Gameday has arrived for the Louisiana Tech football team as they will battle Conference USA Rival F-I-U at 8 PM in a game that will be seen on the C-B-S Sports Network. Coach Sonny Cumbie is ready to improve on last season’s three and nine mark…
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Quarterback Hank Bachmeier will make his Louisiana Tech debut and expect him to get the ball to Smoke Harris and Cyrus Allen. Harris has scored 19 touchdowns during his career at Tech.

On the defensive side of the ball…Jim Thorpe Award Watch list selection Willie Roberts will be one of the leaders of the season. He had four interceptions last season and the Bulldogs leading tackler from last season, Hugh Davis is also back.

The Saints conclude the preseason tomorrow night in the Superdome as they host the Houston Texans. Coach Dennis Allen has liked what he’s seen from his squad in the preseason…
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Derek Carr and several Saints starters will not play in this preseason finale. Houston is expected to play the number two overall pick in this year’s draft, quarterback C-J Stroud. The Texans are the only team in the NFL that has yet to name a starting quarterback for week one.

According to Yahoo Sports, LSU football coach Brian Kelly tried multiple ways to make sure defensive tackle Maason Smith was eligible for the Tigers game against Florida State on September 3rd. One scenario was to play Grambling State, their opponent on September 9th, during week zero, which means the game would have been played today. Smith is suspended for the season opener for participating in an autograph session before NIL went into effect. Multiple appeals were denied.