11:40 LRN Sportscast December 18

Drew Brees will reprotedly be the starting quarterback Sunday when the Saints host the Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs. It was about a month ago when Brees suffered multiple rib fractures and a punctured lung. In his absence, the Saints went 3-and-1 with Taysom Hill as the starting quarterback. But NFL analyst Mike Detillier says…
cut 8 (07) “….playing him”
The Chiefs are 12-and-1 and listed as a three point favorite for Sunday’s 3:25 kick-off.

A win for New Orleans and they clinch the NFC South title. But the Black and Gold are also gunning for the number one seed in the NFC and a first round bye in the playoffs. Green Bay currently occupies the number one seed and they’ll host the Panthers tomorrow night.

The Pelicans play their second and final preseason game tonight. New Orleans will take on the Milwaukee Bucks. The regular season tips off on December 23rd versus the Raptors.

The Ragin Cajuns have been declared co-Sun Belt Conference Champions after the league title game was canceled because of COVID issues with the Coastal Carolina football team. U-L Lafayette Coach Billy Napier Tweeted out last night..”Surely we are going to reschedule this game, right?? Maybe these two teams can meet in a bowl game, but Commissioner Keith Gill says he does not anticipate that. .

No bowl game for LSU, so tomorrow’s home game against Ole Miss is the last oen for 2020. Tigers Center Liam Shanahan says it would be great to end the season on a high note…
cut 18 (09) “…this offseason”

The offseason will begin for ten high school football teams tonight as it’s the semi-finals of the non-select playoffs. In Class Five-A, 10th seeded West Monroe visits sixth-seeded Alexandria. The Rebels beat the Trojans 18-10 earlier this year. Top-seeded Acadiana hosts Destrehan in a game that can be seen on C-S-T. The Wrecking Rams defeated the Wildcats in last year’s Five-A title game. In Four-A, top-seeded Carencro hosts Neville.