The next time LSU plays at home, it will be a night game. The Tigers SEC home opener against Arkansas on September 23rd has been set for 6 PM.

Up first, is a matchup this Saturday against Mississippi State. Coach Brian Kelly says freshman offensive tackle Lance Heard will continue to get reps with the first team after making his Tiger debut in the win over Grambling…
cut 20 (29) “…rotation there”
Kelly also gave an injury update, Mason Taylor and Omar Speights are both listed as probable.

Saints Coach Dennis Allen confirms defensive end Payton Turner will miss some time after injuring his toe in Sunday’s season opening win over Tennessee. Allen says Turner’s turf toe injury is similar to the injury that kept left tackle Trevor Penning out three months last year. Allen says it was a bit of a freak injury…
cut 16 (20) “…unfortunate loss”
Turner is in his third season and he’s only appeared in 14 games because of injuries.

Todd Garvin only coached one game at West Monroe before he was fired. The school announced Garvin’s termination yesterday. He was suspended last week after a player needed to go to the hospital suffering from a heat-related illness. It was the fourth time that has happened since Garvin took over in May.

The Saints started the 2023 season with a 16-15 victory over the Tennessee Titans yesterday. The two teams traded field goals in the first half, but New Orleans finally got in the end zone in the third quarter as Rashid Shaheed caught a TD pass. The Saints turned it over twice, but New Orleans defense intercepted Ryan Tannehill three times and only allowed them to convert on third down twice. Coach Dennis Allen is pleased with the win…
Cut 17 (16) “…divisional opponent”
The Panthers lost to Atlanta 24-10 yesterday. Carolina rookie quarterback Bryce Young threw his first touchdown pass, but he was held to 146 yards passing and intercepted twice.

LSU’s offense nearly had a perfect performance on Saturday night in a 72-10 win over Grambling State, scoring on their first ten drives. But the defense struggled early on. Allowing 173 yards and ten points in Grambling’s first two possessions. Coach Brian Kelly…
Cut 15 (15) “… too many tackles”
The Tigers will open SEC play in Starkville on Saturday. The Mississippi State Bulldogs no longer run an air raid offense, instead they want to run the ball first and play good defense. They beat Arizona 31-24 in OT on Saturday.

LSU’s SEC home opener against Arkansas on September 23rd will kick off at 6 PM. La Tech’s game at Nebraska will kick-off at 2:30 that day and the Ragin Cajuns home game on the 23rd against Buffalo will kick off at 6:30.

The Saints offense was far from midseason form yesterday, but they did enough to beat Tennessee 16-15 in front of a loud Superdome crowd. Quarterback Derek Carr made his first start in a Saints uniform and threw for 305 yards and a touchdown. He was also intercepted once. Carr says it was a very physical game…
cut 18 (11) “….the way”
Saints defensive end Payton Turner left the game and he’s reportedly going to miss some time with a turf toe injury. The NFL Network reports Turner will need surgery. The former first round pick has been injury prone, only appearing in 14 games in three seasons.

Elsewhere in the NFC South on Sunday….Tampa Bay upset the Vikings in Minnesota 20-17 and Atlanta knocked off Carolina 24-10. New Orleans visits the Panthers a week from tonight.

LSU Quarterback Jayden Daniels threw for a career-high five touchdowns in Saturday night’s lopsided 72-10 win over Grambling State. Coach Brian Kelly promised more playing time for receiver Chris Hilton and he caught two passes for 53 yards, including a 47-yard touchdown catch as he burned the defense on a post pattern.
cut 16 (16) “…sick this week”
Also, freshman right tackle Lance Heard got playing time in the second series and there’s a chance we could see more of Heard this Saturday in Starkville against Mississippi State.

The Ragin Cajuns lost their season opener to Old Dominion 38-31. ULM is 2-0 after beating Lamar 24-14. Louisiana Tech trounced Northwestern State 51-21. Bulldogs running back Keith Willis Junior rushed for 188 yards and two TDs.

It wasn’t a pretty game, but the Saints got the job done yesterday beating the Tennessee Titans 16-15 in Sunday’s season opener. New Orleans offense was kept out of the end zone in the first half, but Derek Carr connected with Rashid Shaeed on a 19-yard touchdown pass to give the Saints the lead 16-9. Carr threw for 305 yards…
cut 19 (13) “…the win”
The Saints defense played well as they intercepted Ryan Tannehill three times and sacked him three times. Marshon Lattimore had four pass breakups. Blake Grupe made three field goals.

