Saints Head Coach Dennis Allen announced that star Wide Receiver Michael Thomas is expected to miss the rest of the season with a foot injury. Thomas suffered the injury week 3 against the Panthers and hasn’t seen the field since. Now with unexpected setbacks in his recovery, Thomas will miss the remainder of the year.
LSU will face sixth-ranked Alabama Saturday. The Tigers are coming off a bye week which allowed them to get healthier for this top-ten matchup. Head Coach Brian Kelly says running back John Emery and receiver Jack Bech should be able to play this Saturday after missing the last game because of injuries. He says sophomore left guard Garrett Dellinger is close to returning after injuring his knee in the Tennessee loss…
The Pelicans suffered their third loss of the season last night in an overtime heartbreaker to the Lakers. Again without Brandon Ingram and Herb Jones, the pels rallied back from a 16 point deficit before missing two free throws to close the game and falling to Los Angeles in overtime. The pels will be back in New Orleans tomorrow night against the Warriors.
Northwestern State who is 3-and-0 and in first place in the Southland will head to Texas on Saturday to face A&M Commerce. The Lions are having a successful start in their first season in the Southland as they are 3-and-1. Demons Coach Brad Laird says his team needs a good week of preparation…
La Tech will host Middle Tennessee this Saturday in Ruston. Both teams are 1-and-3 in league play, but the Blue Raiders have a signature non-conference win over Miami. True freshman Landry Lyddy started at quarterback last week, but Bulldogs Head Coach Sonny Cumbie says they are going back to senior Parker McNeil, who was hurt for last week’s loss to FIU…