11:40 LRN Sportscast January 8

The Saints are 10-point favorites to beat the Bears in their playoff matchup. New Orleans needed overtime to defeat Chicago in the regular season and defensive end Cam Jordan says if another close game takes place Sunday they have confidence they can get the W…
Cut 18 (10) “…built.”
Saints running back Alvin Kamara sent out a tweet last night that said “See y’all Sunday” likely indicating he will be able to play against Chicago. The Pro Bowler is currently on the NFL’s reserve-COVID-19 list but is eligible to come off that list on Sunday.

Ragin Cajuns running back Trey Ragas has entered the 2021 NFL draft. The New Orleans native rushed for 758 yards and 10 touchdowns this past season.

New Texas head football coach Steve Sarkisian is reportedly trying to hire Defensive backs coach Corey Raymond away from LSU.

Contract details have been released for LSU’s new coaching hires. Offensive coordinator Jake Peetz is set to make one-point-two million dollars this year and one-point-three million dollars next year, while passing game coordinator DJ Mangas has agreed to a two-year deal that pays him 400-thousand dollars a year.

In college basketball tonight, the Ragin Cajuns host Little Rock. ULM hosts U-T Arlington. Louisiana Tech is at Conference USA preseason favorite Western Kentucky. The Sun Belt and CUSA have league schedules that feature back-to-back games against the same opponent. Bulldogs coach Eric Konkol says the unusual scheduling makes conference play that much more interesting…
cut 20 (23) “…fascinating race”