SEC Media Days concluded on Thursday in Atlanta as Auburn was one of the final schools to go through the gauntlet of questions from reporters. Auburn Coach Gus Malzhan loved how his team rallied last year after losing to LSU in Tiger Stadium…
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The LSU-Auburn rematch is September 15th on the Plains.
Sun Belt Media Days begins Sunday and the league has released a preseason poll that shows Arkansas State is the favorite to win the West Division, while Appalachian State is the pick to win the East ahead of Troy. ULM is picked to finish in second place in the West, while the Ragin Cajuns are expected to finish fourth in the five-team division.
There are five new football coaches in the Southland Conference this season. Northwestern State’s Brad Laird is one of them. The former defensive coordinator says he wants to build on winning three of their last four games last season…
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The Demons haven’t had a winning season since 2008.
The NFL’s new anthem policy has been put on hold so that the league’s players association can discuss with owners on a resolution to the anthem issue. Back in May, the NFL owners announced a new policy that would allow players to remain in the locker room when the anthem was played, but if they were on the sidelines they must stand. The Dolphins were reportedly looking at suspending players up to four games if they didn’t stand for the anthem.