11:40 LRN Sportscast September 8

There’s been a stunning development with the Saints. 37-year-old long snapper Jon Dornbos needs to have immediate open-heart surgery after he was diagnosed with an aortic (A-or-tic) aneurysm. He was recently traded to the Saints from Philadelphia for a seventh round draft pick in 2019. Coach Sean Payton says a phsical conducted by Dr. John Amoss saved Dorenbos’ life. New Orleans is bringing in long snappers today and expect to sign one before Monday night’s season opener against Minnesota.

No ULM game on Saturday versus Florida State in Tallahassee as that game has been cancelled because of Hurricane Irma.

The weather is perfect for high school football tonight. Ruston who upset Neville last week will travel to Lafayette to face Acadiana. St. Charles Catholic takes on Destrehan and in northeast Louisiana, Ouchita Christian battles Sterlington.

LSU looked really good in the Tigers shutout win over BYU in the season opener, LSU allowed just 97 total yards and held BYU to negative five rushing yards. Tomorrow night they host Chattanooga, linebacker Devin White led the team in tackles that night and expects more dominate performances…
Cut 16 (14) “need to be”