New Orleans next game is a week from tonight at Carolina. The Panthers opened the season with a 24-10 loss to Atlanta. Also in the NFC South, Tampa Bay upset Minnesota 20-17.

LSU’s offense nearly had a perfect performance on Saturday night in a 72-10 win over Grambling State. It’s the first time they scored 70 in regulation time of a game since a 70-14 win over Arkansas State in 1991. Coach Brian Kelly is pleased with what he saw on offense.
Cut 14 (14) “…very often.”
Quarterback Jayden Daniels threw for a career-high five touchdown passes. But the defense struggled early on. Grambling had 173 yards of offense in its first two possessions and scored ten points. Kelly says the tackling needs to improve.

The Ragin Cajuns lost their season opener to Old Dominion 38-31. ULM is 2-0 after beating Lamar 24-14. Louisiana Tech trounced Northwestern State 51-21. Big night for Keith Willis Junior as he rushed for 188 yards and two touchdowns. The Bulldogs averaged nearly 10 yards a carry.

The 14th ranked LSU Tigers will host Grambling State on Saturday night in Tiger Stadium. LSU is looking to remove the bad taste in their mouth from Sunday’s blow out loss to Florida State. Defensive tackle Maason Smith you can’t dwell on the defeat for too long…
cut 17 (22) “….next opponent”
Smith is expected to play about 30 plays in his first game since last September.

Here’s the other action….24th ranked Tulane hosts 20th ranked Ole Miss. That game kicks off at 2:30 at Yulman Stadium. The Ragin Cajuns are at Old Dominion for the Sun Belt opener for both teams. La Tech hosts Northwestern State and ULM welcomes Lamar to Malone Stadium.

The LSU Board of Supervisors has approved a new ten-year contract worth 36 million dollars for coach Kim Mulkey. It’s the richest contract in women’s college basketball history. One board member voted against it. Jay Blossman would rather see coaches get huge bonuses for winning championships, not huge new contracts…
cut 15 (13) “….compensation”
Blossman says if a coach has a bad season, you can’t go back and ask for the money back.

The Saints kick off the regular season on Sunday at home against the Tennessee Titans. Running back Kendre Miller is questionable with a hamstring injury. Wide receiver Tre’Quan Smith and special teams standout J-T Gray have been ruled out.

The 14th ranked LSU football team returns to Tiger Stadium tomorrow night to host Grambling State. The G-Men also lost its season opener, falling to Hampton 35-31. Grambling allowed 279 rushing yards, so this should be a contest where LSU gets its running backs involved and gets the ground game going. Running back Noah Cain…
cut 18 (14) “….on Grambling”
Grambling State is excited to face LSU on the football field for the first time tomorrow night. G-S-U President Rick Gallot says this is a great opportunity…
Cut 6 (11) “…football too.”
Kick off tomorrow night is at 6:30.

The Ragin Cajuns open up conference play tomorrow when they take on Old Dominion. The Monarchs lost their opening game to Virginia Tech and they are picked to finish last in the East Division. But Coach Michael Desormeaux says they present some challenges…
cut 20 (19) “…their too”
Kick off is at 5 PM.

Also on Saturday, ULM Hosts Lamar. Northwestern State is at Louisiana Tech. There is a battle of Top 25 teams in New Orleans as 24th ranked Tulane hosts 20th ranked Ole Miss. That game kicks off at 2:30 at Yulman Stadium. McNeese is at Florida, Southeastern Louisiana will battle South Alabama in Mobile and Nicholls takes on TCU in Fort Worth.

After a poor performance last Sunday against Florida State, LSU returns to Tiger Stadium tomorrow night to face the Grambling Tigers. Quarterback Jayden Daniels says practices have been spirited this week.
Cut 16 (16) “…essentially.”
Coach Brian Kelly said last night freshman offensive tackle Zalance Heard could get snaps with the first team and receiver Chris Hilton also deserves to play more.

The LSU Board of Supervisors meets this morning and they are expected to approve a new 10-year, 32 million dollar contract for women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey.

And former LSU Quarterback Joe Burrow is now the highest-paid NFL player after agreeing to a five-year, 275 million dollar contact extension.

