LRN sportscast 11:40 August 25

Just five more days before 13th ranked LSU and 14th ranked Wisconsin meet in Houston in the regular season opener for both college football teams. Tigers running back Terrence Magee says they are expecting a crazy atmosphere in Houston…
cut 17 (17) “…be fun”
LSU is listed as a four and a half point favorite.

Louisiana Tech head coach Skip Holtz has yet to say who will start at quarterback for the Bulldogs this Saturday as Tech opens the season at Oklahoma. Cody Sokol and Ryan Higgins have been battling since the start of fall camp.

Northwestern State opens the season Thursday against Missouri State. Zach Adkins is the starting QB and Daniel “Bear” Hazlewood is the back-up.

The Saints are back on the practice field this afternoon as training camp winds down. New Orleans looked sharp on Saturday in a 23-to-17 win over the Colts. Tight end Jimmy Graham says the offense is already in a rhythem, even though quarterback Drew brees didn’t play in the first two preseason games because of an oblique injury….
cut 15 (20) “….nothing but good”
Reducing the number of penalties is still a priority, as the Black and Gold were flagged ten times on Saturday night. And it’s still unclear, who will be Brees back-up. Luke McCown and Ryan Griffin each struggled at times against the Colts.

In other NFL news…former LSU quarterback Zach Mettenberger is listed as the number three quarterback on the Titans depth chart.