No joy in Tiger Town today as the LSU Tigers for a fifth consecutive season have lost their season opener. USC scored two touchdowns in the final seven minutes to beat the Bayou Bengals 27 to 20. Coach Brian Kelly says it’s a game LSU should have won…

Cut 17 (20) “…the game is over”

LSU led 17-13 with just under seven minutes to go. Kelly is not happy about the two unsportsmanlike penalties that were called against the Tigers Kyren Lacy and Major Burns. After each penalty, USC would score a touchdown a few minutes later. And Kelly also not happy that LSU scored 20 points despite 421 yards of offense and 304 yards of passing from Garrett Nussmeier.

The Ragin Cajuns scored on their first four drives on Saturday night as they went on to beat Grambling 40-10. Ben Woolridge threw for 308 yards and three touchdowns. Coach Michael Desormeaux says it was a good start to the season…

Cut 20 (15) “…to improve on”

U-L Lafayette is at Kennesaw State this Saturday. Grambling has its home opener against Tuskegee.

Louisiana Tech won its season opener, but it wasn’t a pretty win as the Bulldogs defeated Nicholls 25-17 on a rainy night in Ruston. Tech turned it over five times, but the Bulldogs held the Colonels to 200 yards of offense. Louisiana Tech does not play on Saturday, while Nicholls will face LSU in Tiger Stadium.

McNeese is at Texas A-and-M on Saturday, but the Cowboys won their first game on the field since November of 2022 as the Pokes defeated Southern 21-7.