Tonight on Fox Sports One, Louisiana Tech will visit Rice in a big Conference USA match-up. The Bulldogs and Owls are battling for first place in the West Division. Rice leads Conference USA in rushing as they are averaging close to 200 yards a game on the ground. But Tech Head Coach Skip Holtz says the Owls also have a good passing game…
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The last time La Tech played Rice in Houston, the Owls won 52-14. Tonight’s game will kickoff at 7 PM.

LSU has released its 2016 football schedule. The Tigers open the season in Green Bay against Wisconsin. Other highlights include a trip to Auburn on September 24th, a home game against Missouri on October 1st, hosting Ole Miss October 22nd and Alabama on November 5th and the regular season concludes on Thanksgiving night at Texas A-and-M.

The Saints look to get back to the .500 mark on Sunday when they host the New York Giants. It doesn’t look like the Saints will get cornerback Keenan Lewis back for this game. He did not practice yesterday as he continues to recover from a sports hernia surgery during training camp. New Orleans has reportedly signed linebacker Jo-Lonn Dunbar, who was with the Saints from 2008 to 2011. He was released by the Rams earlier this week.

Elsewhere in the NFC South this weekend…the Falcons host Tampa Bay on Sunday and Carolina takes on Indianapolis in Charlotte on Monday night.

In college football Saturday….the Ragin Cajuns are double digit favorites to beat U-L-M on Saturday. U-L Lafayette quarterback Jalen Nixon is coming off a good performance against Arkansas State and it appears the Cajuns have finally found a replacement to Terrance Broadway at quarterback.

In other action on Saturday…Tulane is at undefeated and 16th ranked Memphis. McNeese State looks to stay undefeated as they visit Abilene Christian. Northwestern State and Nicholls meet in Thibodaux in a battle of one-win teams. Southeastern Louisiana has a tough game at Central Arkansas.