LSU says it’s unlikely they will be able to play its regular season opener against BYU in Houston because of the catastrophic flooding and several other alternative sites are under consideration, including the Mercedes Benz Superdome. But the Advocate reports game organizers are concerned about potential flooding in New Orleans from Harvey. Orlando and Nashville are reportedly other venues under consideration.

Meanwhile, wide receiver is a question mark on LSU’s offense. DJ Chark is the only proven wideout on the team and Offensive coordinator Matt Canada is anxious to see who else will step up….
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BYU won its season opener on Saturday, but it was not an impressive victory as the Cougars defeated Portland State 20-6.

The last three seasons the Saints have ranked near the bottom of the NFL, but they’ve looked much better so far in this preseason. On Saturday night, the defense had four sacks in a shutout of the Texans. Coach Sean Payton says it was good to see…
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The Saints conclude the preseason on Thurdsday night at home against Baltimore.

College football news…ULM is set to begin the regular season on Thursday against Memphis. Caleb Evans is listed as the starting quarterback on the depth chart over Garrett Smith.

Because of Harvey, McNeese will use UL Lafayette’s practice facilities for Thursday night’s opener against Nicholls.

LHSAA has suspended West Monroe football coach Jerry Arledge for four games for what has been called player tampering.