LSU was picked to finish fourth in the SEC preseason poll, just behind Alabama in third. Texas and Georgia took the top two spots in a rematch of last year’s SEC championship. Tiger Rag Executive Editor Todd Horne thinks the folks in Atlanta got this one wrong.
South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers was voted preseason All-SEC first team over LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier, who landed on the second team.
LSU PA announcer Dan Borné is retiring after over 35 years as the voice of Tiger Stadium men’s basketball inside the P-MAC. Longtime voice of Alex Box Stadium, Bill Franques, took over duties last season when Borné took a leave of absence.
The Pelicans’ “sign one contract pick, get a free injury” promotion is still in effect. Thirteenth overall pick, Derik Queen, underwent successful wrist surgery on an injury suffered in a Summer League game against the Trailblazers. He will be reevaluated in 12 weeks, that’s just two weeks before the season is set to tip off.
Lafayette native Dustin Poirier will take on Max Holloway in his retirement fight Saturday. After a 16-year professional career, Poirier says he’s content with where the journey has brought him.
The main event in the Smoothie King Center is scheduled for 9 p.m.
Conference USA gave Louisiana Tech a 75% chance to make a bowl game in its first Bowl Confidence Index. The mark ranked fourth in the league behind Liberty, Western Kentucky and Jax State. The Bulldogs also had four players named to the preseason CUSA watchlist: offensive linemen Landon Nelson and Hayden Christman, linebacker Kolbe Fields and defensive back Cedric Woods.