Much to the dismay of Saints fans, the Los Angeles Rams are Super Bowl champs after scoring a late touchdown to beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 in Super Bowl 56. Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp was named the game’s MVP after catching two touchdown passes, beating former Saints cornerback Eli Apple for the go-ahead touchdown late in the fourth quarter.

Former LSU Tiger Odell Beckham caught the game’s first TD pass to give the Rams an early lead but left in the first half with a knee injury. Former LSU and West Monroe standout Andrew Whitworth is finally a Super Bowl champ at the age of 40.

But Most LSU fans were rooting for Joe Burrow and the Bengals. Burrow was sacked seven times, but Burrow didn’t point any fingers at his o-line…
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Burrow says he’ll use this loss to fuel his career.

After losing three in a row, the LSU men’s basketball team is now on a two-game winning streak after dribbling past Mississippi State 69-65 on Saturday night. A healthy Xavier Pinson has helped turn around the Tigers’ fortunes. He scored 12 points, had four assists and three steals in the win over the Bulldogs…
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LSU will host Georgia on Wednesday night. The Bulldogs have just one SEC win on the year.

The Ragin Cajuns are mired in a three-game losing streak after losing to U-T Arlington on Saturday. U-L Lafayette will visit ULM on Thursday. The Warhawks had their three-game winning streak snapped as they lost to Texas State.

The hottest team in the state is Nicholls. The Colonels won their fifth straight on Saturday as they topped Texas A-and-M Corpus Christi 83-80 in OT. The Colonels host McNeese on Thursday. The Cowboys beat Northwestern State 80-75 on Saturday.