The first college football playoff rankings are out and LSU is ranked second, while Alabama is ranked fourth. The two teams with national championship hopes will meet on Saturday night in Tuscaloosa. Crimson Tide Head Coach Nick Saban says with so much at stake, you can’t be conservative…
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And there’s good news on the injury front….Coach Les Miles said today that cornerback Tredavious White, defensive tackle Christian LaCouture and fullback JD Moore are practicing ahead of the Alabama game.

The Saints are getting to play the Titans on Sunday. ESPN is reporting rookie cornerback Damian Swann is not expected to play after suffering his second concussion of the season.

Louisiana Tech has a 6-3 record, 4-and-1 in Conference USA, heading into Saturday’s homecoming matchup with North Texas. Quarterback Jeff Driskel is a big reason for the Bulldogs success. He’s thrown for 27-hundred yards, 19 touchdowns and 4 interceptions. The former Florida quarterback says he’s enjoyed his time in Ruston…
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Tech is coming off a big 42-17 win over Rice.

In college basketball….LSU guard Keith Hornbsy will miss the start of the season after undergoing surgery in New Orleans. It’s expected he’ll miss at least a couple of weeks of the regular season.

And the Pelicans fell to 0-4 on the season as they lost to Orlando 103-94.