The Saints need help in the pass rushing department and found someone that can help fill that void by signing Paul Kruger, who was recently released by the Cleveland Browns. Coach Sean Payton says Kruger rushes with power and is a high-motor guy. But last season Kruger only had 2.5 sacks, the fewest for him personally since 2011. New Orleans completes its preseason schedule tomorrow by hosting Baltimore.

Multiple media reports say the Pittsburgh Steelers have claimed quarterback Zach Mettenberger on waivers. The former LSU standout was recently released by the San Diego Chargers.

John Curtis High School’s appeal will have to forfeit victories from the 2013, 14 and 15 seasons and return their 2013 state championship trophy The LHSAA is penalizing the football powerhouse, because former offensive lineman Will Allen, who now plays at LSU, lived with an assistant coach.

The weather looks really nice for the LSU-Wisconsin game in Green Bay, sunny skies in the upper 70s. The high temperature on Saturday in Lafayette for the Ragin Cajuns-Boise State contest will be 90-degrees. UL Lafayette Coach Mark Hudspeth says it will be interesting to see how the Broncos can perform in the south Louisiana heat….
cut 20 (18) “….than anything”
Kick-off will be at 11 AM.

Several Pelican players including Anthony Davis and recently acquired Langston Galloway were in Baton Rouge today visiting with flood victims at a shelter.

The Louisiana Tech women’s basketball schedule for the upcoming season is out. The Lady Techsters host LSU on November 11th and Auburn on December 14th.

The Saints have reportedly signed free agent linebacker Paul Kruger, who was recently released by the Cleveland Browns. A big need for New Orleans is a pass rusher and Kruger can help fill that void. Two years ago, he recorded a career-high 11 sacks, but last season the 30-year-old only had 2.5 sacks.

In college football, ULM is coming off a 2-and-11 campaign. The Warhawks defense will have a different look this season under defensive coordinator Mike Collins. Head Coach Matt Viator says there’s a lot of new guys on that side of the ball and he’s interested to see how that group plays…
cut 17 (17) “…this week”
ULM begins its season by hosting Southern on Saturday night at Malone Stadium.

Wisconsin’s leading tackler from a season ago, linebacker TJ Edwards will not play in Saturday’s game against LSU. Edwards broke his foot in June and he’s still not healthty enough to play.

In Lafayette, the Cajuns are getting ready to host Boise State. The Broncos quarterback is Brett Rypien. In the 10 games he played last season, the Broncos averaged 42 points a contest. Cajuns Coach Hudspeth on how they plan to slow down Boise’s offense…
cut 19 (16) “…will be”
Kick-off between the Cajuns-Boise State is at 11 AM.

The LHSAA executive committee meets today where they could punish John Curtis and force them to forfeit victories from the 2013, 2014 and 2015 seasons. It reportedly stems from having one of their former players living with an assistant coach.

After a disappointing 2015 season, the Ragin Cajuns look to start 2016 with a big win over Boise State on Saturday afternoon at Cajun Field. Running back Elijah McGuire is back for UL Lafayette and he’s the only player in the nation with three-thousand yards rushing and one-thousand receiving yards during his career. Cajuns Coach Mark Hudspeth says they are expecting more big things from their senior…:
Cut 18 (16) “our team”
The Cajuns-Boise state game will kick-off at 11 AM.

Fox Sports college football analyst Stewart Mandel predicts LSU and Alabama will play twice this season. His playoff final four includes Florida State, Alabama, LSU and TCU — with Alabama and LSU facing off in Fiesta Bowl. The Tigers open the season against Wisconsin Saturday.

The Matt Viator era at ULM kicks off Saturday night at Malone Stadium in Monroe as the Warhawks host the Southern Jaguars. The Jags were 6-5 in 2015 and Viator says they provide a good challenge for his team..:
Cut 16 (20) “go along”
The ULM/Southern game will kick-off at 6pm.

Saints coach Sean Payton says you can expect to see quarterback Drew Brees on the field when the Black and Gold kicks off against Baltimore in tomorrow night’s preseason finale. He says all of the starters will play.

In the MLB, in this Major League debut, former LSU standout JaCoby Jones had two hits and two RBIs in the Detroit Tigers 8-4 win over the White Sox.

The Major League Baseball Players Association announced they are getting together to contribute $250,000 to assist flood victims in South Louisiana.

LSU running back Leonard Fournette says he’s ready to go for Saturday’s season opener against Wisconsin. Fournette enters the season 13 rushing yards shy of reaching three-thousand for his career. He will likely become the fastest player in school history to three-thousand rushing yards. Fournette is set to play in his 26th collegiate game and Head Coach Les Miles says that kind of experience should benefit him well…
cut 20 (20) “…he’s had”
Miles also says tackle Maea Teuhema (My-uh Tuh-hoo-muh) is also healthy after suffering a sprained ankle earlier in the camp. He’s listed on the depth chart as the back-up at both left and right tackle.

