Fifth-ranked LSU continues its preparations today for Utah State’s high octane offense. The Aggies are averaging one minute and 51-seconds per touchdown, which is a higher clip than what LSU has accomplished this season, which is two-minutes and five-seconds per scoring drive. Tigers Coach Ed Orgeron on how they are getting ready for Utah State….
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Linebackers Michael Divinity and K’Lavon Chaisson and defensive end Rashard Lawrence returned to practice yesterday, but Orgeron says they remain gimpy as a result of injuries. He says it’s questionable on whether they’ll play this Saturday.

Ragin Cajuns linebacker Jacques Boudreaux has been named Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week. The New Orleans native had a career-high 12 tackles in UL-Lafayette’s win over Georgia Southern.

The Pelicans begin training camp today as the Zion Williamson era is ready to take off in New Orleans. The first overall pick says he’s excited and also feels at home in the Big Easy, thanks to love he’s already received from the state and the veteran leadership on the team…
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Two former LSU Tigers are on the Pelicans roster for training camp, center Kavell Bigby-Williams and guard Josh Gray.

A whole lot of people watched the Saints-Cowboys game Sunday night as the total audience was near 25-million over both TV and digital platforms. That’s the most-watched Sunday Night Football Game on NBC. 57-percent of the TV-equipped households in the New Orleans metro area had the game on.