Tenth ranked Southeastern Louisiana is getting ready to host 13th ranked McNeese State this Saturday at Strawberry Stadium. The Lions are tied for first place in the Southland, one game ahead of the Cowboys. Southeastern is 7-and-3 overall on the season, but Coach Ron Roberts says they’ve yet to put it all together…

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Both teams come into the game with injuries at the quarterback position. McNeese Daniel Sams has a thumb injury and is questionable for Saturday, while S-L-U’s Bryan Bennett has a foot injury. Kickoff is scheduled for 3PM Saturday afternoon.

Although he was seen walking gingerly around the locker room with a left knee injury, Saints cornerback Kennan Lewis hopes to play this Sunday against the Bengals. In case Lewis can’t go, New Orleans has reportedly signed safety Jamarca Sanford, who was released by the Redskins two weeks ago. Sanford also spent five seasons playing for Minnesota, starting 44 games.

LSU threw for only 76 yards in the loss to Alabama and the Tigers rank next to last in the Southeastern Conference in passing yards per game. So should there be a change at quarterback? Tiger Rag Editor Robert Stewart says it wouldn’t hurt to give true freshman Brandon Harris more snaps behind center…

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Harris started the Auburn game, but did not play well and hasn’t seen much of the field since. The Tigers are at Arkansas this Saturday, where game time temperatures could be below freezing.

The high school football playoffs kick-off this weekend. In Class Four-A, Neville is ranked number one by the sports writers, but they have the number two seed in the 4-A bracket. Plaquemine is the top seed and the Green Devils will begin their run through the playoffs by hosting McDonough 35. Neville takes on Riverdale in the opening round. If Neville advances, they’ll face either Breaux Bridge or West Ouachita in the second round.

The Pelicans hope to jump above .500 tonight as they host the 1-and-6 Los Angeles Lakers in the Smoothie King Center.