LSU opened its season with a 17 to 10 win over Clemson in a defensive battle. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney gave the LSU Tigers a grade of 65 out of 100 for their performance last Saturday. Kelly clapped back, saying it was a low score considering his team dominated Clemson in the second half…
LSU came in at number three in the Associated Press Rankings this week, which is the highest ranking LSU has been since 2019.
Nicholls State football entered the FCS Top 25 poll this week at the number 22 spot. Nicholls enters the top 25 after a win over number 4 Incarnate Word and a loss to Troy despite not being ranked in the preseason polls.
For the first time ever, the Grambling State Tigers will face an Associated Press number 1 team. The Tigers will be tasked with facing the number 1 Ohio State after the Buckeyes took care of Arch Manning and the Texas Longhorns this past weekend.
During the holiday weekend, the Saints made a shocking roster move, and head coach Kellen Moore says it was a rather difficult one.
The New Orleans Saints announced the hiring of Thomas Dimitroff as a consultant. Dimitroff has an extensive background in NFL front offices, most notably with the Atlanta Falcons, where he served as General Manager while helping lead the team to a Super Bowl 51 appearance.
ULM senior defensive back D’arco Perkins-McCallister was named as the Sun Belt Conference defensive player of the week after an impressive performance against Saint Francis. Perkins-McCallister totaled 8 tackles, including two sacks in the shutout win.
Two Louisiana Tech football players earned Conference USA Weekly Honors this week. Linebacker Mekhi Mason was named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week and punter John Hoyet Chance was selected as the Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week.