A lot of Louisiana residents will spend their Saturday watching college football. The headliner is LSU versus BYU at the Mercedes Benz Superdome at 8:30. The Tigers will debut a new offense and on defense they will look to generate a pass rush without All-American edge rusher Arden Key, who is out as he recovers from shoulder surgery.

At six o’ clock in Ruston, it’s Louisiana Tech versus Northwestern State. J’Mar Smith replaces Ryan Higgins at quarterback and the Bulldogs must replace two talented wide receivers, Trent Taylor and Corey Henderson. Bulldogs Coach Skip Holtz on the production he anticipates from his wide outs…
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Meanwhile, the Demons are looking to improve after a 1-10 2016 season.

The defending champs in the SWAC, Grambling, begins its 2017 season in New Orleans taking on Tulane. Coach Broderick Fobbs says they look forward to the challenge….
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Tulane has never lost to a team from the FCS.

In Lafayette, it’s the Ragin Cajuns versus Southeastern Louisiana. UL Lafayette has a new offensive coordinator by the name of Will Hall and they have a new quarterback, Jordan Davis. S-L-U plans on playing two quarterbacks…South Carolina transfer Lorenzo Nunuz and junior Donovan Isom.

And the Saints will not have wide receiver Willie Snead for the first three games of the season. He’s been suspended because of an off-season DUI. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports the suspension was reduced from four to three games on appeal.