We are now less than a week away from Brian Kelly making his debut as the head coach of the Fighting Tigers. Kelly has brought in dozens of new players. One of those guys is cornerback Mekhi Garner, who transferred in from U-L Lafayette…

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Kelly meets with the media at noon today and we’ll see if he announces a starting quarterback for Sunday’s season opener against Florida State in the Superdome.

The Cajuns are getting ready to take on Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday. The Lions are the favorites to win the Southland and they have a new quarterback this year. Cephus Johnson the Third replaces two-time All-American Cole Kelley. Lions offensive coordinator Greg Stevens says Johnson’s athleticism provides them with an added dimension to their offense.

The preseason schedule is over and now the Saints need to get their roster down to 53 by three o’ clock on Tuesday. Coach Dennis Allen believes after the cuts are made, he’ll have a very solid group…
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The Saints released six players yesterday to get the roster down to 74. Running back Abram Smith was one of the players waived. The undrafted rookie out of Baylor had a team-high 29 carries in the preseason, but only rushed for 90 yards. Smith’s departure leaves the Saints with four running backs, Alvin Kamara, Mark Ingram, Tony Jones and Dwayne Washington. Kirk Merritt is a wide receiver, who has also worked at running back during training camp.