16:45 LRN Sportscast Oct 20

We are at about the halfway point of the college football season and the LSU Tigers are 6-0, but there are areas where they can improve. LSU has given up a bunch of big pass plays and Coach Les Miles says they are working to get that corrected…
cut 18 (12) “….to do”
Western Kentucky will be at Tiger Stadium on Saturday and they have an explosive offense.

The Ragin Cajuns will face Arkansas State in a Sun Belt contest that will be televised by ESPN 2 tonight. UL Lafayette Coach Mark Hudspeth hoping for another big game from quarterback Jalen Nixon who returned from injury and threw 238 yards and had four total touchdowns last time out…
cut 20 (11) “…other night”
UL Lafayette has won the last four times they’ve played on a Tuesday.

The Saints are back at practice tomorrow. We might get more information on what happened to assistant coach Joe Vitt. Colonel John Fortunado with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s office says Vitt injured himself as he was chasing after some car burglars. Fortunado says Vitt began chase after seeing a shadow run across his front lawn..
cut 30 (18) “…he received”
It’s been reported that Vitt injured his achilles and broke his wrist.

In the latest FCS coaches poll…McNeese State is still ranked ninth. Southeastern Louisiana and Grambling State are receiving votes. The Cowboys host Northwestern State this Saturday, while S-L-U is at Houston Baptist and Grambling hosts Mississippi Valley for homecoming.