Based on the college football playoff rankings released last night, It will be a top ten matchup between LSU and Alabama on Saturday. The Crimson Tide are ranked sixth and the Tigers are ranked tenth and the seven and one Tulane Green Wave are ranked 19th.

Nick Saban holds a six and one record as the head coach at Alabama in games played in Tiger Stadium. Saban says it is more important than ever to stay poised playing in a hostile environment like Death Valley…
cut 18 (16) “….beat ourselves”
Kick-off is at 6 PM. The weather forecast calls for a 50-percent chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms on Saturday night.

Tonight the Pelicans battle the Lakers to complete a three-game road trip. New Orleans is 4-and-2, while the Lakers are one and five.

The Ragin Cajuns are gearing up to face the division leader in the Sun Belt West. Troy is 4-and-1 and allowing just 14 points a game. U-L Lafayette put up 35 points against Troy last year, but every point was hard to come by. Coach Michael Desormeaux says this year they’ll face an even better Troy defense that has depth and knows how to take away the big play…
cut 20 (13) “….for them”
Kick-off is at 4 PM.

Tonight is game four of the World Series with the Phillies up two game to one. Philadelphia will send former LSU star Aaron Nola to the mound tonight.

And Albany High School has decided to forfeit this Friday’s game against Bogalusa over security concerns. There was a fatal shooting outside of Bogalusa’s stadium on homecoming night on October 15th.