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.

The Saints will host the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday in the preseason finale. Still no announcement on who will start the regular season at quarterback and Coach Sean Payton says he’s not ready to discuss how much playing time Jameis Winston and Taysom Hill will get on Saturday…
cut 17 (07) “…I’m thinking”
Kick off Saturday in the Caesars Superdome is at 7 PM.

Former LSU Tiger Joe Burrow will make his preseason debut on Sunday when the Bengals host the Dolphins. Burrow has not played in a game in eight months since suffering a major knee injury…
cut 19 (19) “…excited”
The Bengals open the season by hosting the Minnesota Vikings.

LSU annnounced today it will open the 2024 season in Las Vegas agaisnt the U-S-C Trojans. The Tigers will also play UCLA that seasons in Tiger Stadium on September 21st.

The PAC-12 says it has decided not to purse expansion of of their membership at this time. There was talk that the Pac-12 may look to add Big 12 schools. This development could prevent Texas and Oklahoma from making the jump to the SEC in the next year or two, since the Big 12 is not being torn apart.

The 2021 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame class will be inducted this weekend in Natchitoches as festivities get underway. It’s an outstanding class that’s highlighted by former Saints receiver Marques Colston, former LSU defensive tackle Glen Dorsey and LSU basketball legend Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf.

There are several High School football jamborees tonight. Unfortunately, some schools had to back out of their jamboree because of COVID issues. Baker High School in East Baton Rouge Parish is mourning the death of a freshman football player who died as a result of COVID.

At least one COVID vaccine shot or a negative COVID test 72 hours prior to entry will be needed in order to attend an LSU football game this season. Monroe Republican State Senator Stewart Cathey calls the protocol an overreach with no historical precedent…..
cut 30 (09) “….sporting event”
LSU athletics director Scott Woodward says they are doing everything they can to ensure the experience in Tiger Stadium is safe and enjoyable. It remains to be seen if the vaccine policy will hurt or help attendance, but offensive guard Ed Ingram says it’s something they can not control…
cut 18 (14) “….UCLA right now
LSU versus UCLA will kick off on September 4th at Seven PM.

Nick Underhill at New Orleans-dot-football reports that tight end Adam Trautman will see a foot specialist tomorrow after he left Monday’s preseason game on a cart. But Underhill says the hope is that the second-year pro will only miss one to three weeks.

The other tight ends on the roster are Juwan Johnson, Ethan Wolf and Garrett Griffin. Griffin is hurt and didn’t play on Monday, but Underhill reports he should be ready for week one.

Former Saints Quarterback Teddy Bridgewater was named the Broncos starting quarterback today. Bridgewater beat out incumbent starter Drew Lock.

Conference USA announces its championship football game will be played on Friday, December 3rd. CBS Sports Network will televise the game, which will get underway at 6 PM. The title game will feature champions from the East and West Divisions and the team with the highest league winning percentage will serve as the host site for the game.

We should learn more about the battle for starting quarterback at Louisiana Tech. Coach Skip Holtz is expected to discuss QBS tomorrow.

One team, one heartbeat has been the mantra LSU Coach Ed Orgeron uses to describe the football program since he took over as interim head coach in 2016. But the Tigers lacked that togetherness last season when they went five and five. Senior offensive tackle Austin Deculus says it’s a different feeling this season
cut 16 (26) “…talking about.”
Seven LSU players made the All-SEC preseason teams. Derek Stingley Junior, Cade York, Kayson Boutte, Ed Ingram, Ali Gaye, Eli Ricks and Austin Deculus.

Proof of vaccination or a recent COVID test will be required to enter Tiger Stadium to watch football games this season. Monroe Republican State Senator Stewart Cathey says the policy is premature and he believes by the time of the home opener on September 11th the COVID situation in Louisiana will be much better…
cut 15 (08) “….are now”
LSU season ticket holders have until Friday to request a refund.

Saints Tight end Adam Trautman left Monday’s game on a cart and he’s expected to miss some time with an injured left foot. Trautman caught 15 passes as a rookie last season. Trautman’s injury leaves New Orleans thin at the tight end position. They had just two at practice yesterday, Juwan Johnson and Ethan Wolf.

Former Jennings star Travis Etienne will miss his rookie season with the Jaguars after injuring his foot in Monday’s loss to the Saints.

LSU offensive guard Ed Ingram gave a blunt assessment of last year’s 5-and-5 team. Ingram says the Tigers had no leadership following the 2019 national championship season. He says this year is different…
cut 17 (16) “…says stuff”
LSU has announced proof of at least one COVID vaccine shot is needed to enter Tiger Stadium this season or a negative COVID test 72 hours prior to kick-off. LSU is the only school in the SEC to have this COVID-19 protocol and third among F-B-S schools. Oregon and Oregon State also have a similar policy.

The Saints defense looked good in the team’s preseason win over Jacksonville on Monday. The Jaguars scored just three points in the first three quarters. Linebacker Kwon Alexander…
cut 20 (09) “…keep improving”
The Saints have placed three players on injured reserve, defensive tackle Jalen Dalton, offensive lineman Ethan Greenidge and cornerback Brian Poole. Dalton played well in the preseason game on Monday as he had four tackles, a sack, a tackle for a loss, and a pass breakup. But there are reports he tore his triceps muscle.

Tight end Adam Trautman left Monday’s game on a cart and he’s expected to miss some time with an injured left foot. Trautman caught 15 passes as a rookie last season. Trautman’s injury leaves New Orleans thin at the tight end position. They had just two at practice yesterday, Juwan Johnson and Ethan Wolf.