4:45 LRN Sportscast December 18

Saints Coach Sean Payton has confirmed previous reports today that Drew Brees will start at quarterback in Sunday’s game against Kansas City after missing the last four contests with multiple rib fractures and a punctured lung….
cut 30 (11) “…good job”
NFL analyst Mike Detillier says the Saints have been testing Brees’ durability in practice, but you won’t know for sure until he takes a hit and you know Kansas City will try to put a few licks on the 41-year-old
Cut 7 (10) “…quarterback”
Kansas City is 21st in the NFL in sacks per game.

Tonight is the semis of the high school football playoffs on the non-select side, General Trass is the highest seed left. The Panthers are at top-seeded Many in a Class Two-A semi-final matchup.

LSU finishes the regular season tomorrow by hosting Ole Miss with a chance to end the year with a .500 record. The Rebels have a high powered offense that leads the SEC in yards per game and is averaging almost 40 points a game. Tigers Safety Jacoby Stevens says their tempo is what makes them so difficult to defend
Cut 16 (16) “…entire week”
All-American cornerback Derek Stingley is questionable for tomorrow and so is running back John Emery. Fellow ball carrier Ty Davis Price and starting right guard Chasen Hines have been ruled out because of injuries. Cam Wire could replace Hines at right guard.

The Ragin Cajuns are co-Sun Belt Champs, but if you’d ask the players and coaches they would rather play Coastal Carolina for a chance at an outright title. But Saturday’s Sun Belt championship game was canceled because of a positive COVID test on the Coastal football team. Because of contact tracing, an entire position group is not available.