16:45 LRN Sportscast October 20

It’s LSU and Ole Miss tomorrow night in Oxford. The Tigers will face one of the best quarterbacks in the SEC in Shea Patterson. Patterson also has a good group of receivers to throw the ball to. A pass rush will a be key for LSU and Tigers Head Coach Ed Orgeron says edge rusher Arden Key could be poised for a big game…
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Key has been working to lose weight after missing much of preseason practice as he recovered from shoulder surgery.

There’s a lot of disappointment in Lafayette today after the Ragin Cajuns were blown out on national T-V. Arkansas State handed it to UL Lafayette last night beating the Cajuns 47-3 in the largest margin of victory in series history. U-L is now 3-4 overall, 2-and-2 in the Sun Belt.

Louisiana Tech is a slight favorite to beat Southern Miss on Saturday at Joe Aillet Stadium. The Bulldogs are 1-and-1 in Conference USA, while the Golden Eagles are 2-and-1, so this is really a must win, if La Tech wants to win the West Division.

ULM is a small underdog to South Alabama as that game will be played tomorrow in Mobile. Kickoff is at 4 PM. The Warhawks should have some success in the air as the Jaguars pass defense is ranked last in the Sun Belt.

Also on Saturday, Tulane welcomes 16th ranked South Florida to Yulman Stadium. The Green Wave are undefeated at home, while the Bulls have won all six of their games this season by two touchdowns or more.

In FCS action, 17th ranked Grambling State hosts Alcorn State at 2 Pm. Both teams are undefeated in SWAC play. 19th ranked McNeese hosts Incarnate Word for homecoming. And Northwestern State hosts 6th ranked Central Arkansas. The Bears are led by former Airline star Haden Hildebrand. He’s completed 68-percent of his passes this season and has 14 touchdowns and five interceptions.