The LSU Tigers were picked by the media to finish third in the SEC West. Alabama and Auburn are projected to finish one-two, and Ole Miss is expected to finish fourth. The Rebels return nine starters on defense this season and on offense quarterback Bo Wallace is back, as this will be his third season starting in Oxford. Ole Miss Head Coach Hugh Freeze believes Wallace could have a big season….
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LSU will host Ole Miss on October 25th.

One other LSU football note…fan day has been set for Sunday August 10th at the Maravich Assembly Center and the Carl Maddox Field House on the LSU campus.

Officials with U-L Lafayette have announced the Ragin Cajuns and the University of Tulsa have agreed to a home-and-home football series. The Cajuns are scheduled to visit Tulsa in 2017 and the Golden Hurricanes will return the trip to Lafayette in 2019. The two teams have met nine times in school history and the Cajuns lead the series five to four.

Southern has been picked to repeat as champions of the West division in the SWAC. Grambling is predicted to finish in last place. The Jaguars landed two players on the league’s preseason first team, offensive lineman Anthony Mosley and wide receiver Willie Quinn.

The Pelicans reportedly signed Jimmer Fredette, who played last season with the Chicago Bulls and Sacramento Kings. Fredette averaged nearly six points a game last season. Jimmer won NCAA national player of the year honors with BYU and was the tenth overall pick in the 2011 draft.

The Pels have also reportedly re-signed forward Darius Miller. The six-foot-eight forward was a second round pick of New Orleans in 2012. In 45 games last season, Miller averaged four points a contest.

The LSU baseball team received some good news today. Left-handed pitcher and LSU signee Mac Marshall from Georgia did not sign a professional baseball contract with the Houston Astros. Marshall who was selected in 21st round by the Astros had until four o’ clock Friday to sign a deal with Houston.

Alabama has been picked by the media to win the Southeastern Eastern Conference and many project the Crimson Tide will compete in college football’s new four team playoff. But Bama Head Coach Nick Saban knows his team will face some criticism if they fall short, like they did last season…
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SEC Media Days wrapped yesterday with the release of the All-SEC team, which was chosen by the media. LSU’s La’el Collins was a first team selection, while fellow Tigers, Vadal Alexander, Tre’ Davious White, Colby Delahoussaye and Terrence Magee were second team selections.

And the SEC announces they’ve reached a deal with Comcast to carry the SEC Network.

The Pelicans have reportedly reached an agreement with shooting guard Jimmer Fredette on a one-year deal. Fredette was the NCAA National Player of the Year in 2011 and the tenth overall pick in the NBA draft that season. Fredette has not been the scoring threat in the NBA as he was in college, but he made 49-percent of his three-point attempts with the Kings last season.

The Pels have also reportedly re-signed forward Darius Miller. The second round pick in the 2012 draft, averaged four points a game last season. He’ll compete for playing time at small forward this season.

In Summer League action, Charlotte Hornets stung the New Orleans Pelicans 104 to 75. The Pels rookie point guard Russ Smith, had 19 points, six assists and five rebounds. Courtney Fells also added 19 points. New Orleans final summer league game is tonight.

One other NBA note….former LSU Tiger Glen “Big Baby” Davis is returning to the Clippers on a one-year deal.

In college football news….the Ragin Cajuns and Tulsa have agreed to a home-and-home series. UL Lafayette will play in Tulsa in 2017 and the Golden Hurricanes will visit Cajun Field in 2019.

LSU Baseball Coach Paul Mainieri has called for a Monday press conference. It’s expected Mainieri will introduce the Tigers new assistant coach. Andy Cannizaro, who played at Tulane. The 2015 schedule is also expected to be unveiled today.

Alabama is the media’s pick to win the Southeastern Conference this season. The Crimson Tide enter the year without a starting quarterback named. Most analysts anticipate Jacob Coker will be the Tide’s signal
caller, but Coach Nick Saban will let Blake Sims and others compete for the job…:
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Ole Miss is picked to finish fourth in the SEC West. The Rebels were 8- and-5 last season and had a signature win over LSU. Head Coach Hugh Freeze spoke at SEC Media Days about where his program goes from here…:
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Thursday was the final day of SEC Media Days.

The Doak Walker Award watch list was announced Thursday and on it from Louisiana are LSU’s Terrence Magee, Louisiana-Lafayette’s Alonzo Harris and Louisiana Tech’s Kenneth Dixon. The award is given to the nation’s top college running back.

ESPN is reporting that former LSU star Glen “Big Baby” Davis has re-signed with the Los Angeles Clippers. The one season deal is for the veteran minimum of $1.2 million dollars. Davis played in 23 regular-season games with the Clippers, averaging 4.2 points and 3 rebounds in 13.4 minutes per game.

LSU is set to introduce their new assistant baseball coach during a news conference on Monday. It’s expected to be former Tulane star and New York Yankees scout Andy Cannizaro. Also being introduced by the Tigers will be the 2014 signing class and the 2015 schedule.

LSU men’s basketball coach Johnny Jones is set to be one of the guests of ESPN basketball analyst Andy Katz on a special 90-minute edition of Katz Corner that will air tonight at 7:30 on ESPNU.

In the NBA summer league “struggle” would be putting it nicely when describing the Pelicans performance with Charlotte. New Orleans fell by a score of 104-75 last night to the Hornets. The loss means the Pels advance to the consolation rounds where they will face the Minnesota Timberwolves at 4pm today.