Two former LSU students have told USA Today that former Tigers running back Derrius Guice raped them in 2016 when the Baton Rouge native was a freshman. LSU beat reporter Glen Guilbeau for the USA Today Network says the investigative story found that the women reported the allegations to multiple people at LSU, but…
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The story by Nancy Armour and Kenny Jacoby says two coaches, an athletics administrator and nurse were told about the alleged assault. Guice’s attorney says the accusations are not true.

The Washington Football Team released Guice after he was arrested on domestic violence charges on August seventh. The second-round pick in 2018 has seen limited playing time in the NFL due to injuries. But you have to wonder, if Guice will ever play in the NFL again. He’s ranked fifth at LSU in career rushing yards.

LSU Football Coach Ed Orgeron says a couple of his players tested positive for COVID-19 when the team began preseason camp on Monday. Orgeron says the infected players must isolate at least 10 days after a positive test before they can return. Orgeron credits LSU’s director of wellness, Shelly Mullenix, for putting a solid COVID-19 mitigation plan in place
cut 17 (16) “…proper care”
Louisiana Tech Football players have strapped the shoulder pads on as they get ready to visit Baylor in the season opener on September 12th. Coach Skip Holtz says they are trying to make the most out of every single day…
cut 30 (13) “…to drive’

LSU Football Coach Ed Orgeron says when the Tigers began preseason camp, two to three players tested positive for the coronavirus. But Orgeron says he remains confident they’ll play this season and he says it’s the right thing to do. He’s also excited to see the students back on campus…
cut 18 (20) “…play football”
Orgeron says junior defensive end Justin Thomas has left the team. He was a possible starter in the Tigers’ new 4-3 defense. Thomas appeared in five games last season and recorded eight tackles, one sack and two tackles for a loss. Coach O also says starting right tackle Austin Deculus will be out for a little bit, but didn’t say why.

There are changes to Louisiana Tech’s upcoming football schedule. The Bulldogs will now kick-off their season by visiting Baylor on September 12th. Tech will begin Conference USA play the next week when they visit Southern Miss. The home opener is September 26th against Houston Baptist.

Ragin Cajuns Coach Billy Napier says they are not planning to play anyone during Labor Day weekend, but he has not given up on the idea. If U-L Lafayette does not play on September fifth, the Cajuns will kick-off the season on September 12th against Iowa State.

ULM will reportedly play Army on September 12th. But that has yet to be confirmed by either school.

The Saints are already dealing with an injury to a starting offensive lineman. The NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport says Pro Bowl Guard Andrus Peat broke his thumb and the timetable on when he will return is unclear. Peat may need surgery, but he has not been ruled out for the season opener.

The LSU football team will begin defense of its national championship on September 26th when they host Mississippi State. The Tigers will then travel to Vanderbilt, host Missouri and visit Florida on October 17th. Coach Ed Orgeron says there’s not much talk about 2019 as they get ready for the 2020 season…
cut 30 (15) “….hard work”
LSU is scheduled to meet Alabama in Tiger Stadium on November 14th. Both teams will have a bye week heading into the matchup.

Louisiana Tech announced today that it will kick-off its season by visiting Baylor on September 12th. The Bulldogs will begin Conference USA the next week when they visit Southern Miss and Tech will return to Joe Aillet Stadium on September 26th to host Houston Baptist for the home opener.

The Saints have started practicing in pads as the season opener against Tampa Bay is less than four weeks away. New Orleans reported for training camp in late July but used the last three weeks getting ready for physical contact. Quarterback Drew Brees believes they used the ramp-up time well
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The Saints are already dealing with an injury to a starting offensive lineman. The NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport says Pro Bowl Guard Andrus Peat broke his thumb and the timetable on when he will return is unclear. Peat may need surgery, but he has not been ruled out for the season opener. Nick Easton took Peat’s place at practice yesterday.

The SEC’s revised 10-game conference only schedule has LSU opening the season at home on September 26th against Mississippi State. The Tigers will visit Florida on October 17th, Auburn on Halloween and Texas A-and-M on November 28th. The big game against Alabama is November 14th and the regular season finale is December fifth versus Ole Miss.

