The NFL and the Saints have finalized where the Black and Gold will play their first regular-season game and where they will practice for what could be the next month. Instead of opening the season at home in the Superdome against the Packers, the Saints will play Green Bay in Jacksonville in the Jaguars’ home stadium. And the Saints say they will practice at TCU’s facilities in Fort Worth, Texas until New Orleans is ready to have people and businesses back.

When the Saints return to the field, Jameis Winston will be the starting quarterback. Coach Sean Payton says Winston earned the job and likes his unique skill set. Payton would not say if Hill will go back to his utility role on offense, but says Taysom will help the Saints win games this year…
cut 16 (16) “…this year” (2x)

LSU Football Coach Ed Orgeron said today that freshman wide receiver Malik Nabers will not play in the season opener against UCLA because of a shoulder injury. The injury could sideline him for several weeks. Orgeron has been impressed with Nabers who missed his senior season at Southside High School in Lafayette, because of LHSAA transfer rules.

La Tech Football Coach Skip Holtz has named Austin Kendall as the starting quarterback for the Bulldogs season opener at Mississippi State. Rhett Rodriguez will be the starting Q-B for ULM as they open the season at Kentucky. The Wildcats are 31 point favorites. ULM Coach Terry Bowden is asking his guys to play the best game they possibly can…
cut 18 (16) “….able to do”

The Saints will play their first game in Jacksonville as they will host the Packers at the Jaguars’ home stadium. The game will still kick off at 3:25 PM.

Season ticket holders will receive access to tickets prior to a general on-sale for fans. More details on ticket sales timing and policies will be released tomorrow.

For now, the team has relocated to Dallas, but they could not play at the Cowboys stadium, because there is a concert at the venue that week.

The players’ families also relocated to Dallas. Coach Sean Payton says it’s been an interesting experience…
cut 15 (14) “…people together”
The team will have the next few days off and then return to the Dallas-Fort Worth area next week to get ready for the Packers.

Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas will start the season on the physically unable to perform list, which means he’ll have to miss at least the first five regular-season games

LSU Football Coach Ed Orgeron said today that freshman wide receiver Malik Nabers will not play in the season opener against UCLA because of a shoulder injury. The injury could sideline him for several weeks. Orgeron has been impressed with Nabers who missed his senior season at Southside High School in Lafayette, because of LHSAA transfer rules.

ULM Football Coach Terry Bowden announces Rich Rodriguez will start at quarterback on Saturday against the Kentucky Wildcats. Bowden likes that Rodriguez will attempt to execute the plays called by his dad, offensive coordinator Rich Rodriguez…
Cut 17 (23) “…from there.”
Louisiana Tech Football Coach Skip Holtz has named graduate transfer Austin Kendall as the starting quarterback for the Bulldogs season opener at Mississippi State.

The Saints are looking at spending the next month in the Dallas area because of Hurricane Ida devastation that has left New Orleans nearly powerless. Coach Sean Payton says they are in the same position as the city’s residents…
Cut 13 (15) “…to that yet.”
The Saints are scheduled to kick-off the regular season on September 12th against the Green Bay Packers, but the team is looking for another NFL stadium to play that game. Hosting the Packers at A-T-and-T stadium is a possibility, but that venue is also hosting a concert that week. Veteran Saints offensive tackle Terron Armstead…
cut 29 (04) “…our situation”
The Saints are reportedly putting wide receiver Michael Thomas on the physically unable to perform list. That means Thomas will miss at least the first five games.

After missing several practices during camp, LSU Coach Ed Orgeron has confirmed All-American cornerback Derek Stingley Junior has returned to practice as the team continues to hold workouts in Houston. Orgeron also says fellow starting cornerback Eli Ricks, who has also battled injuries, is practicing as well. Coach O says they’ll have most of the team available for the season opener at UCLA on Saturday.

Louisiana Tech Football Coach Skip Holtz has named graduate transfer Austin Kendall as the starting quarterback for the Bulldogs season opener at Mississippi State. Rhett Rodriguez is Q-B one for ULM. The Warhawks open the season at Kentucky. Terry Bowden will be coaching his first game since 2018….
cut 19 (13) “…Akron”
The Wildcats are 31 point favorites. Kick-off is at 11 AM.

The Saints may spend the next month away from New Orleans because of the devastation that has occurred in that city from Hurricane Ida. Coach Sean Payton says they are in the same position as the city’s residents….
cut 30 (15) “…yet”
Payton says they may stay in Dallas, where they’ve been practicing the last two days, and playing the season opener at the Cowboys home stadium is a possibility.

