With ten days remaining before the season opener against McNeese State, Coach Les Miles says sophomore Brandon Harris is the leader in the compeitition for starting quarterback. Miles says Harris has put himself in position based on a summer’s body of work and the Bossier City native seems more sure of himself this year…
cut 30 (11) “…ten players”
While Miles calls Harris the leader in the quarterback derby, he’s stopping short in calling Harris the starter over Anthony Jennings.

ULM Coach Todd Berry is not afraid to announce his starting quarterback as fall camp has ended for the Warhawks. He’s declared that redshirt freshman Garrett Smith will get the start in the season opener against Georgia. Smith beat out senior Brayle Brown. Berry also announced that receivers Ajalen Holley, Rashon Ceaser and Jared Mapps are back at practice after suffering injuries earlier in camp.

Although he still won’t name a starter for the season opener, LSU head football coach Les Miles admits that sophomore Brandon Harris has the lead in the team’s quarterback battle with junior Anthony Jennings. Harris has been taking a majority of the snaps with the first team since preseason practice began August 6th.

Three LSU Tigers have have been named to the first team preseason All-SEC coaches team….running back Leonard Fournette, offensive lineman Vadal Alexander, and defensive back Jalen Mills, who will likely miss the first couple of games of the season due to a lower leg injury. Linebacker Kendell Beckwith and cornerback Tre’Davious White are second-team selections, along with punter Jamie Keehn. Wide receiver Travin Dural is selected to the third team along with defensive tackle Davon Godchaux.

Louisiana Tech defensive end Vontarrius Dora has been added to the Rotary Lombardi Award watch list. Dora has 99 total career tackles, 14 tackles for a loss and seven and half sacks. Defensive tackle Vernon Butler is another Bulldog on the Lombardi Award watch list.

ULM head coach Todd Berry has named Garrett Smith as the Warhawks starting quarterback. The redshirt freshman split first team reps during fall practice with senior quarterback Brayle Brown. ULM takes on ninth ranked Georgia to start the season September 5th.

Yesterday at Saints training camp, cornerback Brandon Browner was spotted on the field for the first time since sustaining an injury in the preseason opener against Baltimore. Browner was wearing a brace on his right knee and did some light work with the trainers. Running back Khiry Robinson did not practice for a second straight day.

The LSU baseball team has released its 2016 schedule. The Tigers will open the year on February 19th against Cincinnati. A few other highlights, they’ll travel to Nicholls State on March 2nd, host Louisiana Tech March 8th, battle UL Lafayette in the Wally Pontiff Junior Classic at Zephyr Field on March 22nd, host Vanderbilt April 8th to the 10th and play two games at Notre Dame on May 10th and 11th.

The LSU Tigers have three players that have been named to the first team preseason All-SEC coaches team….running back Leonard Fournette, offensive lineman Vadal Alexander and defensive back Jalen Mills, who will likely miss the first couple of games because of a lower leg injury. Linebacker Kendell Beckwith and cornerback Tre’Davious White are second-team selections, along with punter Jamie Keehn. Wide receiver Travin Dural is a third team selection and so is defensive tackle Davon Godchaux.

Louisiana Tech defensive end Vontarrius Dora has been added to the Rotary Lombardi Award watch list. Dora has 99 total career tackles, 14 tackles for a loss and seven and half sacks. Defensive tackle Vernon Butler is another Bulldog on the Lombardi Award watch list.

LSU tight end DeSean Smith says his father knew state trooper Steven Vincent, who was killed in the line of duty earlier this week. Smith says his dad, Gary Smith, were in the Police Academy together in 2003.

At Saints training camp today, cornerback Brandon Browner was spotted on the field for the first time since sustaining an injury in the preseason opener against Baltimtore. Browner was wearing a brace on his right knee and did some light work with the trainers. Running back Khiry Robinson did not practice for a second straight day.

The black college football preseason poll is out. Grambling is ranked third, Southern is ranked sixth and Alcorn State is the preseason number one team.

The LSU baseball team has released its 2016 schedule. The Fighting Tigers will open the year on February 19th against Cincinnati. A couple of other highlights, they’ll travel to Nicholls State on March 2nd, host Louisiana Tech March 8th, battle UL Lafayette in the Wally Pontiff Junior Classic at Zephyr Field on March 22nd, host Vanderbilt April 8th to the 10th and play two games at Notre Dame on May 10th and 11th.

