Louisiana Radio Network Sports, I’m Jeanne Burns…

LSU Quarterback Jayden Daniels gets one more chance to impress the Heisman voters as the Fighting Tigers host Texas A-and-M at 11 AM today.. Daniels leads the country in several categories, inluding total offense, averaging 417 yards a game. LSU Coach Brian Kelly also hopes voters take into account on how Daniels can take over a game…
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Daniels’ biggest competition for the Heisman, Oregon quarterback Bo Nix, threw for 367 yards and two touchdowns as the Ducks defeated Oregon State 31-7. Oregon will play in the Pac-12 championship.

Tulane will play in the A-A-C title game after beating U-T-S-A 29-16.

The Ragin Cajuns need a win this afternoon over in-state rival ULM to qualify for a bowl game. U-L-M needs a win to snap a nine game losing streak.

Grambling and Southern meet at 1 PM in the Bayou Classic. The winner finishes the season with a 6-5 record.

Nicholls takes on Southern Illinois this afternoon in the F-C-S playoffs. It’s the fourth playoff appearance in the last seven years for the Colonels and the first since 2019.

In the high school football playoffs…LSU commit and Lafayette Christian quarterback JuJuan Johnson became the all-time all-purpose yardage leader in Louisiana high school football as the Knights defeated McDonough 35…. 57-21. He has 13,662 all-purpose yards surpassing Brock Berlin.

Dutchtown, Jena and Northwest are headed to the semis for the first time in school history.

Destrehan’s 25-game winning streak is over as Zachary defeated the Wildcats 35-14 and Calvary Bapitst’s James Simon rushed a school record 348 yards as the Cavaliers defeated Parkview Baptist 49-28.