Saints Coach Sean Payton said today the starters will play in Thursday night’s preseason finale against Baltimore, including quarterback Drew Brees. 2006 was the last time Brees started in the preseason finale. The first-team offense has struggled in the preseason. The team is also looking to improve its pass rush. They’ve traded a conditional seventh round pick to Miami for defensive end Chris McCain and pass-rushing linebacker Paul Kruger visted the team today. Two years ago, Kruger had 11 sacks for the Browns, but last year the 30-year-old only had two and half sacks.

In news regarding former LSU players….the Chargers have released quarterback Zach Mettenberger. The Detroit Tigers have called up Jacoby Jones to the major leagues. Jones will make his major league debut tonight and start at third base and bat eighth as the Tigers host the White Sox, who will send Anthony Ranaudo to the mound.

Former Ragin Cajuns star Ladarius Green has been placed on the physically unable to perform list by the Pittsburgh Steelers, which means he’ll miss the first six weeks of the NFL season. Green signed a four-year contract in the offseason with Pittsburgh. Some believe he’s dealing with recurring headaches from multiple concussions.

LSU Coach Les Miles says all nine full-time assistants will be on the sideline for the season opener against Wisconsin. Traditionally, the Tigers have had their offensive and defensive coordinators in the press box. But Coach Les Miles says Cam Cameron and Dave Aranda wanted to be on the field, which means graduate assistants will be in the press box…
cut 19 (19) “…this will change”

Saints Coach Sean Payton says starters will play in Thursday night’s preseason finale against Baltimore. New Orleans is 0-3 in the preseason and especially the first-team offense has not looked good.

Redshirt freshman J’Mar Smith will start at quarterback for Louisiana Tech when they take on Arkansas in the season opener. Smith is taking the place of Ryan Higgins as the starting quarterback. Higgins will not start because he was arrested on DWI charges before the start of fall camp. Higgins could play against Arkansas. The Razorbacks are known for their power run game and Bulldogs Coach Skip Holtz says it will be a test for his defense…
cut 17 (21) “…of football”

In other college football notes, Grambling wide receiver Chad Williams has been suspended for the season opener because of his arrest on weapon and drug charges.

The 5th ranked LSU Tigers will kick-off the season on Saturday against an unranked Wisconsin squad, who will start a fifth year senior quarterback. Twenty-three-year-old Bart Houston is set to make his first collegiate start and LSU Coach Les Miles says he’s a talented kid from California…:
Cut 18 (10) “with the ball”
LSU running back Leonard Fournette enters this game 13 rushing yards shy of reaching three-thousand for his career. He will likely become the fastest player in school history to three-thousand rushing yards.

Fans going to the game at historic Lambeau Field are being reminded of the stadium’s carry in policy. It’s the same as every NFL stadium meaning only bags or purses allowed inside must be clear plastic and no larger than 12x6x12. Kickoff between the Tigers and Badgers is set for 2:30 p.m.

Redshirt freshman J’mar Smith gets the nod over Price Wilson and Smith will start at quarterback for Louisiana Tech this Saturday when they kick-off the season at Arkansas. Coach Skip Holtz on how he arrived to the decision for Smith to start against the Hogs..:
Cut 16 (19) “three weeks”
Smith is taking the place of Ryan Higgins as the starting quarterback. Higgins will not start because he was arrested on DWI charges before the start of fall camp.

Grambling State football coach Broderick Fobbs announced that wide receiver Chad Williams is suspended for the season opener against Virginia University of Lynchberg. Williams was arrested last May and charged with possession of marijuana and guns.

LSU is into game week preparations as they’ll face Wisconsin this Saturday at 2:30 in Lambeau Field. The Badgers were 10-3 last season and Tigers safety Jamal Adams calls the Big 10 school, a smart, well coached football team…
cut 18 (12) “…dialed in”
Coach Les Miles says Wisconsin has playmakers on the defensive side of the football and they were very tough to score on last year…
cut 30 (13) “…268 yards”
But Wisconsin’s defensive coordinator last year, is now LSU’s defensive coordinator, Dave Aranda, who will be on the sidelines to start the year, along with offensive coordinator Cam Cameron. Graduate assistants will be up in the press box on gamedays.

Louisiana Tech Head Football Coach Skip Holtz said today that redshirt freshman J’mar Smith will start at quarterback when the Bulldogs visit Arkansas on Saturday. Smith was a three-star recuit coming out of Mississippi and he’s filling in for Ryan Higgins, who will not start, after he was arrested on D-W-I charge right before the start of preseason camp.

Grambling State football coach Broderick Fobbs announced that wide receiver Chad Williams is suspended for the season opener against Virginia University of Lynchberg. Williams was arrested last May and charged with possession of marijuana and guns.

