The SEC presidents and chancellors met virtually on Thursday but did not hand down any punishment against LSU for pursuing players that were on NFL rosters during training camp. The league released a statement that said its leaders met to discuss matters involving conference expectations and responsibilities and discussions will continue as the conference and its member universities work toward an appropriate resolution.

Meanwhile, the LSU football team is getting ready to host Louisiana Tech on Saturday night. The eighth ranked Tigers are a 31-and-a-half-point favorites over the Bulldogs. Next week of course is the highly anticipated Ole Miss game, but receiver Winnie Watkins says they  are completely focused on Tech.

Cut 16 (12) “…and working hard.”

Kickoff is at 6:30.

ULM faces UAB on the road at 2:30 tomorrow. The Blazers lost their opener to Illinois in a 42-23 game that was closer than the final score shows. Warhawks coach Bryant Vincent says they beat them in every stat but the scoreboard.

Cut 19 (12) “…makes them go.”

The Warhawks are coming off a 62-13 loss to Mississippi State.

The Saints kick off year two with head coach Kellen Moore and quarterback Tyler Shough on Sunday. They have a tough test going on the road against Detroit, who have had four straight winning seasons. Saints defensive coordinator Brandon Staley says quarterback Jared Goff is a big part of that success.

Cut 17 (18) “…ever thrown it.”

Kick off Sunday is at noon.

LSU will look to continue its hot start against Louisiana Tech this weekend. The Tigers’ offensive line looked much improved in the 51-10 win over Clemson. LSU allowed zero sacks and racked up 309 rushing yards, almost double last year’s season-high 166 yards versus South Carolina. Colorado transfer left tackle Jordan Seaton says running back Dilin Jones played a big hand in that too.

Cut 17 (12) “…level untouched (2x).”

The Tigers and Bulldogs kick off at 6:30. Death Valley will have a sold-out crowd for the second straight week.

Former LSU center Kate Koval is entering the transfer portal after leaving LSU before the start of classes. The NCAA granted Koval a waiver to play at a new school this season after she withdrew from LSU following the signing of Russian forward Anna Minaeva. Koval’s father serves in the Ukrainian military, and she chose not to play with the Russian 17-year-old to stay true to herself, her family and her country.

The Saints open the season on Sunday against the Lions. Quarterback Tyler Shough will look to take the next step leading the offense in his first full offseason as the starter. The Saints’ first team did not play in the preseason, but he says he got plenty of work in during training camp.

Cut 20 (17) “…any negative plays.”

Shough went 5-and-4 as the starter last season and averaged 250 passing yards a game. Lions defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard said Shough was the team’s highest-rated quarterback in last year’s draft, over top-overall pick Cam Ward.

Running back Alvin Kamara was limited for a second practice after returning from an MCL sprain. Defensive tackle Davon Godchaux was added to the Saints’ injury report as he missed practice for a regularly scheduled rest day.

New Orleans kicks off the season in Detroit at noon Sunday.

SEC presidents are no longer slated to vote on expelling LSU from the conference at their meeting today. The legal fight between LSU and the SEC is nearing an end after the Tigers chose not to roster former NFL signees, Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris, but Tiger Rag Editor Glenn Guilbeau says the fact that SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey threatened to kick LSU out of the conference still doesn’t look good.

Cut 13 (11)  “…Greg Sankey is.”

The Saints kick off the season at Detroit on Sunday. Running backs Alvin Kamara and Kendre Miller returned to practice yesterday. Kamara was limited with an MCL sprain he suffered three weeks ago, but quarterback Tyler Shough says he’s as explosive as ever.

Cut 18 (12) “…feeding those guys.”

The Saints and Lions kick off at noon Sunday.

UL Lafayette is traveling to 14^th-ranked USC this weekend. The Cajuns kicked off the season with a 38-7 win over Lamar. Junior quarterback Lunch Winfield was 16-for-22 for 189 yards and two interceptions but added 84 yards and two scores on the ground. Head coach Michael Desormeaux does not blame Winfield for the interceptions and says he was pleased with his 73-percent completion rate and smart decision-making.

Cut 17 (18) “…as the starter.”

Former LSU national champion pitcher Kade Anderson earned his first Major League win yesterday. He allowed one earned run and six hits and struck out five batters in the six innings during the Mariners’ 3-2 win over the Rangers. He is now 1-and-1 through four starts with a 4.29 ERA and 16 total strikeouts.`

LSU will not be kicked out of the SEC and there’s a good chance a federal lawsuit the conference filed against LSU will not move forward. It appears cooler heads have prevailed after LSU made the decision not to add two players that were on NFL training camp rosters last month to their roster. Tiger Rag Editor Glenn Guilbeau says there’s no evidence that LSU or head coach Lane Kiffin broke any rules in this situation and it’s ridiculous that threats were made to kick LSU out of the league…

Cut 15 (05) “…really Greg Sankey”

SEC presidents and chancellors are meeting today, but the agenda does not contain an item about expelling LSU.

