Saints coach Sean Payton says there’s a high chance running back Mark Ingram will play this Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. New Orleans worked out a trade with Houston this week to bring Ingram back to the Saints.

The Black and Gold need all of the offensive firepower they can get because 44-year-old Tom Brady is still playing at a high level. The Bucs QB leads the NFL in completions, passing yards. touchdowns and he’s only thrown three interceptions. Coach Sean Payton says it’s impressive what Brady is doing…
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Kick-off Sunday in the Ceasars Superdome is at 3:25 on Sunday.

Conference USA lost Southern Miss and Old Dominion to the Sun Belt this week and now CUSA is looking to add. The Athletic reports that Conference USA is in negotiations to bring New Mexico State, Liberty, and U-Conn into the league. Connecticut would just be a football-playing school. Conference USA has also lost six schools to the American Athletic Conference.

Here’s your slate of college football games on Saturday, the Ragin Cajuns get the day started with an 11 AM kick-off against Texas State. Tulane hosts second-ranked Cincinnati.

ULM tries to pull off another upset as they are at Appalachian State. Louisiana Tech is also out east as they visit Old Dominion, who has just one win on the year.

Northwestern State visits Nicholls, McNeese who upset UIW last weekend will try to pull off an even bigger upset when they travel to eighth-ranked Southeastern Louisiana. Grambling visits Florida A-and-M and Southern hosts Alcorn State, who is 4-0 in the SWAC.