It’s been a month and a day since Ed Orgeron took over as LSU’s head football coach. He’s getting his team ready to play top ranked Alabama on November 5th. Orgeron spoke before the Greater New Orleans Quarterback Club and says the Tigers have enough depth to go toe-to-toe with the unbeaten Crimson Tide.

ULM Football coach Matt Viator plans to start redshirt freshman Will Collins at quarterback again this Saturday at Arkansas State. Collins failed to complete a pass in seven attempts in the loss to New Mexico. Caleb Evans played much better as he was 12 of 15 for 120 yards, a touchdown and an interception.

Southeastern Louisiana Coach Ron Roberts is not sure if Quarterback Justin Alo will play this Saturday against 18th ranked Central Arkansas. If he can’t play, D’Shai Landor will start for a second straight week. The Lions are on a three-game winning streak heading into Saturday’s big home game.

The Saints returned to practice today to get ready for Sunday’s home game against Seattle. The Seahawks have one of the best pass defenses in the league, which should make for an interesting match-up as they go up against Drew Brees. Seattle has struggled to run the football as they miss the retired Marshawn Lynch.

A new regular season starts tonight for the Pelicans. The Pels Anthony Davis is set to begin his fifth season in the NBA. He’ll be joined this year by first round pick Buddy Hield, who was selected sixth overall in last June’s NBA draft. Davis says Hield will face an adjustment period…
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The Pelicans face the Denver Nuggets tonight. Tip-off is just after 7:00 at the Smoothie King Center.

The Pelicans tip-off a new season tonight as they host the Denver Nuggets at 7 PM inside the Smoothie King Center. New Orleans began last season with a 1-and-11 record and Head Coach Alvin Gentry wants to avoid that kind of start…:
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Pelicans star Anthony Davis starts the season healthy and first round pick Buddy Hield should help New Orleans on the offensive end.

In the World Series opener last night, the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago Cubs 6-0. The Game 1 winner has taken the title in the last six Series and 17 of 19. Game two’s start time tonight has been moved up an hour to 6pm due to rain in the forecast.

The Saints defense has struggled this season, a big reason why New Orleans is 2-and-4 on the year. But maybe they’ll have a good game this Sunday when they host the Seahawks. Seattle has scored 111 points in six games, which is tied with the Chicago Bears for the fewest in the NFL. Kick-off is at noon.

LSU running back Leonard Fournette has certainly turned his attention to Alabama, as he said in an interview on SEC Now during a game of “Fact or Fiction” that it was a fact the Tigers are going to beat the Crimson Tide. Fournette is coming off a record setting performance against Ole Miss Saturday night.

Meanwhile, an angry Reverend who is an Alabama football fan reportedly believes a Crimson Tide beat reporter should be beaten with a bat for suggesting LSU might be a true contender in the November 5th game. The reporter tweeted the message from the man of the cloth which said “Do you think that any jury in Alabama would convict an Alabama fan if they took a ball bat and beat the crap out of you?” In the article the writer suggests LSU is finding their groove just in time for the Bama game.

It will be awhile before the next time the LSU football team plays again. The Tigers next game is November fifth against Alabama. It will be a primetime kickoff as CBS has decided for the sixth consecutive season to air the game at night. In an interview with Peter Burns of the SEC Network, Leonard Fournette played a game of “fact or fiction” and said it’s a fact that LSU will beat Alabama.

The Saints defense has struggled this season, a big reason why New Orleans is 2-and-4 on the year. But maybe they’ll have a good game this Sunday when they host the Seahawks. Seattle has scored 111 points in six games, which is tied with the Chicago Bears for the fewest in the NFL. Kick-off is at noon.

Tomorrow night the Pelicans tip-off the NBA season by hosting the Denver Nuggets. The Westgate Superbook in Las Vegas has set the Pels over-under win total at 36.5, which would not be good enough to make the Western Conference Playoffs.

Louisiana Tech heads into Saturday’s home against Rice with a 5-3 record, 3-and-1 in Conference USA. The Bulldogs lead the West Division and will host an Owls team that has only one win on the year. Tech Coach Skip Holtz says they can’t let up…
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Kick-off is at 6 Pm.

In the Stats FCS Top 25 poll, Grambling has moved up one spot to number 21. McNeese and Southeastern are receiving votes.

In the High School football polls, three new teams are ranked in Four-A, Woodlawn-Shreveport, Rayne and Loranger are ranked 8th, 9th and 10th respectiviely.

The LSU-Alabama game is still over a week and a half away and the hype is building. Tigers running back Leonard Fournette appeared on SEC Now with Peter Burns and played a game of “fact or fiction.” Leonard was asked if LSU will beat Alabama this year and Fournette said fact.

And Michael Casagrande of the Birmingham News, Press-Register and Huntsville Times, says he’s been verbally threatened on twitter by a reverend after he suggested that LSU has a chance to beat the Crimson Tide on November fifth.

