The Saints are moving on with Dennis Allen as their new defensive coordinator. Coach Sean Payton announced on his radio show last night that Rob Ryan had been fired, one day after an embarassing 47-14 loss to the Washington Redskins. NFL analyst Mike Detillier says the decision to let Ryan go was a good one, but Allen will have a hard time trying to make this defense better, because of the personnel on the roster…
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We won’t hear much from the Saints this week as they don’t have a game scheduled this Sunday.

ULM athletic director Brian Wickstorm says he’ll meet with school president Nick Bruno over the the next couple of days to finalize a plan on how they’ll conduct their search for a new football coach. The Warhawks are looking for a new leader for their football program after firing Todd Berry on Saturday.

Freshman Ben Simmons had 22 points last night as the 23rd ranked LSU men’s basketball team defeated Kennesaw State 91-69. Also last night…Southern upset Mississippi State 74-72, Miami trounced UL Lafayette 93-77 despite 21 points from Shawn Long and LSU-Alexandria was a winner over Northwestern State 99-97. And former LSU coach John Brady has announced he’ll retire at the end of the year at Arkansas State.

The frustration level is high among the LSU fan base as the Tigers are mired in a rare two-game losing streak. Coach Les Miles says he’s working hard trying to fix the issues that have led to losses against Alabama and Arkansas…
cut 18 (15) “….step up”
LSU is at Ole Miss this Saturday.