11:40 LRN Sportscast

A glorious weekend of football is expected in Louisiana. Tomorrow night it will be third ranked LSU versus top ranked Alabama. Fighting Tigers Coach Ed Orgeron says they have a good plan on how to stop Crimson Tide quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and an offense that’s averaging 54 points a game…
cut 30 (08) “…run out of the pocket”
Orgeron has not announced who will start for linebacker Devin White, who has to serve a first-half suspension.

Sunday afternoon is the big NFL contest between the Saints and the undefeated Rams. Analyst Mike Detillier says the Rams feature the best running back in the NFL, Todd Gurley…
cut 15 (11) “….receiver”

La Tech will visit 21st ranked Mississippi State on Saturday night. State leads the SEC in total defense and offensively, they are led by quarterback Nick Fitzgerald. When he rushes for over 100 yards, State is 15-3. Bulldogs Coach Skip Holtz says holding Fitzgerald down is difficult to do…
cut 19 ( 20) “….very elusive”
Tech has won three in a row and defensive end Jaylon Ferguson is six sacks away from tying Terrell Suggs for most sacks during a college career.

Here’s the rest of the schedule on Saturday, ULM hosts Georgia Southern, the Cajuns are at Troy.

McNeese leads the Southland Conference and they’ll be at Southeastern Louisiana. Nicholls is at Houston Baptist, while Northwestern State travels to Abilene Christian. Grambling hosts 1-and-6 Mississippi Valley State.