The Saints have placed running back Mark Ingram on injured reserve because of a shoulder injury and that means he’ll miss the final four games of the regular season. For the year, Ingram had 769 yards rushing and six touchdowns and played most of the game against Carolina, so it’s unclear when the injury occurred. New Orleans is at Tampa Bay this Sunday.

According to a report by the USA Today, LSU has the highest paid assisstant coaching staff in the country. The coaches underneath Les Miles were paid five-point-four million dollars, which is just ahead of Auburn and Alabama. LSU is the only school to pay its two coordinators at least one million dollars.

Chris Landry of landry-football-dot com reports that McNeese State head coach Matt Viator has interviewed for ULM’s head coaching vacancy. Viator just led the Cowboys to a 10-0 regular season.

UL Lafayette Seniors Jamal Robinson and Dominique Tovell have been named to the first-team All Sun Belt football team. ULM linebacker Hunter Kissinger was also a first team selection, while La Tech quarterback Jeff Driskel has been Conference USA newcomer of the year.

Big rivalry game in college basketball tonight as UL Lafayette hosts McNeese State in the Cajundome. The Cajuns come in with a record of 2-3, while the Cowboys are 1-5. Tip-off is set for 7 PM.

This weekend will be the nonselect championship games at the Mercedes Benz Superdome and there will be some big time quarterbacks featured in the games. In Class Five-A, it’s Zachary versus John Ehret. Zachary has Lindsey Scott who is the Gatorade Player of the Year in Louisiana, while Ehret has De’Jon Harris who is committed to Arkansas.

In Four-A…Karr has Aldon Clark who has put big numbers and they’ll face defending champs Neville. The 3-A game features St. James quarterback Lowell Narcisse going up against Lutcher.