Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore was not at practice for the portion viewed by the media today. Lattimore left last Sunday’s game with an ankle injury. New Orleans has signed two cornerbacks Sterling Moore, who has been with the team before and Destre McDougle. McDougle is a former third round pick of the Jets in 2014 and was released by the Eagles this week.

In other Black and Gold injury news…Saints Safety Kenny Vaccaro says he’s 100-percent ready for Sunday’s game against the Rams. Vaccaro and linebacker A-J Klein were participants in practice today.

In the NBA tonight, the Pelicans will host San Antonio. New Orleans is coming off a 114 to 107 win over Thunder.

LSU basketball finishes its trip to Hawaii today as they play Marquette. No Brandon Sampson for the Tigers as he could miss a month with a sprained ankle that he suffered in last night’s loss to Notre Dame. Tonight’s game will tip-off at seven o’c lock.

LSU and Texas A-and-M renew their rivalry on Saturday night in Tiger Stadium. But is it really a rivalry, because the Bayou Bengals have won six straight over the Aggies. A-and-M’s last win over LSU was in 1995 and even if the Aggies win, there are reports Head Coach Kevin Sumlin will be fired. Christian Kirk is Texas A-and-M’s top offensive player. He has six receiving touchdowns and he’s also returned a kick-off and punt return for a touchdown.

West Monroe state representative Frank Hoffmann has been the voice of ULM for the last 42-years, but Saturday he will call his last football game when the Warhawks take on Arkansas State. Hoffman says it’s bitter sweet to end his long play by play career.
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Hoffman says his favorite season was 1987 when Northeast Louisiana won the 1987 national championship.