11:40 LRN Sportscast

The Saints dropped to 2-and-5 with a 16-10 loss to the Steelers in Paris yesterday. Tyler Shough threw for 278 yards, a touchdown and an interception and he believes they are close to stringing some games together..

Cut 15 (13) “…playoff football.”

LSU took down Auburn 38-17 on the road. Quarterback Sam Leavitt threw for 387 yards and three touchdowns and completed 71 percent of his passes. It’s the fifth straight game he’s completed 70 percent or more of his passes, and it’s the second straight game he did not turn the ball over. Leavitt is looking very comfortable in the offense…

Cut 17 (16) “…like that”

ULM football snapped its 14-game losing streak with an improbable win over Troy on Saturday. The Trojans led 14-3 with less than five minutes to go, but the Warhawks scored three touchdowns in the final 2:34 seconds to win. Coach Bryant Vincent was pumped to see Aidan Armenta throw two touchdown passes late in the fourth quarter to take the lead…

Cut 19 (23) “...at a time.”

Southern Miss is coming off an upset win of their own, beating UL Lafayette 35-31 with two fourth-quarter touchdowns, including a game-tying pick-six. The Cajuns fall to 5-and-3 and 2-and-2 in conference heading into the bye week.

Louisiana Tech improved to 3-and-0 in the Sun Belt and 5-and-2 this season with a 26-0 homecoming win over Old Dominion. The Bulldogs will travel to South Alabama on Saturday with a chance to extend their lead atop the West Division.