The Saints are four days away from the season opener against the Detroit Lions and staring quarterback Tyler Shough can’t wait…

Cut 19 (08) “…fun part”

Shough went five and four as the Saints starting quarterback and averaged 250 passing yards per game and 10 touchdowns.

UL Lafayette goes on the road to face 14th-ranked USC this weekend. The Trojans are 2-and-0 to start the season with blowout wins over San Jose State and Fresno State. Cajuns head coach Michael Desormeaux says USC has one of the toughest defensive lines he’s ever faced, but these are the kind of tests great teams pass.

Cut 16 (17) “…they do, period.”

The Cajuns are 30.5 point underdogs.

Week two of the high school football season kicks off tonight. The LHSAA Network Game of the Week is Cecilia versus Teurlings Catholic. The Rebels are looking to rebound from a shutout loss to St. Thomas More, while the Bulldogs are coming off an easy victory over Northside.

Also tonight, Airline is at Byrd, Terrebonne travels to Ellender, and Westgate visits Southside.

LSU added cornerback Aidan Anding and defensive end Gabriel Reliford to its roster, filling the final two spots the team had left to possibly add Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris later this season after they won a preliminary injunction to return last week. The move comes after the SEC sued LSU to prevent them from adding the players and announced a vote to expel the school from the conference tomorrow. Tony Clayton represents the athletes and says LSU never broke any rules.

Cut 4 (09) “…is made of.”

A hearing in the SEC’s lawsuit is set for 1:00 this afternoon in Birmingham.

The Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame announced its 2027 induction class featuring former LSU football stars Leonard Fournette, Patrick Peterson and Henry Thomas, Tigers baseball players Ryan Theriot and Aaron Hill, horse racing legend Robbie Albarado and ULM women’s basketball all-time leading scorer Lisa Ingram. The class will be enshrined June 26 in Natchitoches.

LSU wide receiver Winnie Watkins racked up 110 yards and a touchdown in his first game at LSU after transferring from Ole Miss this offseason. He says LSU has been everything it was advertised to be.

Cut 20 (19) “…everything they say.”

That crowd welcomes Louisiana Tech Saturday. Bulldogs coach Sonny Cumbie says there is a lot of good from their 80-6 win over Northwestern State to take with them to Baton Rouge against a tougher opponent.

Cut 16 (15) “…protect the football.”

It appears LSU is ending its pursuit of adding two players who were on NFL training camp rosters. After receiving a preliminary injunction on Thursday, LSU left two spots on its 105-man roster for Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris to possibly be added later. But with LSU facing the threat of being expelled from the league, last night LSU added Aidan Anding and Gabriel Reliford instead, which finalizes the roster. Anding and Reliford are injured and not expected to play this season.

The SEC has sued LSU to stop them from adding Wright and Harris to their roster. A hearing on that case takes place this afternoon in a federal courtroom in Alabama.

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill blames the NCAA for this courtroom drama…

Cut 14 (14) “…couldn’t do it”

Ole Miss transfer wide receiver Winnie Watkins led the Tigers with seven catches for 110 yards and a touchdown in his LSU debut. The 51-10 win over Clemson was an electric performance for the sophomore and the entire LSU offense, but Watkins says the receivers are still building chemistry with quarterback Sam Leavitt.

Cut 18 (16) “…do every day.”

The Saints have named nine captains. They are quarterback Tyler Shough, center Erik McCoy, left guard David Edwards, defensive ends Cam Jordan and Chase Young, safety Justin Reid, linebackers Kaden Elliss, Chris Rumph and long snapper Zach Wood.

The 2027 LSU baseball schedule is out. The Tigers will host Texas, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, Georgia and Mississippi State.

LSU moved up to number eight in the AP Poll and Coaches Poll after its 51-10 win over Clemson. The Tigers now sit directly ahead of Ole Miss, Texas A&M, Oklahoma and Alabama.

The SEC has updated its lawsuit against LSU regarding the program’s recruitment of players who spent time in NFL training camps to pave the way to expel LSU from the conference. The filed complaint claims the school has lost control of the football program and says conference CEOs will meet for a vote to terminate LSU’s membership on Thursday. Tiger Rag Editor Glenn Guilbeau says it is an overreaction.

