11:40 LRN Sportscast September 1st

With the 2016 football season set to begin, there’s a lot of focus on LSU starting quarterback Brandon Harris. Tigers running back Leonard Fournette likes the level of confidence Harris is showing….
cut 17 (14) “…tremendous change”
Harris is nine and four as a starter.

Many LSU fans begin the journey to Green Bay today. The LSU Alumni Association has chartered six planes to take 12-hundred Tigers to upper Wisconsin. Rhett Butler with the Alumni Association says unfortunately some flood victims had to cancel and can’t go…
cut 9 (06) “….new folks”

The college football season begins tonight for Tulane. The Green Wave are at Wake Forest.

The final preseason game of the year is tonight for the Saints as they host the Baltimore Ravens. The Saints offensive line has not looked good in the preseason and Coach Sean Payton said this week they may move last year’s first round pick Andrus Peat to left guard. Starting offensive tackle Zach Strief says maybe a move like that can help the o-line gel…
cut 20 (10) “….perform well”
Kick-off is at 7 PM at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and the starters are expected to play.

The LHSAA executive committee says John Curtis football will have to forfeit victories from 2013-2015, because of a case involving offensive lineman Willie Allen, who now plays for LSU. The association says John Curtis broke violated rules by allowing Allen to live with an assistant coach. Coach JT Curtis says he’s disappointed in the executive committee’s ruling.