ESPN’s Adam Schefter is reporting the Saints are sending a 2022 third-round pick and a conditional pick in 2023 to Houston in a deal that will bring cornerback Bradley Roby to New Orleans. Roby is a seven-year NFL vet with ten career interceptions and he’s entering the second year of a three-year contract. He’ll miss Sunday’s season opener against Green Bay as he’s finishing a multi-game suspension for taking a banned substance.

The Saints will soon make their way to Jacksonville, the host site for their season opener. Wide receiver Marquez Callaway believes the re-location to Fort Worth, Texas has helped the team…
cut 17 (17) “…first game”
New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell believes the Saints will be back in the Superdome to host the Giants on October 3rd.

LSU fans are not in a great mood following the Tigers season-opening loss to UCLA. Senior defensive end Andre Anthony -says it was a tough loss, but they can’t let it define their season…
cut 20 (13) “…winning out”
Running back Tre Bradford is back with the Tigers. He left LSU this summer and transferred to Oklahoma, but re-entered the transfer portal two weeks ago and now he’s back in Baton Rouge.

The Ragin Cajuns Athletics Department has received a seven-figure gift from MacLaff Incorporated that will go towards the renovation of Cajun field. The gift also secures the naming rights for the Victory Bell Tower in the south end zone. Maclaff Inc owns several McDonald’s in south Louisiana.

Southeastern Louisiana’s home game on September 25th versus Northwestern State has been moved to November 13th because of hurricane damage to Strawberry Stadium

LSU guard Ed Ingram provided candid comments on what went wrong last Saturday when the Tigers lost their season opener to UCLA. Ingram and the rest of the offensive line had trouble protecting quarterback Max Johnson and couldn’t establish a running game….
cut 18 (12) “….be turned”
Ingram also says they got tired and were out of shape because of the numerous injuries that occurred during fall camp. Center Liam Shananan says UCLA did some stuff they were not prepared for.

The Tigers enter Saturday’s game without their two starting tackles. Austin Deculus and Cam Wire have been ruled out. Charles Turner and Marlon Martinez are potential replacements.

The Cajuns have ruled wide receiver Errol Rogers Junior and linebacker Ferrod Gardner out for Saturday’s home opener against Nicholls.

Nothing official from the Saints, but they have reportedly traded for Houston Texans cornerback Bradly Roby. The former first-round draft pick has 10 interceptions during his seven-year NFL career. He’s also started 35 games over the past three seasons for the Texans and Broncos.

The Saints will face Green Bay in the season opener on Sunday. The Packers have reached the NFC championship game the last two seasons and they are expected to get back there again this year. New Orleans Coach Sean Payton says Green Bay does a lot of the little things well…
cut 16 (20) “…costing em”
Only one player is listed on the Saints injury report. Cornerback Ken Crawley did not practice yesterday because of a hamstring injury

The Saints have released running back Latavious Murray after the veteran refused to take a pay cut. Tony Jones Junior is now the primary backup to Alvin Kamara. Coach Sean Payton on Jones earning a spot on the roster…
cut 30 (30) “….throughout the preseason”
The Saints have also reportedly pulled off a trade for Houston Texans cornerback Bradley Roby. He’s 29-years-old and will be suspended for Sunday’s game against Green Bay as he finishes a multi-game suspension that started last year when he was busted for a positive test for a banned substance. Roby was selected in the first round of the 2014 draft by the Broncos and in 99 career games, he has ten interceptions. He was set to enter the season as a starter for the Texans despite the suspension.

It’s Orgeron versus Orgeron this Saturday in Tiger Stadium as LSU Coach Ed Orgeron is working on trying to defend his son, Cody Orgeron, who is the starting quarterback for the Cowboys. Ed Orgeron on facing his son…
cut 20 (25) “….blocked better”
Cody Orgeron threw for a career-high 361 yards in a season-opening loss to West Florida last Saturday.

Ed Orgeron has said his starting offensive tackles, Austin Deculus and Cam Wire, will not be available for Saturday’s game because of undisclosed injuries. Orgeron says Charles Turner and Anthony Bradford are a couple of guys who will have to step it up.

ULM has announced baseball coach Michael Frederico has received a three-year contract extension and his base salary went up to 126-thousand dollars. The Warhawks went 26 and 26 this past season, the program’s first non-losing season since 2012.

