16:45 LRN Sportscast December 1st

The father of Five-star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa told S-E-C Country that his son remains fully committed to Alabama, even though he’s received an offer from LSU. And Tua’s dad says there are no plans for his son to visit LSU. And according to the story, the Tagovailoa family called LSU four-star QB commitment Myles Brennan and told him to give Lane Kiffen a shot, if he ends up coaching at LSU.

Louisiana Tech is getting ready for Saturday’s Conference USA title game against Western Kentucky. The Bulldogs are coming off a 39-24 loss to Southern Miss. Tech Head Coach Skip Holtz hopes a tough defeat to the Golden Eagles will pay dividends this Saturday….
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Kick-off on Saturday is at 11 o’ clock from Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Two very good quarterbacks will face each other on Sunday when Drew Brees and the Saints host Matthew Stafford and the Detroit Lions. Stafford might be having his best season of his eight-year NFL career. He’s thrown for 28-hundred yards, 19 touchdowns and five interceptions. Payton says Stafford is doing a good job in spreading the ball around…
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Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand says former prep football star and NFL player Joe McKnight was killed this afternoon in what authorities are calling a road rage incident in Terrytown. The 28-year-old played in the Canadian Football League this past season. He starred at John Curtis and later USC.