11:40 LRN Sportscast

After another impressive outing against Mississippi St. Malik Nabors is LSU’s leading receiver with 14 catches for 199 yards and a touchdown. Nabors muffed two crucial punts in the season opener vs Florida St but has bounced back with strong showings in the last three games, especially on 3rd and 4th downs. Coach Brian Kelly admires the young wide-out’s resilience…
Cut 19 (20) “…stronger for it.”
Kelly said on today’s SEC teleconference that they want to get Jack Bech more involved. So far two catches on the season for Bech.

The NFL has upheld the one-game suspension handed down against Bucs receiver Mike Evans for violently shoving Saints corner Marshon Lattimore to the ground. He will miss this Sunday’s game against Green Bay.

Louisiana Tech is back on the road this Saturday as they’ll visit South Alabama in its final non-conference game. Bulldogs Coach Sonny Cumbie is proud of how quarterback Parker McNeil performed in the loss to Clemson. McNeil was intercepted twice, but threw for 311 yards and a TD…
cut 18 (24) “….the game”

In other action on Saturday, ULM and the Cajuns open up Sun Belt play by playing each other in Monroe. U-L Lafayette has won the last four in this series.

Northwestern and Nicholls finally play their first home games, the winless Demons host Lamar and the Colonels take on Jacksonville State in Thibodaux.