06:45 Sportscast September 11, 2015

A big match-up in Saturday’s LSU – Mississippi State game is the Tigers defense against Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott. Prescott had his way with the LSU defense last year as he rushed for over 100 yards and threw for over 200 yards against the Bayou Bengals in Baton Rouge. LSU defensive tackle Christian Lacourture on their gameplan to stop Prescott…

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Kickoff is at 8:15PM and you can watch on ESPN.

Western Kentucky quarterback Brandon Doughty threw for 441 yards and a touchdown as the Hilltoppers outscored Louisiana Tech last night 41-28. Bulldog quarterback Jeff Driskel threw for 357 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. This was the Conference USA opener for both teams. Tech will travel to Manhattan, Kansas to face Kansas State on September 19.

Southern scored 20 points in the first quarter and never looked back as the Jaguars routed Mississippi Valley State 50-13.

The NFL season got underway last night as the New England Patriots defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 28-21. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady threw for 288 yards and four touchdowns, three of those to tight end Rob Gronkowski.

The Saints open their regular season Sunday afternoon at Arizona. The Black and Gold are looking to rebound after a disappointing 7-9 campaign last season. Saints radio color analyst Hokie Gajan says preseason injuries have him concerned heading into the season opener…

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The game starts at 3:05PM Sunday and it will be televised on Fox.

The Franklin Parish High School football team returned to the gridiron last night for the first time since the death of Tyrell Cameron. Cameron died after colliding with another player during a punt return last Friday night. The Patriots fell to Wossman 43-18.