Bad news for the Saints defense as cornerback Keenan Lewis will reportedly miss the next four to six weeks after undergoing hip surgery. Lewis’ injury adds to what is already a big list of players on defense that are injured. Safety Kenny Vaccaro and cornerback Brandon Browner didn’t play last week against Houston. Linebacker Dannell Ellerbe has been hurt since the preseason opener and safety Jarius Byrd remains on the physically unable to perform list.

The Head Health Network is partnering with the LSU football team to study how impacts to the head effect players. H-H-N President Curtis Cruz says science is just now coming to terms with what is significant as far as a critical threshold and accumulation of smaller hits…
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The study will equip 24 players’ helmets with sensors to monitor impacts.

Coastal Carolina will join the Sun Belt Conference. The Chanticleers will begin competing in the league next school year, but won’t begin playing football in the league 2017. The Sun Belt has been looking for a 12th member so they can equally split the east and west divisions so they make geographic sense.

ULM will face Nick Chubb and the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday. It’s the first of eight games on the road for the Warhawks. They’ll also visit Alabama on September 26th. ULM Coach Todd Berry admits he doesn’t have much control over scheduling, because the university needs the income from playing the big-time programs…
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Georgia is a five touchdown favorite to beat the Warhawks. Kickoff is at 11 AM.