LSU’s Joe Burrow was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week today for his performance in the Fighting Tigers 45-16 win over Ole Miss. Burrow was 18 of 25 for 292 yards. He also rushed for 97 yards and a score. Burrow says the undefeated Tigers can still play at another level…
cut 19 (14) “…to be fun”
LSU is at 22nd ranked Florida this Saturday. And the SEC announced today that the Georgia game on October 13th will also kick off at 2:30 inside Tiger Stadium.

It was a no brainer for Conference USA to name Louisiana Tech defensive end Jaylon Ferguson as the Defensive Player of the Week. He set a career-high with four sacks in a single game. He’s only 4.5 sacks away from tying the program record. Bulldogs kicker Bailey Hale was also named Special Teams Player of the Week, he tied a program record with five field goals in the win over North Texas.

It was a good team win for the Saints yesterday as the running game got going behind the 134 yards on the ground from Alvin Kamara and the Black and Gold defense had its best game of the season. That unit forced two turnovers and just two pass plays of 20 yards or more. Coach Sean Payton liked what he saw from that group…
cut 17 (14) “…our favor”
Linebacker Demario Davis had a huge game with 11 tackles and two sacks. New Orleans is in first place in the NFC South and is now 3-and-1. They’ll get ready to host the Washington Redskins a week from tonight.

McNeese Senior linebacker BJ Blunt has been named the Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his performance int he Cowboys 17-10 win over Stephen F Austin. The New Orleans native had a career-high 12 tackles, along with two sacks and a fumble recovery. The Cowboys are ranked 9th in the FCS poll, the Colonels are ranked 12th.