Author: Tyler Eschette

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Covers LSU and the New Orleans Saints for Gridiron Heroics.

LSU continues to shine in the recruiting trail as the month of July is winding down. Four-star tight end, Tayvion Galloway, has announced his commitment to the Tigers. Galloway chose the Tigers over Ole Miss, Miami, Cincinnati, Auburn, Arkansas, Michigan, Michigan State and many others. The star tight end out of Ohio spoke on his relationship with offensive coordinator, Mike Denbrock: “LSU was where my heart was and Coach Denbrock is my guy. I told him that I loved him and appreciate everything he’s done for me any my family. He’s just a real genuine guy and he shows lots…

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Tiger Stadium is recognized as one of the most electric atmosphere in the nation. Tiger fans are known for their rich traditions and tailgating in the Bayou state. There is nothing like a Saturday night in the fall with more than 102,000 of your close companions. Let’s continue to rank the ten best LSU home games of the past decade, here’s No. 8 and No. 7. No. 8: Arkansas (27) @ 17. LSU (31)–2013 Arkansas was coming into this game on an eight-game losing streak looking to spoil LSU’s season. The ‘Battle for the Golden Boot’ always is a battle,…

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Tiger Stadium is recognized as one of the most electric atmosphere in the nation. Tiger fans are known for their rich traditions and tailgating in the Bayou state. There is nothing like a Saturday night in the fall with more than 102,000 of your close companions. Let’s rank the ten best LSU home games of the past decade, starting off with No. 10 and No. 9. No. 10: 20. Florida (42) @ LSU (49)–2021 The Florida vs. LSU rivalry game is a much-anticipated match up every year as it always comes down to the wire, this game was no different.…

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SEC Media days wrapped up on Thursday and with that comes the release of the preseason poll and All-SEC Team honors by voters who attended SEC Media days in Atlanta. LSU was voted to finish fifth in the SEC West as they head into the 2022 season. The Tigers were picked to finish behind Alabama, Texas A&M, Arkansas and Ole Miss. They found themselves in the same situation back in 2018, but they exceeded those expectations by finishing with a 10-3. LSU will look to turn their program around after a two-year record stretch of 11-12. Tigers That Made the…

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The New Orleans Saints will look to get back into the playoffs this season after missing last year after finishing the year with a 9-8 record. The schedule for the black and gold won’t be easy as it is tied with the Raiders for the seventh toughest strength of schedule. The Saints will have to travel a good bit this year, with two trips to the West Coast and a trip to London. The most important five-game stretch on the Saints schedule comes after their game against the Vikings in London: Week 5: vs. Seattle Seahawks The Saints will be…

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Two Saints players will begin the start of training camp still recovering from their lingering injuries. It was reported by Nick Underhill that Michael Thomas and Marcus Davenport will begin the start of training camp on the PUP list. Michael Thomas Getting back Thomas to his normal self will be key for the Saints’ offense to take off in 2022. Thomas has been recovering from a complicated ankle injuries and subsequent surgeries. Thomas’ 2020 season was limited to only in 2020 because of an ankle injuries and was kept out of the entire 2021 season. When on the field, Thomas…

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The next preseason award list that was announced was the Biletnikoff Award watch list. Kayshon Boutte was selected as one of the many wide receivers around the country to make the list. Boutte continues his appearance on the preseason award watch lists. Earlier this week he was selected to the Maxwell Award watch list. Boutte will look to get back to form after suffering an ankle injury during the Kentucky game that shortened his 2021 season. There was a stretch where no player in the FBS has more total receiving yards (967), yards after contact (208), yards after the catch…

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Last year in fantasy football we saw Cooper Kupp and Jonathan Taylor light up fantasy football leagues. There are players every year that can be league winners. With that being said, here are five fantasy football breakout candidates for the 2022 season: Dallas Cowboys WR, Ceedee Lamb The door has become wide open for CeeDee Lamb to step into a WR1 role after the Cowboys dealt Amari Cooper to the Cleveland Browns. Cedrick Wilson Jr. is also no longer part of the team as he joined the Miami Dolphins in the offseason. Another note for fantasy football managers is that…

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The New Orleans Saints are looking for ways to add to their running back depth chart. The possibility that Alvin Kamara may miss part of the season is still in question as training camp is starting to get underway. It was reported on Tuesday by Nick Underhill that the Saints are intending to work out USFL running back, Darius Victor, to give him a chance to join the team. Victor has prior experience with the Saints organization as he signed with the Saints back in 2017 after going undrafted. He was unable to make the team and he had a…

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SEC Media days got underway on Monday morning in Atlanta and Brian Kelly was the first coach to take the stage. The last media day that Kelly was a part of was in 2009 at Big East Media days when he was the Cincinnati head coach. Here were some key takeaways from Kelly’s SEC Media days segment:  On Why He Belongs At LSU: “I think fit is about the ability to run a program at the highest level. I’ve done it for 32 years. I’ve had success at Notre Dame, Cincinnati, Central Michigan, wherever I’ve been. Then developing players, player…

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