16:45 LRN Sportscast August 22

At LSU there is a lot of focus on the quarterback position, but LSU’s best player onoffense is running back Derrius Guice, who led the SEC in rushing last year. Offensive coordinator Matt Canada says Guice wants to be a complete player….
cut 18 (16) “….he said”
Canada is also expecting big things from Senior running back Darrel Williams.

The Baton Rouge Advocate reports the Saints may use the Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic has their new orthopedists. The team fired two orthopedists affiliated with Ochsner Hosptal after cornerback Devlin Breaux’s fibula fracture was first diagnosed as a contusion. Ochsner released a statement that disputes there was a misdiagnoses involving Breaux’s injury.

Shreveport Mayor Ollie Tyler presented plans to the city council for a 100-million dollar mixed used sports complex that could be the future home of the Pelicans minor league team. The structure is also expected to feature retail stores and professional offices, while seating three-thousand individuals for a sporting event. Pensacola is reportedly the other Gulf Coast city that could be home to the future G-League team of the New Orleans Pelicans.

Former LSU baseball outfielder Leon Landry is a new member of Paul Mainieri’s coaching staff. Landry is listed as an undergraduate assistant coach.

Mike VII’s former owners couldn’t be happier that the tiger has landed a home at LSU. Jeremy Hargett of the Wild at Heart Wildlife Center in Florida says when Mike’s veterinarian came to visit him for the first time, Dr. Baker fell in love almost immediately…:
Cut 7 (07) “full of spirit”
He says Mike VII, formerly Harvey, was bred as a photo cub and given up once he got too big.