Sheldon Mickles
Sports Writer at The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)
Former B.R. Advocate sportswriter on “permanent vacation” after 46-plus years. Loving life as an O.G. (old Grandpaw). Still a Yankees fan.
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Sep 8, 2024 |
nola.com | Sheldon Mickles
Highly-regarded freshman safety Ju’Juan Johnson, who was switched to running back earlier in the week, didn’t need much practice time to get on the field in his new position Saturday night when LSU met Nicholls State. Johnson, a four-star recruit who played quarterback and defensive back for Lafayette Christian Academy, made the move to running back after John Emery suffered a season-ending ACL injury in Tuesday's practice.
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Sep 8, 2024 |
nola.com | Sheldon Mickles
Four days after running back John Emery went down with a torn left ACL in practice, LSU lost a key veteran defender early in Saturday night's home opener with Nicholls State. Senior defensive tackle Jacobian Guillory suffered an injury to his lower right leg on the fourth play of Nicholls' second possession in the opening quarter. Guillory was helped to the sideline where he was fitted with a walking boot, then was taken from the field in a wheelchair.
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Sep 7, 2024 |
theadvocate.com | Sheldon Mickles
Nicholls State777021LSU91421044 LSU: Safety, ball snapped over Nicholls punter's head through the end zone at 11:15. TIGERS 2, COLONELS 0. LSU: Trey'Dez Green 1 pass from Garrett Nussmeier at 7:51 (Damian Ramos kick). DRIVE: 7 plays, 27 yards, 3:13. KEY PLAYS: Zavion Thomas returns a free kick 51 yards to the Nicholls 27. Kaleb Jackson 7 run on fourth-and-1 to the 11. Jackson 9 run to the Nicholls 2. TIGERS 9, COLONELS 0.
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Sep 6, 2024 |
theadvocate.com | Sheldon Mickles
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Sep 6, 2024 |
nola.com | Sheldon Mickles
As was the case last Saturday, there are only two Top 25 matchups on the Week 2 schedule. But you take what you can get this early in the season — before conference play really cranks up — so here are five games we'll be watching this weekend. All games SaturdayNo. 3 TEXAS @ No. 10 MICHIGAN11 a.m. • Fox Michigan has what Texas wants — a shimmering gold CFP trophy of their own — after the Wolverines ran the table last fall under the departed Jim Harbaugh.
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