The Saints lead the NFL in rushing defense, allowing 79 yards a game, but Sunday’s opponent, Philadelphia, has one of the best rushing attacks in the game. Miles Sanders is the Eagles main running back, but quarterback Jalen Hurts leads the team in rushing and is second among NFL quarterbacks with 549 rushing yards. New Orleans Coach Sean Payton…
cut 17 (19) “….comes off of it”
When these two teams met last year, the Eagles rushed for 246 yards in a 24-21 victory for Philadelphia.

Nicholls Freshman running back Collin Guggenheim rushed for 266 yards and three touchdowns as the Colonels upset 15th ranked Southeastern Louisiana 45-42 in the River Bell Classic last night. The Lions finish the season with an 8-and-3 record and will have to wait until Sunday to find out of its that’s good enough to get into the F-C-S playoffs.

LSU Coach Ed Orgeron says Quarterback Garrett Nussmeier will not play anymore this season in order to preserve his redshirt season. Max Johnson will start tomorrow night against ULM and if something happens to Johnson, freshman walk-on Matt O’ Dowd will play.

Louisiana Tech hosts Southern Miss in the final home game of the season tonight. The Bulldogs snapped a five-game losing streak with a 42-32 win over Charlotte last Saturday. Sophomore Aaron Allen made his first start and threw for 324 yards and two touchdowns. Coach Skip Holtz says he was happy to see Allen play well…
Cut 19 (14) ” for it”
Kick-off is at 7 Pm.

In basketball last night, LSU won easily over McNeese 85-46, TCU dribbled past Nicholls 63-50, SMU Mustangs defeated Southeastern Louisiana 78-61 and after a slow start, the LSU Tigers raced past U-L Lafayette 70-41 in the Cajundome.