There are signs that Saints cornerback Delvin Breaux is getting closer to returning to action. Breaux broke his fibula in the season opener and since then he’s been drinking a lot of milk in the hopes returning sooner than later. Breaux says he tested his leg out during defensive back drills and is waiting for the team’s medical staff to allow him to return to practice on a full-time basis. New Orleans hosts Seattle this Sunday.

Louisiana Tech is getting ready to play Rice this Saturday at Joe Aillet Stadium. The Owls won their first game of the season last week as they defeated Prairie View A-and-M 65-44. Bulldogs Coach Skip Holtz says the Owls show a lot of different looks on offense and they snap the ball quick…
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Louisiana Tech is 5-3 overall, 3-and-1 in Conference USA and the leader in the Western Division

In the Southland, Southeastern Louisiana is 4-1 and in third place in the league. The Lions host Central Arkansas this Saturday. The Bears are 5-0 in league play. In the SWAC Western Division, Grambling and Southern are tied for first, with 4-0 records. Southern is at Alcorn this Saturday, while Grambling hosts Arkansas Pine-Bluff.

LSU and Alabama will once again get the only CBS prime-time spot of the season, kicking off in Tiger Stadium at 7pm on November 5th. This will be the sixth straight year CBS has aired LSU-Bama at night and the 10th year the network puts on this highly anticipated game in college football. Both 19th-ranked LSU and top-ranked Alabama have open dates on Oct. 29 leading up to the annual clash of SEC Western Division standouts.

LSU running back Leonard Fournette and center Ethan Pocic were named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week and Offensive Lineman of the week, respectively. Fournette rushed for 284 yards on 16 carries in the Tigers win over Ole Miss. Pocic led the team with 12 knockdown blocks.

In Tiger basketball news, eight former LSU players are on NBA rosters. Tim Quartermann has made the Portland Trail Blazers roster as an undrafted rookie, but the Dallas Mavericks cut Keith Hornsby.

More conference honors: In the Southland, McNeese State’s kicker Gunnar Raborn was named Special Teams player of the week. In the SWAC, Grambling quarterback Devante Kincade is the Offensive Player of the Week, and the Tigers defensive back Joseph McWilliams is Special Teams player of the week.

Louisiana Tech looks to make it five victories in a row when they host the Rice Owls on Saturday. Rice has really struggled this year as they just 1-and-6. But Bulldogs Coach Skip Holtz says don’t look at the records…:
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Louisiana Tech is 5-3 overall, 3-and-1 in Conference USA.

The NBA season kicks off today in what some expect to be a wild one. The Pelicans tip off tomorrow night against Denver in the Smoothie King Center.

For the sixth consecutive year, the LSU-Alabama game on November 5th will have a nighttime kick-off. CBS will televise two games that day and it has decided to air the Tigers clash with the Crimson Tide at 7 PM.

LSU running back Leonard Fournette was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week. After missing the last two games, the New Orleans native rushed for 284 yards and three touchdowns on just 16 carries.

There’s been some who have suggested that Fournette should just sit out the rest of the season, so he doesn’t risk a serious injury that could impact his future NFL career. Fournette says he wanted to be on the field with his teammates…
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Ten penalties and two turnovers kept the Saints from winning on the road yesterday as they dropped a 27-21 contest to the Kansas City Chiefs. New Orleans is 2-and-4 on the year and in third place in the NFC South, two games back of first-place Atlanta. The Falcons lost 33-30 in overtime. Also in the NFC South, Tampa Bay improved to 3-3 with an easy 34-17 win over San Francisco. Up next for the Saints, they host Seattle. The Seahawks tied Arizona six to six last night.

The Pelicans have finalized their roster by waiving foward Alonzo Gee and keeping six-year veteran guard Lance Stephenson. Gee will still receive one-point-two million dollars from the Pels. General Manager Dell Demps says they decided on Stephenson, because they needed a playmaker with Tyreke Evans and Jrue Holiday not available to start the season. The season opener is Wednesday night at home against Denver.

Eight former LSU Tigers are on NBA rosters. Tim Quartermann has made the Portland Trail Blazers roster as an undrated rookie, but Dallas Mavericks cut Keith Hornsby.

LSU running back Leonard Fournette said he’s not 100-percent an ankle injury, but you would never know it, by how he ran the ball in Saturday’s 38-21 win over Ole Miss. Fournette set a single-game rushing record at LSU with his 284 yards on the ground. Fournette sat out the two previous games and Coach Ed Orgeron says it was good to have Fournette back…
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Fournette has an extra week to rest the ankle as the Tigers do not play again until November 5th against Alabama.

In other action on Saturday, Louisiana Tech won its fourth straight as the Bulldogs defeated FIU 44-24. New Mexico clobbered ULM 59-17, Elijah McGuire rushed for two touchdowns and 112 yards as the Cajuns defeated Texas State 27-3. Tulsa easiliy defeated Tulane 50-27.

The Saints simply made too many mistakes in order to win on the road yesterday as the Black and Gold lost to Kansas City 27-21. New Orleans was penalized 10 times and had two critical turnovers. Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium is one of the toughest venues to play in the NFL for opposing teams. The crowd seemed to affect the Saints, but Payton says it’s not the reason why they lost…
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The Saints host Seattle this Sunday. The Seahawks and Arizona played to a strange six-six tie last night in Phoenix.

