LSU is a three touchdown favorite to beat Syracuse on Saturday night. The Orange has victories over Central Connecticut State and Central Michigan and a touchdown loss to Middle Tennessee. Dino Babers is in his second season as Syracuse’s head coach and Orgeron says they have a talented quarterback by the name of Eric Dungey….
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After first saying he will not play, Coach “O” says Derrius Guice will suit up tomorrow, but safety Ed Paris suffered a knee injury in practice and is expected to miss a significant amount of time.

And the Saints say cornerbacks Marshon Lattimore and Sterling Moore will not play Sunday against Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers.

Skip Holtz and the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs visit South Carolina on Saturday in a match-up of two and one teams. Holtz’s father coached at South Carolina and in the early 2000s Skip served as offensive coordinator for the Gamecocks.

In other action on Saturday…ULM and UL Lafayette meet in the Sun Belt Opener for both teams at Cajun Field. The Ragin Cajuns have won eight of the last ten meetings.

Tulane hosts Army. Nicholls State is at Sam Houston for a six o’ clock game in Huntsville, Texas. McNeese State hosts Houston Baptist in the first ever meeting between the two teams, Lamar takes on Southeastern Louisiana. And in the SWAC…Southern is at Alcorn State, while Grambling visits Mississippi Valley State.

And in college baseball news…Southeastern Louisiana head baseball coach Matt Riser has signed a new three-year contract. Riser will begin his fifth season as the Lions head coach next year and he’s already directed S-L-U to three NCAA regional appearances.