Saints Coach Darren Rizzi has named rookie Spencer Rattler the starting quarterback for Monday’s game at Green Bay, but Rizzi is not closing the book on Derek Carr returning this season. Carr is trying to come back from a fractured non-throwing hand and reports of him missing the rest of the season are inaccurate…
Rizzi says running back Alvin Kamara’s groin injury is worse than originally feared, so he’ll miss the Packers game and there’s a report he’s done for the season. And receiver Chris Olave has been cleared to practice again. He has suffered multiple concussions this year.
LSU has signed a punter out of the transfer portal. Grant Chadwick averaged 43 yards a punt as a freshman at Middle Tennessee this year.
U-L Lafayette athletics director Bryan Maggard has fired Bob Marlin in the middle of his 15th season. The Cajuns made it to the NCAA Tournament in 2023, but this season they are 3-and-9. In a statement, Maggard said a change is necessary. Host of the Locked on Sun Belt Podcast, Dave Schultz, says there’s been an exodus in talent in Lafayette and they haven’t been able to replace it…