The Saints host Buffalo on Thanksgiving night. Last Sunday, New Orleans allowed 242 yards rushing in a 40-29 loss to the Eagles. Coach Sean Payton doesn’t expect the Bills to use mostly read-option football to beat the Saints…
Cut 20 (10) “.Eagles game”
Saints tight end Adam Trautman was having his best game of the season when he went down with a knee injury in the fourth quarter. Trautman will reportedly miss four to six weeks with an MCL sprain.

LSU coach Ed Orgeron says there’s the possibility two freshmen could return on defense for Saturday night’s game against Texas A-and-M, including defensive lineman Maason Smith…
cut 18 (18) “….of the week”

The LSU men’s basketball team put together another strong performance last night as they blew out Belmont 83-53 to improve to 5-and-0 on the season. LSU now has held their five opponents to 60 points and less. The Bruins shot 32-percent from the field last night, while Tari Eason scored 15 to lead the way offensively for LSU.

ULM shot 57-percent from the field and had six players in double figures in a 96-66 win over Northwestern State.

Elsewhere…McNeese clobbered Carver College 98-54, while Nicholls defeated Cal Poly 75-72 in overtime as Ty Gordon had 24 points for the Colonels who are four and two on the season.

The Ragin Cajuns are at Marshall.

Nicholls wide receiver Dai’Jean Dixon and Southeastern Louisiana quarterback Cole Kelley are finalists for the Walter Payton Award, which goes out to the best player in college football. Kelley won the award last year and today Kelley was named the Southland Conference Player of the Year. The Defensive Player of the Year in the Southland is McNeese defensive end Isaiah Chambers as he led the league in sacks with 5.5.