Cut 9 (13)  “…and angry.”

LSU still has not broken the SEC’s rule against signing ex-pros because Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris were not listed on the team’s roster, but two spots were left open in case the team wanted to add them later in the season.

A hearing has been set for tomorrow at 1 p.m.

LSU set a record for first downs in a game with 38 as the Tigers churned out 644 total yards in its 51-10 win over Clemson. LSU’s offensive line struggled last season, and coach Lane Kiffin says this current group has room to improve.

Cut 19 (17) “…play really consistent.”

The Saints kick off the season in Detroit on Sunday. Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown has caught over 100 passes in each of the last four seasons, and Saints head coach Kellen Moore says he is a premier player.

Cut 17 (16) “…a fun test.”

It’s game week for the Saints as the Black and Gold will kick off the season Sunday in Detroit. Quarterback Tyler Shough started nine games last year, but this season he’ll start the season opener. Head Coach Kellen Moore says Shough is ready to be the guy starting with the first game.

Cut 16 (13) “…what we need.”

LSU will host Louisiana Tech this Saturday. Tiger Stadium was rocking against Clemson, and it was loud as ever. Coach Lane Kiffin wants to see the fans bring that same kind of passion and intensity this Saturday.

Cut 20 (14) “…do it again.”+

Louisiana sports fans are saddened over the death of WWL on-air personality Mike Detillier. Detillier was a walking encyclopedia when it came to football and his annual draft guide was a must have before the draft started.

Detillier found out less than two weeks ago he had pancreatic cancer and he passed away early Sunday morning. Former Saints quarterback Bobby Hebert and Detillier co-hosted the Second Guess Show on WWL radio for two decades and was with him in his final hours as the two watched the LSU game together…

Cut 15 (14) “…1:30”

Detillier would have turned 66 years old today.

In the latest high school football polls…Westgate, St. Charles Catholic and Ouachita Christian have moved up to number one in their respective classes.

The LSU Tigers put together an impressive season opening win over the Clemson Tigers on Saturday night beating the once mighty ACC team 51 to 10. Quarterback Sam Leavitt threw for 230 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 113 yards and two scores. There was some thought, LSU could be distracted by the courtroom drama involving two players who were in NFL training camps, but attempting to return to college. Leavitt says it was not a big deal to the team…

Cut 29 (20) “…better at”

Ninth ranked Ole Miss beat 24^th ranked Louisville in a shootout last night 41 to 38 in Nashville. Trinidad Chambliss threw for 336 yards and three T-Ds.

Louisiana Tech scored 80 points on Saturday night. That’s the most they’ve scored as a Division one program as the Bulldogs dominated Northwestern State 80 to 6. Tech head coach Sonny Cumbie…

Cut 22 (15) “…next week”

Louisiana Tech is at LSU this Saturday night.

Louisiana Chrisitan followed up its historic win over Northwestern State with a 70 to 14 win over Langston to open up SAC play. L-C-U rushed for nearly 400 yards as Datlan Cunningham and Jaterrius Johnson each rushed for two touchdowns. The Wildcats are at Wayland Baptist this Saturday.

And many football fans are saddened over the news that WWL radio sports talk host Mike Detillier has passed away at the age of 65 after a brief bout with pancreatic cancer. It was less than two weeks ago that Detillier learned he had terminal cancer.

Saturday is a day LSU fans will not forget as the long-awaited debut of Lane Kiffin delivered a dominating 51-10 victory over the Clemson Tigers. Despite scoring an early field goal, Clemson never had a chance. The 102-thousand in attendance made sure LSU would win. Linebacker Whit Weeks felt the energy…

Cut 12 (14) “…special.”

There were thoughts LSU could be distracted by the ongoing drama surrounding the college eligibility of two players, who were on NFL rosters last month. But Kiffin said before the game it would not be a distraction and he was right…

Cut 14 (12) “…by it.”

Louisiana Tech hung 80 points on Northwestern State as the Bulldogs dominated the Demons 80 to 6. The 80 points are the most scored by Tech as a Division One program. Blake Baker threw for 232 yards and three T-Ds.

The Ragin Cajuns rushed for 243 yards in a 38 to 7 win over Lamar. Darrell Smith rushed for 84 yards and two scores. Lunch Winfield also rushed for 84 yards and a score.

ULM gave up 762 total yards in a 62 to 13 loss to Mississippi State. Warhawks coach Bryant Vincent not happy with his defense…

Cut 26 (15) “….

Kansas State beat Nicholls 71 to 3. McNeese over Texas Wesleylan 52 to 0.