The Panthers will bring a four-game winning streak into the Mercedes Benz Superdome on Sunday as New Orleans battles Carolina in a matchup of the top two teams in the NFC South. When Cam Newton plays good, the Panthers offense excels. Saints linebacker A-J Klein says it’s important to keep Newton in the pocket…
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Saints rookie cornerback Marshon Lattimore is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Panthers.

Tonight is the semi-finals of the high school football playofs on the non-select side, undefeated West Monroe hosts Zachary. Lakeshore is also undefeated and seeking it’s first trip to the Dome, they’ll take on Rayne.

It’s official; Jimbo Fisher has left Florida State to take the head coaching job at Texas A&M, and will be on the sidelines for FSU’s game against ULM Saturday. So what does this mean for LSU now that he’s in the SEC West? College football analyst Mike Detillier says Fisher knows how to develop quarterbacks…:
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Fisher will reportedly receive 7.5 million dollars over a 10-year contract.

In other SEC news….Tennessee athletic director John Currie is out as the Vols search for a football coach has been a trainwreck. Former Tennessee coach Phil Fulmer will serve as acting athletic director.

In baskeball tonight…the Pelicans visit the Utah Jazz. Tomorrow night, New Orleans is in Portland and there’s a battle on the bayou tonight as Nicholls State hosts the Ragin Cajuns.