LSU’s top playmaker on offense is out for the rest of the year. Kayshon Boutte was carted off the field in the second half of Saturday’s loss to Kentucky with an ankle injury and Coach Ed Orgeron confirmed on Monday it’s a season-ending injury. Boutte is the team’s leading receiver with 38 catches and nine touchdowns. Orgeron says others will have to step up to replace their top receiver…
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Orgeron also announced on Monday that defensive starters, Major Burns, Joseph Evans, and Ali Gaye will also miss Florida’s game, but senior defensive tackle Glen Logan is expected to return from a broken foot.

There’s a big college football game tonight as the Ragin Cajuns host Appalachian State in a game that will be televised on ESPN Two at 6:30. This is the tenth meeting between the two schools and App State has won every game in the series, except for last December’s meeting in Boone, North Carolina that was won by the Cajuns 24-21. Coach Billy Napier says since his arrival, the games between these two schools have been close….
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U-L Lafayette’s defense will be challenged by Appalachian State’s Chase Brice who is the Sun Belt’s top passer, averaging 272 yards per game.

Southeastern Louisiana quarterback Cole Kelley is the College Football Performance Awards FCS National Performer of the Week. The senior Q-B from Lafayette threw for 406 yards and five TDs in the Lions 58-48 win over Nicholls.