8:30 LRN Sportscast

It’s Small Business Saturday, and NFIB state director Leah Long says local support means more than ever this year as many small business owners are dealing with higher interest rates and other factors…

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LSU closes out the regular season at 8th-ranked Oklahoma this afternoon. Despite a disappointing season, the Tigers are looking to play spoiler for a new SEC rival on the edge of the College Football Playoffs. Linebacker Whit Weeks says the first step will be dealing with experienced Sooners quarterback John Mateer.

Cut 15 (10) “…stop him.”

Mateer has thrown for over 2,00 yards with ten touchdowns and seven interceptions this season. He’s also added almost 300 yards and seven touchdowns on the ground.

Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin’s long-awaited decision is expected sometime this afternoon. Kiffin led the Rebels to a 38-19 Egg Bowl victory yesterday and after the game said he still had yet to make a decision.

Cut 21 (14) “…helps me.”

He said yesterday was spent enjoying his team’s win and watching his son Knox’s Oxford High School team. Oxford fell 21-20 to Tupelo in the North Half Mississippi State championship despite three touchdown passes from Kiffin.

In Louisiana high school playoff scores, chaos In the Division one non-select bracket continued with Zachary upsetting Central 31-27 and Ouachita Parish taking down Parkway 28-22. They’ll have matchups with the top two seeds Ruston and Neville who dominated Cinderella Barbe 42-0.