Bowl season has arrived and tonight at the Mercedes Benz Superdome the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs will take on the Arkansas State Red Wolves at 8 PM in the R-and-L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. Tech will have to figure out how to slow down Arkansas State’s rushing game. The Red Wolves are averaging 236 yards on the ground, while the Bulldogs have allowed 115 yards a contest. Tech running back Kenneth Dixon is two touchdowns away from tying NCAA record for career TDs.

LSU faces Texas Tech in the Texas Bowl on December 29th and the Red Raiders will not have their second leading receiver. Devin Lauderdale has been suspended by head coach Kliff Kingsbury for failure to uphold expectations of a student-athlete.

And UL Lafayette quarterback Brooks Haack has announced he’s transferring. Haack started eight games this past season and he threw for 14-hundred yards, five touchdowns and seven interceptions.

The Saints will host Detroit for Monday night football. New Orleans is a healthy team heading into this game as none of its players missed practice yesterday. Offensive lineman Terron Armstead and safety Jairus Byrd participated in practice on a limited basis.

In the NBA…the Pelicans fell behind by double digits in the first quarter last night and never could catch up as they lost to the Phoenix Suns 104-88. After the game, Coach Alvin Gentry said his team gave terrible effort.

In college basketball…Louisiana Tech improved to 9-2 with an 83-76 win over Southern. That’s 37 straight wins at home for the Bulldogs. ULM crushed Central Baptist 101-76. Majok Deng had a career-high 33 points. Colorado clobbered Nicholls State 85-68, Pepperdine pummeled UL Lafayette 79-59.

In the PMAC at one o’ clock today…LSU hosts an 8-4 Oral Roberts team on the SEC Network.