The Saints are back on the practice field today after taking yesterday off. Cornerback Brandon Browner is with his teammates for the first time in a couple of weeks. He’s wearing shorts and a helmet but not practicing.

Louisiana Tech’s Vantarrius Dora has been added to the Lombardi Watch list. Dora enters his final season of eligibility with 99 tackles and 7.5 sacks during his career. While Coach Skip Holtz likes his starters on defense, he’s concerned about not having enough quality back-ups. He spoke following the team’s latest scrimmage….
cut 17 (23) “…want to be”

The black college preseason poll is out. Grambling is ranked third, Southern is ranked sixth and Alcorn State is the preseason number one team.

The LSU baseball team has released its 2016 schedule. The Fighting Tigers will open the year on February 19th against Cincinnati. A couple of other highlights, they’ll travel to Nicholls State on March 2nd, host Louisiana Tech March 8th, battle UL Lafayette in the Wally Pontiff Junior Classic at Zephyr Field on March 22nd, host Vanderbilt April 8th to the 10th and play two games at Notre Dame on May 10th and 11th.

The Ragin Cajuns football team is closing in on its regular season opener against Kentucky. Brooks Haack and Jalen Nixon are still competing to be the starting quarterback. Coach Mark Hudspeth says cornerback is another position that’s up for grabs..

cut 16 (24) “d-line”

UL-Lafayette capped off last season’s 9-4 record with a 16-3 win over Nevada in the New Orleans Bowl.

ULM has released an updated depth chart and Coach Todd Berry still lists redshirt freshman Garrett Smith as the Warhawks’ first string quarterback. ULM kicks off is season on the road September 5th against number nine Georgia. That game will be televised on the SEC Network.

Louisiana Tech begins its season by hosting Southern on September 5th. Coach Skip Holtz says one of his big concerns is not enough quality back-ups on defense. He spoke following the team’s latest scrimmage….

cut 17 (23) “want to be”

The Bulldogs look to improve on last season’s 9-5 record, which included a victory over Illinois in the Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl.

Carlos Beltran’s sacrifice fly to deep center in the bottom of the ninth lifted the Yankees to a 1-0 win over the Astros last night. The win moves the Bronx Bombers into a first place tie in the American League East with the Toronto Blue Jays. Houston remains atop the American League West.

We’re less than two weeks away from the start of the football season for the 14th ranked LSU Tigers. Coach Les Miles says his team is not ready yet to take on McNeese State….
cut 29 (26) “…to playing”
LSU will hold its final scrimmage of the preseason tomorrow.

ULM has released an updated depth chart. Warhawks Coach Todd Berry still lists redshirt freshman Garrett Smith as the first string quarterback. ULM begins its season at Georgia, who is ranked ninth in the preseason AP poll.

Based on his performance Saturday, second-year wide receiver Brandin Cooks appears poised for a big season. He hauled in a 45-yard touchdown pass from Quarterback Drew Brees. The veteran QB admits he has a strong chemistry with Cooks…
cut 19 (15) “…coming along”
The news is not as positive for receiver Nick Toon, who will reportedly miss the next two to three weeks with an ankle sprain. The former fourth round pick is in battle to make the 53-man roster after catching 17 passes last season.

Former LSU pitcher Aaon Nola threw a career high eight innings for his fourth win of the year as the Phillies blanked the Marlins two to nothing yesterday. Nola allowed just three hits, walked two and struck out six. He’s now 4-0 in his past six starts and his ERA for the season is 3.59.

LSU is ranked 14th in the AP preseason poll. The Tigers are one of seven SEC schools ranked in the Top 25. Still no word on who will start at quarterback, but Brandon Harris continues to take a majority of the snaps with the first team according to Coach Les Miles, who also says the compeition has been fun to watch…
cut 29 (19) “…takes place”

ULM released an updated two-deep depth chart today and redshirt freshman Garrett Smith is still listed as the first-string quarterback.

And Louisiana Tech has received a verbal committment from defensive end Willie Baker, who is listed as a three-star propsect and is getting ready for his senior season at Livonia High School.

Saints quarterback Drew Brees had an impressive showing in New Orleans preseason game against New England. Brees led the first-team offense on three scoring drives as he completed 8-of-10 passes for 159 yards and two touchdowns. He says it was important to get off to a fast start…
cut 18 (20) “….around the corner”
Brees and the Saints have resumed training camp at the team’s training facility in Metairie. They’ll host Houston on Sunday at 3 PM.

