The Saints improved to 4-and-10 on the season with Sunday’s 20-17 win over Carolina. New Orleans’ defense came up with a big stop to give its offense the ball with 57 seconds left. Charlie Symth’s 47-yard game-winning field goal sealed the deal. Head coach Kellen Moore says he’s proud of his team’s fight.
The Saints’ final three games are against the Jets, the Titans and Falcons. Those three teams have a combined ten wins, so finishing seven and ten is a possibility for New Orleans.
The fifth-ranked LSU women’s basketball team hosts Morgan State at 11 AM today for the annual field trip game as nearly nine-thousand schoolchildren from the Baton Rouge area will be in attendance. LSU is one of 12 teams still undefeated and lead in the country in scoring, averaging 109 points per game.
College football personnel expert Austin Thomas is reportedly leaving the LSU program for a third time. According to 247-sports-dot-com, Thomas is returning to Ole Miss. He left Lane Kiffin and the Rebels to rejoin the Tigers football program before the 2024 season. He helped bring in the nation’s number one transfer portal class last offseason. His decision to leave Ole Miss for LSU reportedly frayed his relationship with Kiffin.
LSU senior cornerback Mansoor Delane and Louisiana Tech junior safety Jakari Foster were both named Associated Press First-Team All-Americans. Delane had two interceptions and 11 pass breakups for the Tigers this season. Foster had seven interceptions, tied for the third most in program history.
Jayden Daniels’ season is done. The former LSU star reaggravated his dislocated elbow on December 7th against Minnesota. He did not play this past Sunday and head coach Dan Quinn says it is best that last year’s Offensive Rookie of Year sits the rest of the year. After taking the Commanders to the NFC Championship game last season, Daniels has only played in seven games for the four and ten Commanders.