Former coaches, teammates, friends and fans are at the Saints training facility to pay their final respects to former Saint Will Smith. The team is showing highlights of the defensive end’s career on televisions, there’s large pictures of Smith and his preserved high school locker is also on display. Funeral services were also this afternoon for former Saints and LSU running back Hokie Gajan, who died after a battle with cancer.

The 2016 schedule for the Saints is out and based on winning percentages from last season, it won’t be easy for the Black and Gold to get back in the playoffs. New Orleans opens the season by hosting Oakland. They have one Monday night game and that’s September 26th against Atlanta. They visit Carolina for a Thursday night game on November 17th. Three of the team’s last four games are on the road, including a trip to Arizona on December 18th.

LSU’s spring game is tomorrow at 3 PM. The first team offense will face the first team defense for 20 to 25 plays in the first half. Tiger Rag Editor Cody Worsham says the most interesting aspect of Saturday’s spring game is what will new defensive coordinator Dave Aranda’s 3-4 defensive scheme look like…
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Worsham says keep an eye on rookie linebackers Devin White and Michael Divinity Junior who are early-enrollees.

The LSU baseball team begins a three-game series tonight against Missouri. The Tigers are 8-0 all time against the other Tigers from the SEC East. In other action, UL Lafayette battes Southeastern this weekend, Northwestern is at UNO, ULM hosts Georgia State and Louisiana Tech begins a nine-game homestand against FIU.