6:45 LRN Sportscast

LSU football releases a social media post that poses the question will the Tigers play football this fall. In the video, LSU’s team doctor Brent Bankston, says it’s essential we follow the C-D-C guidelines for good hygiene and the governor’s stay at home order in order to flatten the curve.

Stadium network college football insider Brett McMurphy says he’s polled every F-B-S athletic director and he believes it’s likely a college football season will have to wait until the springtime and that could result in some of the top players not playing…
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McMurphy says its possible games could be played in the fall without fans, but A-Ds would prefer fans in the stands and that could result in a season starting in the spring.

Saints Quarterback Drew Brees and his wife Brittany were guests on “The Ellen Show” and said “the American people need sports right now.” Brees says the return of sports can be part of the recovery and not having sports right now makes the situation we are in much tougher. The future Hall of Famer said it would be really weird if they had to play games this fall in empty stadiums and he also admits the NFC South got tougher with Tom Brady signing with Tampa Bay.

ESPN’s re-broadcast on Monday of the “Rebirth” game, the iconic Monday night contest between the Saints and Falcons in 2006 attracted about 70-thousand television viewers in the New Orleans area. The peak local rating was an 11.7.

Former NFL quarterback great Peyton Manning bought 140 meals from Drago’s Seafood Restaurant to feed health care workers caring for coronavirus patients at the Tulane Health System. In a video message, Manning said he wanted to take a minute to say thank you.