The Saints are getting ready for their season opening match-up against the Titans. Tennessee has one of the best running backs in the NFL in Derrick Henry and they added dynamic receiver DeAndre Hopkins in the offseason. New Orleans defensive coordinator Joe Woods says it’s a lot to prepare for…
cut 21 (20) “…that out”

The Ragin Cajuns open Sun Belt play on Saturday by facing Old Dominion in Norfolk, Virginia. In last week’s win over Northwestern State, U-L Quarterback Ben Woolridge threw for 223 yards and 3 touchdowns, but only completed 44 percent of his passes. Coach Michael Desormeaux hopes to complete a higher percentage of passes tomorrow…
cut 19 (14) “….protect better”

The LSU Board of Supervisors is expected to approve a new 10-year, 32-million dollar contract for coach Kim Mulkey. Mulkey just won the program’s first national title for women’s basketball. Women’s hoops is not a revenue generating sport, but the Advocate’s Scott Rabalais says LSU’s athletic director looks at Mulkey’s new deal as a wise investment…
cut 14 (12) “….dollars and sense”

The Saints continue preparations today for their season opener Sunday against the Titans. New Orleans Quarterback Derek Carr expets Titans head coach Mike Vrabel to bring a physical style of play to the Dome…
cut 17 (14) “…he’s coaching that’
Kick-off Sunday is at noon.

LSU is getting ready for its home opener on Saturday as they will face the Grambling State Tigers. It’s the first ever meeting between the two teams.

Also on Saturday night, Northwestern State will visit Louisiana Tech. Bulldogs Coach Sonny Cumbie says the sakes get raised hen you play another team from Louisiana…
cut 20 (20) “….football team”
The Bulldogs are 1-1 after losing to SMU last week, Northwestern State dropped its season opener to U-L Lafayette.

The SEC portion of the schedule for the LSU men’s basketball team was released today. The midway point of the league schedule looks particularly tough….at Alabama on January 27th, home to Arkansas on February third, at Tennessee on February seventh and home to Bama on February 10th.

NFL regular season games begin tonight with Kansas City hosting Detroit. The Saints will play host to the Titans Sunday at noon, and New Orleans Quarterback Derek Carr expects the Black and Gold to have a great season…:
CUT 16 (16) “this week”

Saints’ rookie quarterback Jake Haener has been suspended six games following an announcement from the league Wednesday he violated the performance enhancing drug policy. The 4th round pick out of Fresno State will be eligible to return to the Saints’ active roster on October 16th. Haener wasn’t likely to see much playing time this season slotted behind Carr, Jameis Winston and possibly Taysom Hill on the depth chart.

Bengals Quarterback Joe Burrow says he’s on track to play in Sunday’s opener at Cleveland after a calf injury sidelined him for most of the preseason.

LSU Women’s Basketball Coach Kim Mulkey has reportedly agreed to a 10-year, $32 million dollar contract extension that will make her the highest paid coach in women’s basketball. The deal is pending final approval from the LSU Board of Supervisors which meets Friday. Mulkey has yet to see a win for her Tigers over South Carolina. They’ll take a third shot on January 25th as the SEC released next season’s schedule Wednesday afternoon.

LSU Coach Brian Kelly is “giddy” about the return of defensive tackle Maason Smith on Saturday night when the Tigers host Grambling. Smith was suspended for the season opener for getting paid for autographs before NIL took effect. Kelly says Smith hasn’t played in over a year:
CUT 19 (19) “impact the game”

LSU found out on Sunday night, they are not a national title contender yet. The Tigers defense allowed 494 total yards as LSU’s secondary had trouble keeping up with Florida State’s talented receivers. Coach Brian Kelly says his defensive backs could have played better…
cut 18 (18) “…be there”

ULM is looking to go 2-0 on the season this Saturday when they host Lamar out of the Southland Conference. The Warhawks rallied to beat Army 17-13 last Saturday in Malone Stadium. Coach Terry Bowden liked the fight he saw from his team
Cut 19 (14) “…our way”

The regular season opener is fast approaching for the Saints, who will face the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. New starting quarterback Derek Carr believes the Black and Gold will have a great season…
cut 16 (17) “…this week”
Recever Tre’Quan Smith, safety J-T Gray and running back Kendre Miller did not practice today. Cornerback Marshon Lattimore, tackle Ryan Ramczyk and tight end Jimmy Graham were limited. Ramcyzk and Graham were given a veteran rest day.

Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow said today he plans to play in week one despite missing nearly the entire preseason with a calf injury.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have shut down former LSU pitcher Paul Skenes for the rest of 2023 as the major league team says they will now get him ready for the 2024 season.

The LSU women’s basketball SEC Schedule is out. The Lady Tigers will host South Carolina on January 25th.