LSU leaves today for its game tomorrow night at Mississippi State. Bulldogs Quarterback Nick Fitzgerald is off to a terrific start this season, but the Tigers put the clamps on him last year. Fitzgerald rushed for only 13 yards, he was sacked four times and threw for just 120 yards. The voice of the Tigers, Chris Blair, says LSU will look to keep Fitzgerald in the pocket again….
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Louisiana Tech will also face a good quarterback tomorrow night in their Conference USA battle with Western Kentucky. Senior Mike White was named the league’s preseason offensive conference player of the year.
Starting with tonight’s games, several Louisiana high schools are taking part in “Touchdowns Against Cancer,” which benefits St. Judes. Michelle Southern reports..:
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And there are plenty of good high school football games tonight….in the Acadiana area, you have Notre Dame at Teurlings Catholic, while St. Thomas More hosts Plaquemine. In north Louisiana, the big matchup is Oak Grove at Sterlington, as they battle for the Mayor’s Cup.
Last night, Woodlawn over Haughton 32-24 and Buckeye beat Bunkie 35-20.