4:45 LRN Sportscast January 7

Saints offensive tackle Terron Armstead will not play again this Sunday. Cornerback Bradley Roby and defensive back P-J Williams have also been ruled out for the regular-season finale against Atlanta. Defensive end Marcus Davenport, running back Mark Ingram and offensive tackle Ryan Ramczyk are listed as questionable. Ramczyk has missed the last seven games with a knee injury.

New Orleans could use Davenport, Ingram and Ramczyk on Sunday as it’s a must-win game for the Black and Gold. A win for the Saints and a 49ers loss to the Rams and New Orleans gets the last seed in the NFC playoffs. Saints defensive end Cam Jordan says they are not guaranteed another game after Sunday, so all of their focus is going into beating the Dirty Birds…
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Kick-off is at 3:25.

Ed Ingram becomes the latest LSU Tiger to announce he’s entering the NFL draft. The offensive guard had one year left of eligibility. Ingram is the seventh LSU player to declare for the draft, joining Derek Stingley, Damone Clark, Cordale Flott, Cameron Lewis, Tyrion Davis Price, and Neil Farrell.

Former Ragin Cajuns player and assistant coach LaMar Morgan has been named as U-L Lafayette’s new defensive coordinator. Morgan was a standout safety for the Cajuns from 2003 to 2007 and last season he was the cornerbacks’ coach at Vanderbilt.

Dave Scholz has been hired as the Director of Football Sports Performance for the Bulldogs. He comes to Ruston after spending the last three seasons as the Head Strength and Conditioning coach at Texas Tech.

Former St. James Quarterback Lowell Narcisse is transferring to Nicholls. He’s been at UTSA the last two years after signing with LSU out of high school. He was a four-star Q-B for St. James.