Today was also cut-down day. The Saints had to get their roster down to 53 players. There are reports the team let go running back Devonta Freeman and put wide receiver Michael Thomas on the physically unable to perform list, which means he can’t return for six weeks.

The big cut in the NFL today was in New England as the Patriots said goodbye to Cam Newton and Mac Jones will be the Pats starting quarterback.

The LSU football team is in Houston getting ready for its season opener against UCLA. Tigers Coach Ed Orgeron told a Baton Rouge station that cornerbacks Derek Stingley and Eli Ricks have both returned to practice after missing much of camp with injuries.

ULM Coach Terry Bowden has named Rhett Rodriguez as the team’s starting quarterback for the season opener against Kentucky. Louisiana Tech is going with Austin Kendall as the Bulldogs will visit Mississippi State on Saturday.

Instead of hosting second-ranked Oklahoma, Tulane will play the Sooners in Norman, Oklahoma. Southeastern Louisiana’s season opener against North Alabama has been moved from Hammond to Florence Alabama.

This is the opening weekend of high school football. Because New Orleans schools can’t play, St. Thomas More will host Madison Prep in a game featuring two teams that won a state title las season.

Saints Coach Sean Payton says they plan to spend the next month away from New Orleans. They are currently in Dallas and could practice at either SMU or TCU. The home opener is September 12th and Payton says that game will likely be played at the Cowboys home stadium.

Meanwhile, today is cut down day, the Saints have to reduce their roster to 53 active players. Payton says this is not the ideal situation to tell players they didn’t make the team…
cut 18 (24) “….care of everyone”
The Saints have reportedly cut veteran running back Devonta Freeman.

The LSU football team is in Houston getting ready for its season opener against UCLA. Tigers Coach Ed Orgeron told a Baton Rouge station that cornerbacks Derek Stingley and Eli Ricks have both returned to practice after missing much of camp with injuries.

ULM Coach Terry Bowden has named Rhett Rodriguez as the team’s starting quarterback for the season opener against Kentucky.

Instead of hosting second-ranked Oklahoma, Tulane will play the Sooners in Norman, Oklahoma, because of Hurricane Ida damage. Southeastern Louisiana’s season opener against North Alabama has been moved from Hammond to Florence Alabama.

The preseason high school football polls are out, here are the ranked teams, Calvary Baptist, Lafayette Christian, De La Salle, Edna Karr and Acadiana. But it could be weeks before New Orleans area schools can play a game.

The Saints are holding practices at Dallas Cowboys’ stadium as they get ready for the regular-season opener against Green Bay on September 12th. Coach Sean Payton says they made the decision on Thursday to leave their team headquarters in Metairie after seeing that Ida was a real threat to southeast Louisiana…
cut 17 (210 “….re-location”
The players’ families also evacuated with the team, But some of them will find out today they no longer have a job in the NFL as the Saints have to reduce their roster to 53 players by 3 PM.

Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson has donated one million dollars towards Hurricane Ida relief. The Saints also say the Superdome only suffered minor damage from Ida.

Tulane was set to hold second-ranked Oklahoma this Saturday, but that game will now be played in Norman, Oklahoma because of the damage Hurricane Ida did to New Orleans. Kick-off is at 11 AM and the game will be seen on ABC.

Still no word on Southeastern Louisiana’s home game this Saturday against North Alabama.

The SEC announces teams will have to forfeit a game if they are unable to participate in a contest due to COVID unavailability issues. LSU has said that 99-percent of its football players are vaccinated.

The NFL and its players’ association have agreed that fully vaccinated players and staff members must test weekly for COVID. The original play was to test every two weeks. Unvaccinated or partially vaccinated players will continue to test every day, even off days.

The preseason high school football polls are out, here are the ranked teams, Calvary Baptist, Lafayette Christian, De La Salle, Edna Karr and Acadiana.

The Saints are practicing in Dallas as they left before Hurricane Ida caused massive damage in Crescent City. Coach Sean Payton the players’ families also made it Dallas and knows this is a difficult situation for everyone…
cut 30 (11) “…for everyone”
Payton says he’s unsure if the Saints will host Green Bay in the Superdome in Week one. He says they’ll have a plan B, but its unlikely the game will be played in Green Bay. Before New Orleans can play the game, roster cuts need to take place. Payton says the roster reduction will take place over the next couple of days.

Tulane was set to host second-ranked Oklahoma on Saturday. But the Green Wave will not be able to play in New Orleans, so there’s talk about playing the game in Lincoln, Nebraska instead. Tulane’s football team evacuated to Birmingham before the storm’s arrival.

