Tonight is the Saints first preseason game. Saints analyst Mike Detillier says it’s a chance for former Louisiana Tech standout Boston Scott to make an impression….
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Kick-off is at 6 PM.

Meanwhile at LSU camp, Coach Ed Orgeron says a former Baton Rouge high school football star is excelling at the running back position…
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Orgeron says there’s been no change with the quarterbacks as far as a true depth chart and he expects it to stay that way for another week.

LSU and Florida State will play each other in football in the next few years, but the games will not be played in Baton Rouge or Tallahassee. The Tigers will host the Seminoles in the Superdome in 2022 and then next year, the two schools will face off in Orlando.

LSU has suspended sophomore linebacker Tyler Taylor after the school learns he was the alleged getaway driver in a January burglary of a pawn shop in Georgia. Taylor was not arrested until May and the school reportedly learned of the incident yesterday.

And freshman linebacker Micah Baskerville from Shreveport has reportedly suffered a foot injury that required minor surgery. He’s expected to return to practice before the season opener versus Miami.

The Pelicans have announced they signed free agent center Jahlil Okafor. Okafor was the third overall pick in the 2015 draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. He performed well his rookie season, but last year he averaged just six points a game.