The Saints won their ninth straight yesterday as they destroyed the Philadelphia Eagles 48-7. It was another MVP performance for Drew Brees who threw for 363 yards and four touchdowns. Brees says he’s feeling good…
cut 18 (14) “…doing my job”
New Orleans will now get ready to host the Falcons on Thanksgiving Night. Atlanta has lost two in a row including a three-point decision to Dallas yesterday.
For a second consecutive season, Nicholls will host a first round F-C-S playoff game. The Colonels, who are co-champs of the Southland Conference, will face San Diego at 3 PM this Saturday at John L Guidry Stadium.
It’s Bayou Classic Week, Southern and Grambling meet on Saturday. The winner advances to the SWAC Championship game. Grambling has won three straight in the annual contest. Kick-off is at 4 PM.
LSU got its offense back on track versus a weak Rice Owls team as the Bayou Bengals had 552 yards of total offense in a 42-10 win. Quarterback Joe Burrow threw for a career-high 307 yards and two touchdowns. Coach Ed Orgeron says a good week of preparation led to good results…
Cut 19 (19) “…really well”
LSU is at Texas A-and-M this Saturday. The Aggies have one of the top run defenses in college football.
And many would say that college football is better today now that Les Miles is coaching again. He was introduced yesterday as the new head coach at Kansas, which hasn’t had a winning season since 2008. But Miles is optimistic he can turn the Jayhawks into a winner quickly….
cut 4 (09) “…special football team”
Miles has a five-year contract that pays him 2.7 million dollars a year.