The Saints announce they will hold training camp this year at their team’s facility in Metairie. The last three years they were at White Sulphur Springs, West Virgina and each season ended with a seven and nine record. 2009 to 2013 was the last time they held training camp in Metairie and they had two of the best seasons in franchise history during that time.

LSU head football coach Ed Orgeron formally introduced his two new assistant coaches today. Tommie Robinson is the Tigers new running backs coach and recruiting coorindator and he explained why he left a good situation at Southern Cal…
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New Orleans native Mickey Joseph is the other new addition and he’ll coach receivers.

LSU and Florida were voted co-favorites to win the 2017 SEC baseball championship based on a poll of the league’s coaches. Five players were also named to the coahces preseason all-SEC squad….Cole Freeman, Antoine Duplantis, Kramer Robertson, Greg Deichmann and Alex Lange.

LSU Coach Paul Mainieri has announced Lange will start on opening night against Air Force on February 17th. Tiger Rag Associate Editor James Moran says it’s not a big surprise, since he’s the ace of the staff…
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During the opening weekend, Jared Poche will start on Saturday and freshman right-hander Eric Walker will start on Sunday. Mainieri says Walker knows how to change speeds and he can throw three pitches for strikes.

In college hoops tonight…Louisiana Tech is at UTEP. The Bulldogs are two games back of Middle Tennesse in the Conference USA standings. In the Southland…Northwestern State hosts Houston Baptist , while UNO is at McNeese. The Privateers are tied for first in the league.