The Purple and Gold Nation is still in shock over LSU’s one point loss in the season opener versus Florida State Sunday night in the Superdome. The Tiger defense struggled to get off the field, allowing F-S-U to convert 11 of 17 times on third down. Edge rusher B-J Ojulari says they still have the whole season ahead of them…:
Cut 15 (13) “little things”

LSU sophomore defensive tackle Maason Smith suffered a torn ACL in the game and will reportedly miss the rest of the season. The injury happened as Smith celebrated a tackle by LSU safety Major Burns on the 7th play of the opening series.

The Tigers will face Southern Saturday night for the first time ever in football. The Jags defeated Florida Memorial in their opening game by a score of 86-0.

Game week has arrived for the Saints as they visit the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. Instead of facing Matt Ryan at quarterback, Atlanta has a new Q-B, Marcus Mariota, who has not started a game since 2019 when he was with the Tennessee Titans. Saints Coach Dennis Allen…:
Cut 16 (16) “attack it”
It’s Allen’s first game as the Saints head coach. Kickoff Sunday is 12 noon.

Looking ahead to other college football games this weekend — there are other in-state matchups on the schedule in addition to LSU/Southern. Nicholls State visits ULM Saturday night, and Grambling will take on Northwestern State in Shreveport.