcement on a starting quarterback. Garrett Nussmeier and Jayden Daniels are locked up in a tight battle. Kelly also said true freshman Will Campbell will start at left tackle and they’ll play four running backs, but John Emery Junior will reportedly be suspended for the first two games because of an academic suspension that’s carrying over from last year.

LSU plays Florida State a week from Sunday. The Seminoles have their first game tomorrow afternoon as they will host Duquense. There are a handful of games on the schedule for Week 0 including a contest involving an SEC team, Vanderbilt is at Hawaii.

Baton Rouge Judge Wilson Fields has ordered LSU to pay former offensive line coach James Cregg 492-thousand dollars for improperly firing him last year for allegedly violating NCAA rules. Cregg says there’s been no determination he broke the rules, but LSU plans to appeal as they say he held in-person meeting with recruits when face-to-face contact was prohibited because of COVID protocols.