LSU Coach Ed Orgeron said after Saturday’s loss to UCLA that he was taking the responsibility for the loss to the Bruins. On Tuesday, he talked about the adjustments the coaches have made. LSU could not run the ball against UCLA. Orgeron says they are putting different types of run plays into the playbook
Cut 18 (20)”…help them out.”
Orgeron says there’s also been extensive meetings on how the defense can defend crossing routes better. UCLA scored two of its touchdowns on crossing routes that left receivers wide open.

LSU is no longer ranked in the polls and the same goes for the Ragin Cajuns who look to rebound from a loss to Texas by hosting Nicholls this Saturday.

Louisiana Tech showed signs it can be productive on offense in its one-point loss to Mississippi State last Saturday. Bulldogs quarterback Austin Kendall says he wants to be more consistent on offense this week…
cut 17 (19) “….off”
Tech will host Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday night. The kick-off is at 6 PM.

The Saints have released running back Latavious Murray after the veteran refused to take a pay cut. Tony Jones Junior is now the primary backup to Alvin Kamara. With the extra cap space, New Orleans has signed veteran corner Desmond Trufant and the Saints have reportedly made a trade to acquire Texans starting cornerback Bradley Roby, who is suspended for the season opener.

A lot of corrections need to be made following Saturday’s season-opening loss to UCLA. On defense, LSU kept getting burn on crossing routes, which was a problem last year too. Coach Ed Orgeron…
cut 19 (19) “…fixed that”
On offense, Orgeron wants to see a variety of runs in the game plan in order to help the ground game get going.

Orgeron says running back John Emery’s status for Saturday’s game is unknown because of academics.

The Saints have released running back Latavius Murray after the veteran declined to take a pay cut. Murray was set to make two-point-nine million dollars this year and releasing him saves the team two-point-three million dollars towards the cap.

La Tech is looking forward to Saturday’s home opener against Southeastern Louisiana after blowing a 20-point lead in the fourth quarter and losing to Mississippi State 35-34. Bulldogs quarterback Austin Kendall says the offense stalled after scoring a touchdown early in the fourth quarter…
cut 16 (16) “…Southeastern”
Following a win over North Alabama, Southeastern Louisiana has moved up to 14th in the F-C-S Coaches poll and 13th in another F-C-S poll.

Meanwhile, the Nicholls football team is staying in the Memphis area this week as power is very scarce in Lafourche Parish in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. The Colonels are set to play in Lafayette this weekend against the Ragin Cajuns.

LSU and U-L Lafayette are no longer in the A-P Top 25 poll or the coaches poll. The Tigers lost to UCLA, who is now ranked 16th in both polls, while the Ragin Cajuns fell to Texas, who is now ranked 15th in both polls.

U-L Lafayette is getting ready to host Nicholls, while LSU will take on McNeese in the home opener. Ed Orgeron’s son, Cody, is the starting quarterback for the Cowboys and he’s been starting at McNeese since the 2018 season. Cody Orgeron guided McNeese to a three-and-four season last spring. Ed Orgeron attended all of those games, but Cody says he wasn’t there to scout the Cowboys…
cut 18 (14) “….for once”
Cody Orgeron threw for a career-high 361 yards in a season-opening loss to West Florida on Saturday.

The Saints have four quarterbacks on their roster heading into Sunday’s season opener against Green Bay. Starter Jameis Winston, Taysom Hill, rookie Ian Book and the team just brought back Trevor Siemian. Based on what Coach Sean Payton said yesterday, it sounds like Hill will go back to playing a variety of positions on offense….
cut 19 (13) “…of preparation”
The Saints are also expected to sign veteran cornerback Desmond Trufant. Trufant has eight years of NFL experience with Atlanta and Detroit. He was recently released by the Bears. Linebacker Kwon Alexander plans on playing after rupturing his Achilles Tendon on Christmas Day.

In the high school football polls, University High is the newly ranked number one team in Class 3A after beating Class 5A Central 39-7. Union Parish has moved up to number two.

Playing much better football this Saturday is a big storyline for LSU heading into its home opener against McNeese. The other major storyline is that Tigers Coach Ed Orgeron will spend this week trying to figure out how to defend his son, Cody, who is the starting quarterback for the Cowboys.

Orgeron started three games in 2018 and became the full-time starter in 2019. This past week, Orgeron threw for a career-high 361 yards in a season-opening loss to West Florida. Cody’s two other brothers currently serve on LSU’s coaching staff and Cody admits during the summer he gave his twin brother Parker the business…
Cut 17 (19) “…this point”
Kick-off this Saturday is at 7 PM.

