The Saints won their 8th straight yesterday and it’s hard to imagine New Orleans playing any better as they crushed Cincinnati 51-14. The Saints scored on every drive, except the last one, because they chose to take a knee on three consecutive plays to run the clock. Today the Bengals fired their defensive coordinator Teryl Austin and the Saints have signed veteran wide receiver Brandon Marshall to replace the injured Dez Bryant.

10th ranked LSU heads into its final home game of the year with an 8-2 record after holding on to beat Arkansas 24-17 on a frigid night in Fayetteville. Coach Ed Orgeron was happy, even though the game got close…
Cut 17 (21) “we did”
The Tigers host 1-and-10 Rice on Saturday.

ULM is bowl eligible after beating South Alabama 38-10 and the Ragin Cajuns are one win away from a sixth win to become bowl eligible. UL-Lafayette rushed for a season-high 355 yards in a 36-22 win over Georgia State. Running back Raymond Calais had a career-high 186 yards rushing and three touchdowns. Coach Billy Napier says Raymond has developed over time….
Cut 19 (16) “…elite speed.”
Calais is the Sun Belt Player of the Week for his performance against Georgia State that included a school-record 92-yard run.

Northwestern State’s Hayden Bourgeois was named Southland Conference Special Teams Player of te week. Bourgeois blocked a potential game-winning field goal in overtime in the Demons upset win over McNeese.