A rematch of last year’s memorable NFC Divisional playoff game between the Saints and tje Vikings takes place Sunday night at U-S Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The Saints bring a five-game winning streak into the game, while the Vikings have won three in a row. During the win streak, Minnesota’s defense has forced eight turnovers, allowed just five touchdowns and opponents have only converted on 4 of 32 third down opportunities. Saints running back Mark Ingram says they will need to play well to win….
And the Bulldogs are riding high are a 21-13 win over Florida Atlantic in last night’s unusual Friday game. Tech is is now 6 and 2 on the year after Quarterback J’mar Smith had a clean game with 217 passing yards, one TD, and no picks, and running back Jaqwis Dancy went for 116 yards on the ground and one touchdown. Tech faces Mississippi State next week.
The Pelicans stay undefeated after a squeaker 127-115 in the big easy against Brooklyn. They are 4 and 0 on the back of a balanced team outing that didn’t see any player crack 30 points, and only guard Jrue Holiday go over 20. The Brow had a rough night on offense, only putting up 18 points on 19 total shots, but he did manage to come down with 14 boards and 5 blocks.
The Ragin Cajuns are home tonight to host Arkansas State. A win and UL-Lafayette gets back to 4-4 on the season. Southern plays Jackson State at 6PM, and ULM has the week off. Southeastern Louisiana takes on Sam Houston at 1pm.
Big news on the high school recruiting front, Destrehan’s John Emery has de-committed from Georgia. He’s considered one of the nation’s top running backs and attended the LSU game when the Tigers upset Georgia.
Former star LSU Cornerback, and current NFL All-Pro Patrick Peterson’s trade rumors were tamped down a bit, as Cardinals GM Steve Keim told reporters that he will not be trading the lockdown star. His Team, the Cardinals are 1 and 6, which promted rumors that he was looking for a way out.