The Saints will be in Green Bay on Monday night. Quarterback Derek Carr, running back Alvin Kamara, receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling and defensive end Chase Young did not practice yesterday. Young is dealing with an illness.

Quarterback Garrett Nussmeier is preparing to lead the LSU Tigers in the Texas Bowl as the Bayou Bengals will battle Baylor. Nussmeier met with the media yesterday and talked about his decision to come back for a fifth season…

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Disappointing end to the season for the Tulane Green Wave as Florida beat the Greenies 33 to 8 in the Gasparilla Bowl.

It will be Georgia versus Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day night. The Fighting Irish easily beat Indiana 27 to 17 to advance to the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff.

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U-L Lafayette athletics Director Bryan Maggard says he gave men’s basketball coach Bob Marlin the option to remain as the coach for the rest of the season and then retire at the end of the year, but Marlin declined that option, which resulted in his firing on Thursday afternoon. Maggard on what he told the team…

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U-L Lafayette will host McNeese tomorrow.

ULM Coach Keith Richard (Ree-shard) will retire at the end of the of the season. Richard, who is a former player at the school, has been the Warhawks head coach for 15 seasons and led the school to four postseason appearances.

Tomorrow, LSU men’s basketball will host UNO. The Tigers are 9-and-2 while the Privateers are two and eight.