Southern Miss scored 20 points in the first quarter last night and the Ragin Cajuns could not recover and lost to the Golden Eagles 39-24 in Hattiesburg. The Cajuns got a great night from receiver Michael Jefferson, who had six catches for 179 yards. Quarterback Ben Wooldridge threw for a career-high 336 yards, but he was also intercepted three times.

Tonight Louisiana Tech faces F-I-U in Miami. The Bulldogs are coming off a tough one-point overtime loss to Rice. Tech Head Coach Sonny Cumbie says the team grew from that loss…
cut 19 (16) “….individually improve”
It’s unclear who will start at quarterback for the Bulldogs tonight. Matthew Downing is out for the season, Parker McNeil is questionable, so it might be freshman Landry Lyddy who threw two touchdown passes last week.

The Saints will look to turn their season around on Sunday when they host Las Vegas Raiders. Both teams have just two wins on the season. New Orleans Quarterback Andy Dalton is optimistic…
cut 18 (15) “….into wins”
A Saints win and they could find themselves tied for first place in the NFC South with a three-and-five record. Tampa lost again last night as they fell to the Ravens 27-22. The other NFC South match-up this weekend is Atlanta hosting Carolina.

District championships were won in high school football last night. Avoyelles won its first district title in school history with a 68-45 win over Rosepine. Iowa won a district title by beating St. Louis Catholic 29-21. Amite beat Sterlington 26-20 in a great football game, Also last night Acadiana over Carencro 21-20. And it was Airline over Parkway 41-20.