LRN Sportscast 16:45 Sept 26

The Saints look to win on the road in Dallas on Sunday night. New Orleans has not won a regular season game away from Mercedes Benz Superdome since a win over Atlanta in the Georgia Dome last November. But NFL analyst Mike Detillier says on the flip side, the Black and Gold are 9-and-0 in Sunday night games, when Coach Sean Payton is on the sidelines…
cut 18 (11) “….in a shootout”
The Saints beat the Cowboys in Big D last season 49-17. New Orleans had an NFL record 40 first downs in that game.

The 17th ranked LSU Tigers host New Mexico State tomorrow night in their final non-conference game of the year. LSU has won 48 straight against non-conference opponents in the regular season. That’s the longest streak in the nation.

ULM can improve to 2-and-0 in the Sun Belt when they host Troy on Saturday night at Malone Stadium. The last three times these two teams have played in Monroe, the Warhawks were victorious.

Louisiana Tech is at Auburn tomorrow. This is the 12th meeting between the two schools and the Bulldogs have yet to beat the War Eagles. They came close in 1948 as the game finished in a 13-13 tie.

Southeastern Louisiana begins defense of its Southland Conference championship as it visits Incarnate Word. Kick-off in San Antonio is set for six PM. The Lions have won their last ten game games against Southland opponents.

Nicholls State is still looking for win number one on the season. The Colonels are at Central Arkansas. McNeese State hosts Arkansas Tech in a non-conference match-up.

Southern and Grambling enter action tomorrow with 1-and-0 records in the SWAC. The Jags are at Alcorn State, while Grambling faces Prairie View in the State Fair Classic in Dallas.