The biggest game of the season has arrived for the 4th ranked LSU Tigers as they will face 7th ranked Alabama Saturday night in Tuscaloosa. LSU is undefeated while the Crimson Tide have one loss. Coach Les Miles says it’s been their goal to be in this position and have a chance to take control of the SEC West race…

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The game kicks off at 7PM and it will be televised on CBS.

LSU says the voice of the Tigers, Jim Hawthorne, will miss the first LSU football game of his broadcasting career on Saturday. In a release, officials say Hawthrone underwent a medical procedure late last week and is still recovering but should be back in a couple of weeks. Patrick Wright will handle play-by-play duties during Hawthorne’s absence.

New Orleans Saints running back Khiry Robinson’s season is over. Robinson suffered a broken leg in the second quarter of the Saints’ 52-49 win over the New York Giants Sunday. Head coach Sean Payton says Robinson underwent successful surgery to repair the leg Sunday night. Robinson scored four touchdowns for the Saints this season. He ends 2015 with 56 rushes for 180 yards, and 17 receptions for 115 yards.

Northwestern State running back De’mard Llorens is the Louisiana Sports Writers Association Offensive Player of the Week. Llorens rushed for a career best 166 yards and tied a school record scoring 4 touchdowns in the Demons’ 37-21 win over Nicholls. UL Lafayette linebacker Dominique Tovell was named Defensive Player of the Week.

The LSU basketball team is set to begin a promising 2015-2016 campaign, and in no surprise, the Tigers find themselves ranked in the preseason AP Top 25 poll. The much hyped Tigers came in at No. 21 in the initial rankings. The last time LSU found itself ranked in the AP basketball poll was the final regular season poll of 2009.