4:45 LRN Sportscast October 12

The Saints will not have All-Pro receiver Michael Thomas for a fourth straight game tonight as he’s not playing because he reportedly punched teammate C-J Gardner Johnson at practice on Saturday. Thomas was listed as questionable because of an ankle injury, but in the latest injury report, it said Thomas was out and the reason was not related to an injury.

Tonight’s game against the Chargers has an interesting quarterback matchup. You have Drew Brees for the Saints, who is 41-years-old, while Los Angeles has a rookie quarterback in Justin Herbert, who is 22-years-old. In Herbert’s last game against the Bucs, he completed 80-percent of his passes for 290 yards and three touchdowns.

Elsewhere in the NFC South, Carolina is a surprising three and two after beating the Falcons 23–16. The Falcons are 0-5 and Owner Arthur Blank has fired General Manager Thomas Dimitroff and Head Coach Dan Quinn.

After getting upset by previously winless Missouri, LSU is no longer ranked in the Top 25 polls and there are serious questions about the defense after giving up 586 yards of offense. Fans are pointing the finger at defensive coordinator Bo Pelini, but Coach Ed Orgeron still supports Pelini…
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It’s the first time LSU has not been ranked since 2017. The Cajuns are ranked 21st heading into Wednesday night’s game against Coastal Carolina.

Louisiana Tech is 2-0 in Conference USA after beating U-TEP 21-17. Coach Skip Holtz says they won despite not having their starting offensive tackles because of COVID…