It’s cut down day for the Saints and one of the first cuts they made was veteran running back Cam Akers. Head Coach Kellen Moore…
Cut 19 (19) “….group there”
Nick Underhill of New Orleans-dot-football is also reporting former LSU Tiger Clyde Edwards Helaire is also being released.
The Saints have also released third string quarterback Jake Haener. ESPN reports they hope to put Haener on the practice squad. New Orleans has also reportedly released former second round pick Isaiah Foskey. The edge rusher did not have a sack in 27 games with the Black and Gold after recording 22 sacks in two seasons at Notre Dame.
LSU was not very successful last season when its defense was tasked with containing mobile quarterbacks. LSU will have to face Clemson QB Cade Klubnick, another dual threat quarterback on Saturday, who can hurt defenses with his legs. Head coach Brian Kelly says that the Tigers have to make sure they limit what Klubnick does.
Tiger rag dot com is reporting that state representative Dixon McMakin is the new voice of Tiger Stadium. McMakin will handle the public address announcer duties for LSU home football games, taking over for Dan Borne who announced his retirement earlier this summer. McMakin beat out Bill Franques and Mike Smith for the coveted job.
Nicholls has been named the FCS team of the week for its upset of fourth ranked UIW last Saturday, beating the Cardinals 20 to 6. Nicholls is on the road this Saturday to take on Troy.