The LSU Tigers take on Texas A-and-M tonight looking to avoid ending the regular season on a three-game losing streak. LSU has won three straight over the Aggies. In the last two victories, the Tigers defense held quarterback Johnny Manziel in check. Tonight, A-and-M will start freshman Kyle Allen. Sophomore defensive tackle Christian LaCouture says putting pressure on Allen will be important…

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Both of these teams enter tonight’s contest with identical records, seven and four overall, 3-and-4 in the SEC. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:30 and it will be televised on ESPN.

Saturday, Louisiana Tech hosts Rice with the Conference USA West division title on the line. The winner of that game will take on Marshall in the Conference USA championship game on December 6th.

With one game left in the regular season, UL-Lafayette still has a shot to share the Sun Belt Conference Championship, despite their loss last week to Appalachian State. For the Ragin Cajuns to claim at least a share of the Sun Belt title, they’ll need ULM to beat Georgia Southern on Saturday and the UL-L will need to knock off Troy. The Cajuns-Trojans game kicks off at 11:30 Saturday and the Warhawks-Eagles match up will begin at 5PM. Both games can be seen on ESPN3.

Also Saturday, Southeastern Louisiana will host Sam Houston State in the first round of the FCS playoffs. Kickoff is scheduled for 1PM Saturday in Strawberry Stadium. The winner will advance to take on Jacksonville State on December 6th.

In the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, ULM junior, Majok Deng, recorded a double-double, but it wasn’t enough as the Warhawks fell 61-48 to Coastal Carolina in Chattanooga, TN. Deng recorded 14 points and and pulled down a game high 10 rebounds as ULM falls to 2-2 on the season. ULM takes on Robert Morris today.