Saints Coach Sean Payton said today that they may move struggling offensive lineman Andrus Peat to left guard. Payton says when they drafted Peat in the first round, they envisioned he would play on the right side, but so far during this preseason, it isn’t working out, so he may move to left guard. New Orleans final preseason game is Thursday night at home against Baltimore.

Will we see LSU players do the “Lambeau Leap” at Lambeau Field? The Tigers and Wisconsin Badgers are playing at the historic venue this Saturday and when Green Bay Packer players score, they usually jump into the stands to celebrate with the fans. LSU safety Jamal Adams says he might do the Lambeau Leap if he returns an interception for a touchdown…
cut 17 (11) “….out of me”
The last time LSU opened the season in Big Ten country was in 1977 when Charlie McCLendon’s Tigers lost to Lee Corso’s Indiana Hoosier by the score of 24-21.

Last year’s starting quarterback at McNeese State, Daniel Sams, has been arrested by Lake Charles police for his alleged role in a fatal home invasion on August 12th. Sams bond has been set at 200-thousand dollars.

The Saints who are winless in the preseason have one more exhibition game left and it’s this Thursday at home against Baltimore. Coach Sean Payton says they have two weeks left before the first regular season game and there’s still time to correct the mistakes that are being made…
cut 20 (19) “…one game”
Payton told reporters today he’s considering moving second-year offensive lineman Andrus Peat to left guard. Peat played left tackle and left guard last season and hasn’t adjusted to right guard as quickly as the coaches wanted.

Former Saints tight end Benjamin Watson is likely out for the season after tearing achilles tendon. Former Louisiana Tech star Kenneth Dixon was also injured in that game. The rookie Ravens running back injured his M-C-L in his knee and is it out at least four weeks.

Game week arrives for the 5th ranked LSU Tigers as they are set to face Wisconsin in Green Bay at historic Lambeau Field. It’s the first time the legendary venue will host a college football game featuring two Division One teams. LSU safety Jamal Adams is excited to play in a stadium that has been home to some of the best players in football…:
Cut 16 (14) “leave our mark”
The game kicks off Saturday at 2:30 and will be televised by ABC.

Former MCNeese State Quarterback, 23-year-old Daniel Sams of Lake Charles, becomes the 4th person to be arrested in connection with the murder of former McNeese defensive back Aaron Javone Sam. The group is suspected of all being a part of a home invasion on August 12th. Sams faces charges of accessory after the fact to the charges.

There’s one more week left in the preseason and there’s still a lot to work on for the Saints. The team fell to 0-3 in exhibition action with a 27-14 loss to Pittsburgh on Friday. Coach Sean Payton says the play of offensive and defensive lines has him most worried…:
Cut 19 (12) “very concerning”
The Saints have one more preseason game and that’s Thursday night at home against Baltimore.

Also in the NFL, former LSU offensive tackle Jerald Hawkins was placed on injured reserve by the Pittsburgh Steelers, according to Steelers Depot. Hawkins, a fourth-round pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, injured his a shoulder a few weeks ago and tried to rehab it unsuccessfully. He will sit out the season. Former New Orleans Saints tight end Benjamin Watson suffered a season-ending injury in a preseason game for the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday.

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The Saints fell to 0-3 in preseason action last night with a 27-14 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Pittsburgh took control of the game with two touchdowns in the first quarter as the Saints defense couldn’t do much against the Steelers first unit.

Coach Sean Payton said after the game that his biggest concerns are that the defense is not generating much of a pass rush, while New Orleans didn’t do enough to protect the quarterback. Drew Brees was 9-of-12 for 78 yards and a touchdown. Garrett Grayson was intercepted twice. Tim Hightower was the leading Saints rusher with 27 yards and Willie Snead was the leading receiver with four grabs for 58 yards.

Starting offensive tackle Terron (Tur-ron) Armstead left the game with an undisclosed injury and Payton said they’ll provide an update at a later date. The preseason ends on Thursday at home against Baltimore.

 
Bad news for LSU quarterback commitment Lowell Narcisse (Lo-well Nar-cease). The St. James quarterback tore his ACL for a second time. It occurred during the Wildcats jamboree. He tweeted out that an MRI showed he tore the ACL in his left knee. Narcisse tore the ACL in his right knee during the spring game in 2015, but still came back that season to help St. James reach the state championship game.

Former University High of Baton Rouge golfer Patrick Reed has a two stroke lead after two rounds at the Barclays in Farmingdale, New York. Reed is a four-time winner on the P-G-A Tour, but hasn’t won a trophy this year.

Nicholls State ends fall camp this morning with a scrimmage inside John L Guidry Stadium at nine AM. The scrimmage will be around 90 plays.

Preseason camp is over for ULM. First-year coach Matt Viator believes his team has progressed a lot over the course of camp. The Warhawks return to the practice field tomorrow night.