The Pelicans tip-off a new season on Wednesday night when they host the Denver Nuggets. The team announced today that is releasing Along Gee and keeping Lance Stephenson. Stephenson averaged seven points a game in the preseason.

Saints Quarterback Drew Brees threw for 367 yards and three touchdowns, but it wasn’t enough to overcome several mistakes that led to a 27-21 win for Kansas City. New Orleans was penalized 10 times and had two critical turnovers. Coach Sean Payton says they don’t have enough talent to overcome those kinds of errors…:
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The Saints next host the Seahawks on Sunday.

The biggest sports story in the nation right now is that the Cubs are going to the team’s first World Series in 71 years. Chicago and the Indians begin play tomorrow night in Cleveland. It’s reported that the the combined 174 years without winning the World Series between the two franchises is the most in MLB history.

It was a historic night in Tiger Stadium on Saturday as running back Leonard Fournette rushed for a school record for 284 yards as LSU defeated Ole Miss 38-21. Fournette missed the two previous games, because of a bad ankle and says he’s still not 100 percent…:
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He’ll have some time to rest as the Tigers are off this weekend ahead of the November 5th matchup against Alabama.

Louisiana Tech got their fourth straight win Saturday with a 44-24 victory over FIU. The loss snapped the Panthers three game winning streak.

Gambling State defeated Mississippi Valley State 59-10 on Saturday for the Tigers’ fourth straight W.

UL-Lafayette keeps bowl hopes alive with a 27-3 win over Texas State. Southern pounded Arkansas Pine Bluff 49-17. McNeese beat in-state rival Northwestern State 48-27. SLU defeats Houston Baptist 37-3. Nicholls State fell to Sam Houston 38-21. Tulane fell to Tulsa 50-27. ULM lost to New Mexico 59-17.

LSU and Ole Miss meet again tonight in Tiger Stadium for an 8:15 PM kickoff. Running back Leonard Fournette returns to the field tonight for the Tigers after missing the last two games with an ankle injury. Ole Miss has had trouble stopping the run this year, while Rebels Quarterback Chad Kelly goes up against an LSU defense that’s allowed just six touchdowns this season.

Louisiana Tech’s offense has been tough to slow down lately and the Bulldogs are looking for their fourth straight win when they visit F-I-U. The Panthers are 3-0 in Conference USA and have not lost since Ron Cooper took over as interim head coach.

Nicholls State hosts Sam Houston State at 2:30. The Bearkats are ranked number one in the FCS and have won nine straight over the Colonels, who are off to their best start in the Southland since 2005.

Also in the Southland…Southeastern Louisiana is at Houston Baptist and Northwestern hosts McNeese for homecoming.

If UL Lafayette wants to play in a bowl game this year, they’ll need to get a win tonight in San Macros. The 2-and-4 Cajuns visits a 2-4 Texas State team. The Bobcats rank 124th in the nation in total defense.

ULM is at New Mexico as redshirt freshman Will Collins will make his first start at quarterback for the Warhawks.

Also today, Tulane is at Tulsa, Grambing is at winless Mississppi Valley State, Southern hosts Arkansas Pine Bluff and Louisiana College hosts Belhaven at 6 PM.

The Saints bring the NFL’s top passing attack to Kansas City, where they’ll visit the Chiefs tomorrow. New Orleans has won two straight. K-C is 3-2 and beat Oakland last week, but lost two starters on defense for the year in that game because of injuries, linebacker Justin March-Lillard and defensive end Allen Bailey.

High School football last night…Neville thumped Tioga 41-3, St. Thomas More walloped Teurlings Catholic 42-14 and Catholic rallied to beat St. Amant 31-28.

The LSU Tigers look to go 3-0 under interim head coach Ed Orgeron on Saturday when they host Ole Miss. Rebels Head Coach Huge Freeze says it appears that Coach O has made some changes that have worked…
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And All-American running back Leonard Fournette returns after missing the last two games with an ankle injury.

Saints linebacker Stephone Anthony was added to the injury list for Sunday’s game at Kansas City and he will not play against the Chiefs, because of a quad injury. Daniel Lasco, Sterling Moore and Andrus Peat have all been ruled out. Left tackle Terron Armstead is listed as questionable.

Louisiana Tech’s high powered offense is in Miami for tomorrow night’s game against FIU. Bulldogs quarterback Ryan Higgins ranks second in the country in passing yards per game. Wide receiver Trent Taylor has 75 catches. Carlos Henderson had 326 receiving yards in one game last week and Jarred Craft has rushed for over 700 yards. But Higgins says none of the players are competing for the numbers….
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In other action, Nicholls looks to make a big statement as they host Sam Houston State, who is ranked number one in the FCS. ULM will start redshirt freshman quarterback Will Collins at New Mexico and it’s homecoming in Natchitoches as Northwestern State hosts McNeese State.