The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs put together another impressive performance last night in a 42 to 21 win at North Texas. Cody Sokol threw for 243 yards and five touchdowns . Two of the TD passes went to Paul Turner. Kenneth Dixon rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown. Tech’s defense didn’t give up a touchdown until the third quarter.

The Saints defense is looking to rebound from a poor performance against Atlanta when they visit the Cleveland Browns this Sunday. Safety Jairus Byrd says they’ve spent this week working on fundamentals….
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Meanwhile former Saints cornerback Jabari Greer has announced his retirement. Greer had a 10-year career in the NFL and won a Super Bowl with the Saints.

The LSU Board of Supervisors meets today and they are expected to extend Athletic Director Joe Alleva’s contract through 2019. Alleva’s base pay will remain at $725,000 a year plus incentives. Assistant Tiger Rag Editor James Moran says Alleva has done well in helping to generate funds for new facilities and the expansion of Tiger Stadium…
cut 7 (11) “…tennis facility coming”
Alleva has been at LSU since 2008.

Tomorrow night….LSU will host ULM. It’s the third ever meeting between the two schools on the football field. That’s not the only match-up involving instate teams. Northwestern State will be in Baton Rouge tomorrow night to take on Southern. The Demons are still looking for their first win of the season. Southeastern Louisiana is at Tulane. The Lions are 2-and-0, while the Green Wave is 0-and-2.