Saints and LSU superfan Jarrius “JJ” Roberston was honored at The ESPYS with the Jimmy V Perseverance Award last night. The 15-year-old has had two liver transplants and 13 surgeries, but his health has not kept him away from games. Saints quarterback Drew Brees describes Robertson as an inspirational young man with infectious energy and attitude.

SEC Media Days continue today after a wild Wednesday highlighted by Alabama and coach Nick Saban. He had typical Saban response when a reporter asked him about a quarterback controversy…:
CUT 26 (16) “and creates news”
LSU will travel to Tuscaloosa for a November 4 matchup against the Tide.
Auburn, South Carolina and Ole Miss will take the stage today.

New Orleans was out to prove something in the summer league and that they did last night. After three consecutive losses, the Pels tallied the most points in summer league thus far racking up a 105-95 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.

Will Clapp is the latest LSU Tiger to earn a preseason nomination for a prestigious award. The Maxwell Club announced Tuesday that Clapp was named to the Rimington Award Watch List, a trophy presented annually to the Most Outstanding Center.

UL-Lafayette kicker Stevie Artigue was named to the 30-player watch list for the 2017 Lou Groza Award.

Former Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt has reportedly filed a civil lawsuit against the university, alleging a breach of contract because of false statements he says school officials made during an ongoing NCAA investigation.

Guthrie Jarrell, a member of the Louisiana Tech Athletic Hall of Fame, has died, the school announced Thursday. Jarrell went to Tech in 1945, and played basketball for the Bulldogs that season before graduating in ’49 and spending his life as one of the school’s most loyal supporters.