The Fighting Tigers are in Houston and will spend the rest of the week there preparing for Saturday’s season opener against UCLA. The Bayou Bengals will leave for Los Angeles on Thursday.

The Bruins blew out a hapless Hawaii team on Saturday 44 to 10. UCLA held Hawaii to just 26 yards rushing and intercepted two passes. Special teams blocked a punt for a touchdown and Bruins running back Zach Charbonnnet rushed for 106 yards and three touchdowns. It was not a great day for UCLA Quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson. The senior from Las Vegas threw for only 130 yards and one touchdown.

Here’s the rest of the schedule involving Louisiana teams. Louisiana Tech is at Mississippi State. ULM travels to Kentucky. Nicholls is at Memphis, Northwestern State is at North Texas, Southern is at Troy, Grambling is a Tennessee State McNeese hosts West Florida and Southeastern Louisiana is scheduled to host North Alabama.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports Jameis Winston has won the battle to be the Saints starting quarterback when they begin the regular season in two weeks. Winston beat out Taysom Hill and separated himself when he completed nine of ten passes, including a couple of touchdown passes to Marquez Callaway in Monday’s preseason game.

New Orleans will conclude the preseason tomorrow against the Cardinals. Because of the approaching Hurricane Ida, kick-off has been moved up from seven PM to noon.

Third-round pick Paulson Adebo has a chance to be a starting cornerback for the Saints. Adebo didn’t play last season at Stanford, but he says there were some benefits to that decision
Cut 17 (19) “… day by day.”

The Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame will induct its 2021 class this weekend in Natchitoches. LSU legend Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf is finally getting in. He was known as Chris Jackson when he played for the Purple and Gold and set the NCAA freshman scoring record when he averaged 30 points a game during the 1988-89 season. Ronnie Rantz is the CEO of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Foundation
Cut 19 (16) “…stats.”
The 2021 class also features former LSU defensive tackle Glen Dorsey, former Southern University baseball standout Rickie Weeks and Saints receiver Marques Colston, the team’s all-time leading receiver.

LSU Football Coach Ed Orgeron says his team is getting healthy on the offensive line. Right guard Chasen Hines and reserve lineman Anthony Bradford have missed most of preseason camp with undisclosed injuries, but they should be ready for the opener against UCLA.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports Jameis Winston has been named the starting quarterback for the team’s week one regular season game against the Green Bay Packers. The 27-year-old Winston and former number one draft pick has not started an NFL regular season game since 2019.

New Orleans will close out the preseason tomorrow when they host the Arizona Cardinals. Game time has been moved up from seven Pm to noon because of Tropical Storm Ida.

LSU has a chance to scout its first opponent of 2021 as UCLA will face Hawaii at 2:30 on Saturday. Coach Ed Orgeron on getting a chance to see the Bruins in action and how that will impact in their game plan…
cut 28 (17) “…first game”

Induction ceremonies are this weekend at the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in Natchitoches as the 2021 class will be enshrined. LSU legend Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf finally gets in and Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Foundation Chairman Ronnie Rantz says the 2021 class also features a member of LSU’s 2007 national championship team, a former Southern baseball standout, and the Saints’ all-time leading receiver…
Cut 20 (19) “…teammate ever.”
Former LSU track and field coach Pat Henry, former NFL official Terry McAulay and former Bassmaster Classic champion Bo Dowden from Sabine Parish also gets into the Hall.

LSU Football Coach Ed Orgeron says his team is getting healthy on the offensive line. Right guard Chasen Hines and reserve lineman Anthony Bradford have missed most of preseason camp with undisclosed injuries, but they should be ready for the opener against UCLA…
cut 30 (23) “….experience”
Orgeron says he’s hopeful running back Tyrion Davis-Price and John Emery will also return to practice this next week. If not, LSU will have to count on freshmen Armoni Goodwin and Corey Kiner. Coach O says they have also yet to name a starter at one of the safety positions.

The Saints final preseason game is tomorrow against the Arizona Cardinals. Defensive end Cam Jordan says he’s ready for the regular season….
cut 18 (16) “….week one”
No word on how long the starters will play and still no public decision on who will be the starting quarterback once the regular season starts. Jameis Winston worked with the first team at practice yesterday, after Taysom Hill took first-team snaps on Tuesday.

Louisiana Tech Head Football Coach Skip Holtz plans to pick a starting quarterback after the team’s scrimmage on Saturday. Aaron Allen, JD Head and graduate transfer Austin Kendall have all had a chance to work with the first-team offense. Holtz says they have three quarterbacks they could play with right now.