| Take your pick of things SEC football coaches don't like about this new era: transfer portal, NIL, conference realignment ... Pat McAfee (I'm sorry, that's just me). LSU linebacker Greg Penn said that defensive coordinator Blake Baker wasn't a fan of the new headset communications that are now allowed for one player on each side of the ball to receive a play. Old school. You can probably add player availability reports to that list of coaches' dislikes somewhere near the top. Wednesday is the day SEC teams must release their player availability reports before a conference game. Another report comes out shortly before kickoff. Who is out or in question for LSU this week? And for Ole Miss? Click here to find out as Reed Darcey reports on the report. Koki Riley is back with his weekly SEC power rankings, rankings shaken up quite a bit as you'd expect after Vanderbilt's shocking upset of Alabama. Koki also has an unfortunate report about a transfer LSU baseball pitcher who has suffered a major injury this offseason. Gabe Henderson has the latest SEC CFP predictions, so we'll see what he thinks of the Tigers and Rebels' chances. That's a wrap on today's LSU newsletter. Stick with us every day for the most comprehensive LSU sports coverage anywhere. And don't forget to check out our twice-weekly podcasts. That's mainly because Reed and I are recording one Thursday — I won't lie. Until next time, Scott Rabalais | 
