The Saints will have a walk-thru today and then it’s on to Jacksonville for tomorrow night’s preseason game against the Jaguars. Drew Brees will likely not play that means a lot of snaps for the back-up quarterbacks Tom Savage and Taysom Hill. Coach Sean Payton…
cut 30 (31) “…to score”
Kick-off tomorrow is at 7:00.

Former SEC all-freshman defensive tackle Ed Alexander was not seen at practice during the portion that was viewed by the media. Head Coach Ed Orgerons said Alexander had suffered a minor setback after missing spring practice.

LSU’s baseball schedule for 2019 has been released and the Tigers will open the season versus ULM February 15th at Alex Box Stadium. The Bayou Bengals first road game will be February 20th against Northwestern State. The Tigers will also visit Texas and play the Longhorns during the first weekend of March. SEC play begins March 15th at home against Kentucky.

Veteran infielder Chris Reid is no longer with the team. Coach Paul Mainieri told Tiger Rag magazine that it’s a numbers issue as they didn’t have room for Reid on their 35-man roster. Reid hit .267 last season.

ULM softball coach Corey Lyon has resigned to become an assistant coach at Marshall. Lyon was 111 and 115 in four seasons in Monroe.