The Saints are practicing in Dallas as they left before Hurricane Ida caused massive damage in Crescent City. Coach Sean Payton the players’ families also made it Dallas and knows this is a difficult situation for everyone…
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Payton says he’s unsure if the Saints will host Green Bay in the Superdome in Week one. He says they’ll have a plan B, but its unlikely the game will be played in Green Bay. Before New Orleans can play the game, roster cuts need to take place. Payton says the roster reduction will take place over the next couple of days.

Tulane was set to host second-ranked Oklahoma on Saturday. But the Green Wave will not be able to play in New Orleans, so there’s talk about playing the game in Lincoln, Nebraska instead. Tulane’s football team evacuated to Birmingham before the storm’s arrival.

The Fighting Tigers are in Houston and will spend the rest of the week there preparing for Saturday’s season opener against UCLA. The Bayou Bengals will leave for Los Angeles on Thursday.

The Bruins blew out a hapless Hawaii team on Saturday 44 to 10. UCLA held Hawaii to just 26 yards rushing and intercepted two passes. Special teams blocked a punt for a touchdown and Bruins running back Zach Charbonnnet rushed for 106 yards and three touchdowns. It was not a great day for UCLA Quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson. The senior from Las Vegas threw for only 130 yards and one touchdown.

Here’s the rest of the schedule involving Louisiana teams. Louisiana Tech is at Mississippi State. ULM travels to Kentucky. Nicholls is at Memphis, Northwestern State is at North Texas, Southern is at Troy, Grambling is a Tennessee State McNeese hosts West Florida and Southeastern Louisiana is scheduled to host North Alabama.