The New Orleans Saints barely got their first win of the season Sunday as New Orleans held on for the 35-34 victory over the Chargers. The Black and Gold forced three turnovers in the final 7 minutes to rally back from a 13 point deficit. Coach Sean Payton…:
CUT 1 (07) “bye week”
It was a homecoming victory for Quarterback Drew Brees who spent five seasons playing for San Diego.

And how bout them Tigers? In interim Head Coach Ed Orgeron’s debut game at the helm, LSU exploded to pound Missouri 42-7. The Tigers offense rolled up 634 total yards which is a school record in SEC games. Coach “O” says this is huge for the program…:
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LSU is at Florida for an 11 AM kickoff this Saturday. Running back Leonard Fournette is expected to return according to an ESPN report.

For the second straight week, UL Lafayette lost in overtime on the road. New Mexico State beat the Cajuns 37-31 in double overtime on Saturday. Cajuns Coach Mark Hudspeth says the two interceptions thrown by quarterback Anthony Jennings were costly…:
Cut 17 (11) “right now”

Elsewhere around the state over the weekend, Louisiana Tech picked up a much needed 28-7 victory over UTEP. The Bulldogs win comes after two straight losses on the road.

McNeese State rolled to a 38-13 victory over in-state rival Nicholls.

Auburn’s offense racked up 688 total yards as the host Tigers pushed past ULM 58-7.

Tulane rallied to beat UMass 31-24 to overcome a deficit larger than 10 points to win since the turn of the century.

Grambling State scored 36 unanswered points to take a 36-16 win over rival Prairie View A&M.

Southeastern fell to Lamar, 38-14.