In other NFL news…Panthers defensive end Frank Alexander is done for the season with a torn achilles. The former Southern Lab standout was expected to be a starter this season. And Falcons wide receiver Roddy White needs surgery on his elbow, but is expected to be back for the season opener.

Saints quarterback Drew Brees looked like a guy in his mid-20s instead of a 36-year-old in Saturday’s preseason game against the New England Patriots. Brees is coming off a season where he threw 17 interceptions, some at critical times, and admitted an oblique injury and another undisclosed injury led to poor technique

Cut 17 (20) “cause bad habits”

On Saturday night, Brees led the first-team offense on three scoring drives as he completed 8-of-10 passes for 159 yards and two touchdowns.

UL-Lafayette and basketball coach Bob Marlin have agreed to a five year contract extension. The new deal will keep Marlin in Lafayette until 2020. Martin led the Ragin Cajuns to the 2014 Sunbelt Tournament Championship and a trip to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.

The LSU football team is less than two weeks away from the season opener against McNeese State. Coach Les Miles likes what he’s seen from his defensive line, in particular the defensive ends, who have improved under first-year coach Ed Orgeron…

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Miles says while the team is coming along, they are not ready to play in a game yet.

The Associated Press’ Preseason Top 25 has been released and LSU comes in at number 14. Last year the Tigers came in at number 13 in the same poll.

Livonia defensive end Willie Baker has committed to play college football at Louisiana Tech. Baker made his choice known Saturday night. The six-foot-four, 235 pound three star prospect opted for the Bulldogs over Arkansas, Illinois, UL-Lafayette, Ole Miss, Tennessee, and Texas A&M. Baker was a first team All-State selection last season with 97 tackles and 12 sacks helping Livonia to the 3-A state title.

The Saints will have their second test of the preseason on Saturday night as they host Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. The first preseason game did not go well for New Orleans as they lost to Baltimore. But despite the bad game last week, second-year wide receiver Brandin Cooks likes the team’s attitude as it gets ready for the regular season…
cut 30 (12) “…special thing”
Cooks had a 28-yard touchdown catch in the first preseason game. We’ll see what he can do in game number two, which kicks off at 6:30 on Saturday night.

The Baton Rouge Advocate reports that former LSU defensive coordinator John Chavis’ lawsuit against his former employer has been tossed out. That means the legal battle will now be decided in Louisiana as the courts will consider LSU’s lawsuit against Chavis. LSU claims that Chavis must pay a 400-thousand dollar buyout for getting out of his contract early.

ULM Coach Todd Berry says redshirt freshman Garrett Smith remains the leader in the battle to be the Warhawks starting quarterback heading into Saturday’s final scrimmage of fall camp. Berry says Smith is starting to separate himself from the others competing for the job. Saturday is Fan apprecipation night and after the scrimmage, there will be a meet and greet with the players.

Louisiana Tech’s fan fest is at three PM at the Thomas Assembly Center on Saturday. Head Coach Skip Holtz says he looks forward to this event every year…
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After the annual fan fest, the Bulldogs will hold an open scrimmage.

McNeese State closes out fall camp with with a scrimmage on Saturday morning. It’s also been announced that Cox Sports TV will televise the Cowboys home opener against Incarnate Word. CST will also carry the Pokes game at Nicholls State on October third and the October 10th home game against Southeastern Louisiana.

The Saints are done with training camp at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. They’ve returned to New Orleans, where they’ll play the New England Patriots tomorrow night in the Mercedes Benz Superdome. These two teams are familiar with each other, they spent two days practicing against each other this week. Kick-off is at six thirty tomorrow night.

It looks like there will be another stadium in the NFC South that will have the name Mercedes Benz on the building. Sports Business Daily reports that the Mercedes-Benz has acquired the naming rights to the Atlanta Falcons new stadium, which is set to open in 2017. The German luxury automaker also has the naming rights on an arena in China.

After taking a day off yesterday, LSU is back at practice today. They’ll hold a closed scrimmage tomorrow. Lousiiana Tech will have their annual Fan Fest event tomorrow and then hold a scrimmage afterwards.

The LSU men’s basketball team will wrap up its five game tour through Australia tomorrow morning local time with a game against CTI Melbourne United of the National Basketball League. The Tigers are three-and one during exhibition schedule down under.

ULM has made plans to welcome back the Warhawks 1986 NCAA Tournament team for a 30th anniversary celebration. The reunion will take place during the second weekend of February and the team will be recognized during ULM’s home game against Arkansas State on February 13th.