In other scheduling news…ULM will reportedly kick-off its season against Army on September 12th. The Warhawks would jump into Sun Belt play after the game with a contest against Texas State in Malone Stadium.

The SWAC has announced it will start its spring football season on February 27th. Southern will visit Alabama State and Grambling will take on Prarie View A-and-M at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. The regular season would conclude with the Bayou Classic on April 17th, with the hope the game can be played in New Orleans.

Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan is entering his 10th season in the NFL and is coming off a season in which he tallied a career-high 15.5 sacks. Jordan on how he can be an even better player this season…
Cut 18 (19) “…great place”
Saints starting left guard Andrus Peat reportedly has a hand injury and it’s unknown when he’ll return. The 2015 first round pick is in the first year of a five-year contract worth 58-million dollars.

LSU Football Coach Ed Orgeron said on a Baton Rouge radio station today that starting right tackle Austin Deculus will miss some time with an injury. Deculus is the only returning starter on LSU’s offensive line.

LSU will open the 2020 football season on September 26th by hosting Mississippi State. The Tigers will travel the next week to Vanderbilt and then come back home to host Missouri. LSU will have a big road test on October 17th at Florida then host South Carolina. LSU is at Auburn on Halloween, then a bye week and the defending champs will host Alabama on November 14th. Following the clash with the Crimson Tide, the Tigers will have back-to-back road games at Arkansas and Texas A-and-M and then host Ole Miss on December 5th in the regular-season finale.

Safety Kary Vincent has become the second Tigers player to opt out this season. Vincent started eight games last season and had four interceptions, but has decided to skip this season and get ready for the NFL draft. Defensive tackle Neil Farrell has also opted out.

The Saints have started padded practices and the team has released a video of Quarterback Drew Brees throwing passes to newly acquired wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders. Before the season, Brees went to Colorado to begin building chemistry with Sanders. Brees says he likes how Sanders gets himself ready for the season…
cut 17 (19) “…great skill set”
Sanders has played 10 seasons in the NFL and has caught 601 passes, 42 of them for touchdowns. Last season he caught 33 passes for 502 yards in ten games in San Francisco.

The SWAC has released its spring football schedule. The Bayou Classic between Southern and Grambling is scheduled for April 17th, with the hope that the game will be played in New Orleans. The regular season is set to kick off on February 27th.

Today was the first day in pads for the LSU Tigers and we’ve also learned who they will face in the season opener. The defending national champs will kick-off the season at home against Mississippi State on September 26th. Interim LSU President Thomas Galligan said on Talk Louisiana that they hope Tiger Stadium can be 30 to 50-percent full, but for fans who do not have a game ticket, they will be discouraged from coming on campus…
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What about high school football. The LHSAA is hoping it can begin its season on October sixth. But infectious disease expert, Doctor Catherine O’ Neal with Our Lady of the Lake, says the state needs to lower the percentage of coronavirus tests that come back positive…
cut 4 (10) “…safe in the classroom”

The SWAC released its spring football schedule today. The season will begin February 27th as Southern will visit Alabama State and Grambling will take on Prarie View A-and-M. Southern and Grambling will face off on April 17th in the Bayou Classic and each team will play six conference games.

Pelicans Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations David Griffin says he’ll take his time in searching for a new head coach. Alvin Gentry was fired on Saturday after five seasons at the helm. Host of the Locked on Pelicans podcast, Jake Madison, says a former head coach in Cleveland will likely get an interview…
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Our Lady of the Lake infectious disease expert Dr. Catherine O’Neal says it is not safe to have fall high school sports right now. O’Neal says before high school sports can resume the state needs to prove it can reopen schools without shutting communities down because of outbreaks.
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High school football is set to resume October 8th, but the LHSAA says the state will have to be in Phase Three for that to happen.

Saints all-pro kick returner Deonte Harris has been activated from the reserve-COVID 19 list. The second-year pro reportedly had a false positive test result, which put him on the list.

Tonight at 6 PM, the SEC releases its new football schedule for the 2020 season. LSU and the rest of the teams in the SEC are expected to kick off the season on September 26th.