The Saints have four quarterbacks on their roster heading into Sunday’s season opener against Green Bay. Starter Jameis Winston, Taysom Hill, rookie Ian Book and the team just brought back Trevor Siemian. Based on what Coach Sean Payton said yesterday, it sounds like Hill will go back to playing a variety of positions on offense….
cut 19 (13) “…of preparation”
The Saints are also expected to sign veteran cornerback Desmond Trufant. Trufant has eight years of NFL experience with Atlanta and Detroit. He was recently released by the Bears.

After opening the season with a 49-28 victory over North Alabama on Saturday in Florence, Alabama, Southeastern Louisiana moved up three spots to number 14 in the latest F-C-S Coaches poll. Lions Q-B Cole Kelley was named Southland Offensive player of the week. S-L-U Cornerback Ferlando Jordan was named Southland Defensive Player of the week.

It’s Orgeron versus Orgeron when LSU hosts McNeese for the Fighting Tigers home opener in Tiger Stadium on Saturday night. LSU Coach Ed Orgeron is looking for a good showing after a season-opening loss to UCLA, while Coach O’s son, Cody Orgeron is the starting Q-B for the Pokes
Cut 16 (15) “…let it fly”
Orgeron started three games in 2018 and became the full-time starter in 2019. This past week, Orgeron threw for a career-high 361 yards in a season-opening loss to West Florida.

In the high school football polls, University High is the newly ranked number one team in Class 3A after beating Class 5A Central 39-7. Union Parish has moved up to number two and Madison Parish has moved up to five after beating St. Thomas More 38-35.

The Saints are preparing for the season opener at the team’s temporary practice facilities in Fort Worth, Texas. Later this week, New Orleans will head to Jacksonville where they’ll host the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. ESPN’s Mike Triplett asked Coach Sean Payton if the team had a lot of options for their first home game away from home…
cut 20 (23) “…Saints fans”
Payton says the plan is for the team to return to Fort Worth next week and no timeline has been established on when they will return to the Big Easy.

The NFL Network reports the Saints will add veteran cornerback Desmond Trufant to their 53-man roster. He’s played in the NFL for eight years and was recently released by the Bears.

The LSU Tigers were pushed around in a 38-27 season-opening loss to the UCLA Bruins in Pasadena on Saturday night. UCLA had 470 yards of total offense as they hit on several big plays, while LSU never established a running game, rushing for just 49 yards. After the game, Tigers coach Ed Orgeron took responsibility for the loss
Cut 15 (22)“…get better.”
LSU will have an opportunity to get better this Saturday as they host McNeese for the home opener. The Cowboys are coming off a loss to West Florida. McNeese’s quarterback Cody Orgeron, Ed Orgeron’s son.

The 23rd ranked Ragin Cajuns were unable to pull off the upset in Austin as U-L Lafayette fell to the 19th ranked Texas Longhorns 38-18. Even though the Cajuns had more first downs than Texas, the Longhorns were better on third down and U-L Lafayette could not get a ground game going. Cajuns coach Billy Napier says they did some good things, but there were some opportunities they missed
Cut 17 (26) “…our chances”
The Ragin Cajuns host Nicholls for its home opener this Saturday. The Colonels lost to Memphis on Saturday and it will be another difficult week of preparation for Nicholls as power is scarce in Lafourche Parish.

The LSU football team is back home after a 38-27 disappointing season-opening loss to UCLA. The Bruins are not known as a physical football team, but they won the battle in the trenches as UCLA rushed for 210 yards, while LSU rushed for just 49 yards. Coach Ed Orgeron was asked about the Bruins being the more physical team…
cut 16 (15) “…we weren’t”
LSU and Vanderbilt were the only two SEC teams who did not win this past weekend and Ole Miss plays tonight against Louisville.

Game week has arrived for the Saints as they will get ready the Packers at their temporary practices facilities in Fort Worth, Texas on T-C-U’s campus. Green Bay is a 4.5 point favorite.

It was a rough weekend for Louisiana college football teams. Only Southeastern Louisiana and Grambling pulled out victories. The Lions defeated North Alabama 49-28 as S-L-U outscored North Alabama 35 to 14 in the second half. And yesterday, after a winless spring, Grambling topped Tennessee State 16-10 in Canton, Ohio.

Louisiana Tech blew a 20-point lead in the fourth quarter and lost to Mississippi State 35-34 on Saturday. La Tech forced four turnovers, Trey Baldwin had a pick-six and quarterback Austin Kendall played well in his Bulldog debut, but they couldn’t finish. Coach Skip Holtz…
Cut 18 (25)”…of football”
La Tech hosts Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday.