The LSU Tigers spotted Ole Miss a 17-3 lead on Saturday but dominated the rest of the way as the Bayou Bengals knocked off the seventh-ranked Rebels 45-20. LSU held Ole Miss to 112 yards of total offense in the second half and the Rebels only rushed for three yards a carry. Coach Brian Kelly believes he and defensive coordinator Matt House were overthinking it too much on defense at the beginning of the game…
Cut 18 (17) “…let’s go play.”
The 18th ranked Tigers are off this Saturday so they’ll have an extra week to prepare for sixth ranked Alabama. Tulane moved up two spots in the A-P Top 25 poll to 23 after beating Memphis 38- 28 on Saturday.

Ragin Cajuns Quarterback Ben Wooldridge threw for a career-high 316 yards and tied a school record with five touchdown passes as U-L Lafayette defeated Arkansas State 38-18 on Saturday to improve to 2-and-2 in Sun Belt play. Wooldridge says he just focused on the little things…
Cut 16 (15) “…on the field.”
The Cajuns’ next game is Thursday night at Southern Miss.

Louisiana Tech will play Friday night at F-I-U, but who will start at quarterback for the Bulldogs? Parker McNeil and Matthew Downing both suffered injuries during Saturday’s overtime loss to Rice, but freshman Landry Lyddy came in with 37 second left in regulation and threw two touchdown passes in the one-point defeat.

The Pelicans lost their first game of the season last night, falling to the Utah Jazz 122 to 121 in overtime.