Today was LSU’s first full squad practice of the fall and the battle for the starting quarterback is far from over. Coach Les Miles said that sophomore Brandon Harris continues to get the first snaps, but that determining if it will be he or Anthony Jennings that will start on September 5th against McNeese has not been decided…:
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Miles said Harris “took the first snaps” of Monday’s practice but that junior Anthony Jennings “stayed in for a good portion of them.

The New Orleans Saints started the second week of training camp with a full pads practice this morning at the Greenbrier in West Virginia and worked for a little over two hours. Coach Sean Payton said it was a crisp practice and plenty of impressive plays. The Saints final practice of the week is tomorrow then they’ll fly out Wednesday to Baltimore for Thursday’s game against the Ravens.

ULM Athletic Director Brian Wickstrom isn’t leaving Monroe — at least not anytime soon. Wickstrom had been a candidate for the AD job at the University of Akron but says he withdrew his name from consideration on Monday afternoon…:
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Wickstrom came to ULM in July 2013 after spending three years as the AD at the University of California-Riverside.

Today the Patriots released former LSU quarterback Matt Flynn and signed former Cardnials QB Ryan Lindley. Flynn opened training camp on the active/non-football injury list and never passed his physical according to coach Bill Belichick. ESPN reports a hamstring injury kept Flynn sidelined.