6:45 LRN Sportscast October 16

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell says LSU’s Tiger Stadium could be a great place temporarily for the Saints if they want fans to attend their home games…
cut 23 (13) “….tat this time”
Fixed-roof stadiums like the Superdome have not had fans at their home games. But there have been games in stadiums with retractable roofs, where the roof is closed and fans are present.

No Saints game Sunday as they will enjoy their bye weekend. In the NFC South on Sunday, Tampa Bay will try to hand Green Bay its first loss and Carolina will look for their fourth straight win as they host the Bears. The Falcons shut down their practice facility yesterday because of two positive COVID-19 cases, they are still scheduled to play at Minnesota on Sunday.

Tonight at 5 PM, Tulane will host 17th ranked S-M-U. The Green Wave’s last win against a ranked opponent came in 1984 when they defeated Vanderbilt and Tulane has yet to defeat S-M-U since the two schools joined the American Athletic Conference.

Louisiana Tech will host Marshall tomorrow at 5 PM. The Thundering Herd are 3-0, while the Bulldogs are 3-and-1. Tech is coming off a 21-17 homecoming win over UTEP. Running Back Israel Tucker had two touchdowns and Coach Skip Holtz says it’s good to see the senior from Rummel High School have some success
cut 18 (23) ” he’s had”
Tucker has 192 rushing yards on 42 carries this season.