An 18-year-old man died over the weekend after a shooting involving two LSU football players in the Scotlandville area of Baton Rouge.  The incident happened just after noon on Saturday as the two players went to meet with 18-year-old Kobe Johnson to sell him an electronic item posted for sale online.  Baton Rouge Police Sgt. L’Jean McKneely says it appears one of the athletes shot Johnson out of self-defense.

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The two student athletes, RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire and LB Jared Small, were detained, but not arrested, and were released upon a deeper investigation of the incident

And the first round of the College Football Playoffs could feature a noticeably weaker Clemson after three of their players, Defensive Tackle Dexter Lawrence, backup lineman Zach Giella, and tight end Braden Galloway failed drug tests ahead of the big first round showdown with Notre Dame. The school is appealing the tests, and plans to submit a second sample that will be tested ahead of the showdown. Clemson are 12 and a half point favorites for the contest.

The road to the Superbowl runs through New Orleans in the NFC, and the last time that happened right years ago, the Black and Gold took home the trophy in a memorable 31-17 upset win over the Peyton Manning’s colts. And if you thought a gauranteed first round bye meant they’ll be benching the starters Sunday against the Panthers, you’d be wrong. The team says they’ll be playing it just like any other game.

In the rest of the NFC, The Rams can lock up the two seed with a win this weekend, which would put the Bears at 3. The Cowboys take home the 4, the Seahawks at 5, and Minnesota at 6.

Louisiana Tech’s Jaylon Ferguson breaks Terrel Sugg’s NCAA sack record in a 31-14 win over Hawaii in the Hawaii Bowl. Ferguson, a fifth year senior defensive end ends his year with 17.5 sacks,