16:45 LRN Sportscast Sept 10

Saints Coach Sean Payton and Quarterback Drew Brees are set to begin their tenth NFL season together. Brees says he doesn’t take his relationship with Payton for granted…
cut 20 (18) “…every opportunity”
Brees and the Saints take on Arizona this Sunday. The Saints are a two-and-a-half point undergo. The NFL season gets underway tonight with Pittsburgh at New England.

It will be an emotional night in Wossman, where the Franklin Parish football team will play its first game since the death of Tyrell Cameron. Tyrell died last Friday after colliding with another player during a punt return. The game between Wossman and Franklin Parish was moved up to tonight, because visitiation for Tyrell is tomorrow night.

LSU and Mississippi State will have to wait until 8:15 on Saturday night to kick-it off. After waiting for last Saturday’s game to be cancelled, the Tigers know what it’s like to wait around. LSU defensive tackle Christian Lacouture says they’ll be ready to go…
cut 30 (12) “…we’re excited”

Louisiana Tech will play its second game of the season tonight when they face Western Kentucky in a battle featuring the two best teams in Conference USA. The Hilltoppers held on to beat Vanderbilt last week, while the Bulldogs easily defeated Southern.

The Jaguars are also in action tonight as they take on Mississippi Valley State in a game that will be on ESPN-U at 6:30.

And on Fox Sports New Orleans, it’s the top ranked team in Class 3-A, Parkview Baptist, facing Riverside Academy in the LHSAA Game of the Week.