It’s that time of the year when we start to see watch lists come out for the upcoming college football season. The 2015 Paul Hornung Award watch list came out today and LSU sophomore running back Leonard Fournette is one of 44 players on that list. The award is given annually to the most versatile player in major college football. Fournette led the Southeastern Conference in all purpose yards last season. Also on the list are…ULM’s Rashon Ceasar who caught 77 passes last season and returned a dozen punts. Louisiana Tech’s Carlos Henderson, who was eighth last season in kickoff return yards as a freshman and UL Lafayette’s Elijah McGuire, who finished 19th in the country in all-purpose yards last season.

Avery Peterson, the younger brother of former LSU all-american cornerback Patrick Peterson, has announced on facebook that he is leaving the LSU football program. Avery Peterson has only appeared in one game in his two seasons in Baton Rouge.

LSU football commitment Feleipe Franks is one of 17 quarterbacks who is competing today at the Elite 11 quarterback challenge in Eugene, Oregon. Calvary Baptist QB and Ole Miss commitment Shea Patterson is also there. Six other LSU verbal pledges will be in Eugene later in the week for the seven-on-seven tournament and lineman challenge.

New Orleans Pelicans Coach Alvin Gentry is reportedly finalizing a deal to hire Phil Weber as an assistant coach. Weber was the head coach for the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA Development league last season. He’s also coached with Gentry when the two were assistants in Phoenix.

Baton Rouge native and former LSU tiger Brandon Bass has reportedly agreed to contract with the LA Lakers. Bass averaged nearly 11 points and five rebounds a game for the Celtics last season.

And former New Orleans Hornet, David West, has agreed to a contract with the San Antonio Spurs. West will reportedly receive a veteran’s minimum salary, one-point-five million dollars, but he’ll have a shot at winning an NBA Championship.