For the first time since 2007, two LSU players were selected within the first six picks of the NFL draft. Running back Leonard Fournette was the fourth overall selection to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Two picks later, the New York Jets took safety Jamal Adams. A third LSU player was taken in the first round of the draft when Buffalo with the 27th pick selected cornerback Tre’Davious White.

Many analysts say the Saints used their first pick in the first round to take the top cornerback in the draft. Ohio State’s Marshon Lattimore was expected to be a top 10 pick, but fell to the Saints, who took him with the 11th overall pick. Lattimore says he’s ready to make the jump to the NFL…:
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Former West Monroe and Alabama star Cam Robinson was not drafted on Thursday, but should go early in the second round.

Before the LSU players boarded the bus for Tuscaloosa, they made it known that it’s now time for this team to start stacking victories. They lived up to that promise on Thursday with a 8-2 win over Alabama. The victory improves the Tigers record to 11-8 in the SEC, while the Crimson Tide falls to a hapless 2-17.

Other state schools in action beginning today include Northwestern State on the road at Houston Baptist. Southeastern is at Stephen F Austin. ULM is at Georgia State. Tulane at East Carolina. Grambling hosts Texas Southern. Nicholls State is at Lamar. UL Lafayette is at UT Arlington. McNeese State is at Sam Houston State. Louisiana Tech hosts Western Kentucky.

The Diamond Dogs baseball program has accepted an invitation to compete in the Frisco Classic next year in Frisco, Texas. Texas A&M, Baylor and Cal Berkley will also be there from March 2nd to the 4th.

Multiple outlets are reporting that LSU quarterback Danny Etling will need five to six weeks of rehab following his back surgery, but all should be fine according to coach Ed Orgeron. The senior from Indiana has battled back pain for several months, and the surgery is expected to relieve that.