Louisiana Tech will face Rice tonight in a big Conference USA matchup. The Bulldogs are 3-and-1 in league play, while Rice is 2-and-1. The game will be on Fox Sports One at seven o’ clock and Tech coach Skip Holtz says the national TV audience should be entertained by this game…

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A loss for either team, likely knocks them out of contention to play in the CUSA title game.

In college football action Saturday, UL-Lafayette celebrates homecoming by hosting Sun Belt rival ULM, Tulane visits number 16 Memphis, McNeese State is at Abilene Christian, Nicholls State hosts Northwestern State, and Southeastern Louisiana travels to Central Arkansas.

The Saints will go after their third straight victory on Sunday when they host the New York Giants. A win will move New Orleans to 4-and-4 on the season. Wide receiver Brandin Cooks says after an 0-3 start to the season, the team feels better about itself…

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The Giants are 4-3 on the year and there defensive coordinator is Steve Spagnuolo, who had the same job in New Orleans in 2012. The game’s slated for a noon kickoff Sunday and it will be televised on Fox.

In high school football last night, it was Rayville all over Sterlington 50-33, Archbishop Hannan defeated St. John 35-23, Captain Shreve edged Loyola College Prep 24-21, Kaplan beat Erath 14-10, Easton trounced Karr 40-14, and Belle Chasse shut out Riverdale 41-0.