The Pelicans are searching for a new head coach after dismissing Alvin Gentry, who guided the franchise for five seasons but only produced one postseason appearance. Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations David Griffin knows he has a big decision in front of him…
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Host of the Locked on Pelicans Podcast, Jake Madison, says Griffin also has some big decisions to make when it comes to the roster…
cut 19 (11) “…next year”

The pads come on today as training camp ramps up for the Saints. Offensive tackle Ryan Ramczyk says this is when the true evaluation begins…
cut 20 (20) “…improve on”

The LSU Tigers are also putting the pads on today as they get ready for their season opener on September 26th. Today, the SEC will release each school’s 10-game schedule. Week one games will be revealed at two PM and then the complete schedule comes out at six o’clock.

But the NCAA’s chief medical officer, Doctor Brian Hainline, told CNN that unless testing nationwide improves, it will be hard to play collegiate sports this fall.

The Pelicans are searching for a new head coach after the team decided to move on from Alvin Gentry after five seasons and just one postseason appearance. Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations David Griffin says he’ll take his time in finding Gentry’s replacement…
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Griffin believes the Pelicans job is the most attractive in the NBA to potential candidates. The roster features a potential superstar in Zion Williamson, an all-star in Brandon Ingram, and one of the better two-way guards in the league in Jrue Holiday.

The NBA playoffs begin today, at 12:30 it’s the Utah Jazz versus Paul Millsap and the Denver Nuggets. At 8 PM, the Clippers take on the Mavericks.

The Pelicans closed out the 2019-20 season last night with a 133 to 127 loss to the Orlando Magic. New Orleans top players did not play so that resulted in Frank Jackson leading the way for New Orleans as he scored a career-high 31 points. Rookie Nickeil Alexander-Walker had a career-high 29 points. The Pels went two and six in the bubble and finish with an overall record of 30-42. Now we wait to see if the Pelicans retain head coach Alvin Gentry.

Former LSU president F King Alexander says it’s a big gamble for the SEC to play football in the fall and there are serious consequences if they lose. Alexander is the current president at Oregon State and told the local paper there that the SEC is not looking at the reality of the situation.

The NCAA has canceled championships for fall collegiate sports. But that does not include the F-B-S playoffs, as the conferences run the College Football playoff.

The Saints have announced they will not have fans in the Dome for the season opener against Tampa Bay on September 13th. Safety Marcus Williams says it will be not be the same without the Who Dats in the Dome…
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Meanwhile, tight ends in the NFL are getting paid. The Chiefs and Travis Kelce have agreed to a four-year, 57-million dollar contract, while 49ers All-Pro tight end George Kittle has agreed to a five-year, 75-million dollar contract. That’s the richest contract ever for a tight end.

LSU head football coach Ed Orgeron presents Governor John Bel Edwards with a National Championship ring. This morning Coach O shared a photo with the governor on Twitter thanking him for all he has done for the state and the tigers.

There will be no football games this fall for Nicholls, Southeastern Louisiana, McNeese and Northwestern State. The Southland Conference has postponed fall sports because of the coronavirus pandemic and the goal is to hold league competition in football, volleyball, women’s soccer and cross country in the spring. After that announcement was made, the NCAA says it will not hold championships for fall sports. That does not include the college football playoff for FBS teams. The NCAA does not govern the C-F-P.

The Pelicans season ended last night with a 133 to 127 loss to the Orlando Magic. Frank Jackson had 31 points in a losing effort. New Orleans went one and seven in the bubble and Zion Williamson did not play last night. Brandon Ingram and Jrue Holiday were also held out. Williamson says he has no issues with how the team limited his playing time this season. A big question is whether Alvin Gentry will return next season.

The Saints kick off the season on September 13th against Tampa Bay, but Who Dat Nation will not be in the Superdome. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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Highly productive tight ends in the NFL are getting paid! The Chiefs and Travis Kelce have agreed to a four-year, 57-million dollar contract extension. All-Pro tight end George Kittle and San Francisco have agreed to a five-year, 75-million dollar contract extension.