It’s gameday. No. 2 LSU and No. 4 Alabama will face off today in a much anticipated SEC Showdown in Tuscaloosa. The Tigers are looking to keep its perfect season intact and Coach Les Miles wants his players to leave it all on the field…:
Cut 17 (18) “good you are”
Kickoff is at 7pm and will be televised on CBS.
McNeese State can clinch a Southland Conference Championship tonight when they host Sam Houston State at 6 PM in Cowboys Stadium. The Cowboys are 7-0 against league opponents, while the Bearkats are 5-and-1 and they rank second in the nation in both total offense and scoring offense.
Louisiana Tech will host North Texas for homecoming on this afternoon. The Bulldogs are seeking their ninth straight win at home. The Mean Green spoiled Tech’s homecoming celebration in 2013 as they beat the Bulldogs 28-13.
In the Sun Belt…UL Lafayette is at Georgia State. The Panthers are 2-and-5 on the season, but their quarterback Nick Arbuckle threw for 390 yards and two touchdowns last week in a loss to Arkansas State. The Cajuns are expected to play two quarterbacks today, Brooks Haack and Jalen Nixon.
ULM, who nearly beat the Cajuns last weekend, is at Troy.
The Saints have a good chance at picking up their fourth win in a row on tomorrow when they host Tennessee. The Titans are 1-and-6 and have announced that Marcus Mariota will start against New Orleans. Mariota missed the last two games with a sprained MCL in his left knee.
The New Orleans Pelicans fell 121-115 to the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night at the Smoothie King Center.