4:45 LRN Sportscast

Saints Quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is set to make his second straight start for the injured Drew Brees when the Black and Gold host the Dallas Cowboys Sunday night. New Orleans linebacker DeMario Davis says they have Bridgewater’s back…
cut 17 (19) “….to the table’
The Cowboys beat the Saints 13-10 last year. Drew Brees threw for just 127 yards and Alvin Kamara was held to 36 yards rushing.

And the injury report shows Brees, Will Clapp and TreQuan Smith out for Sunday’s game, but Sheldon Rankins is questionable, opening the door for the defensive tackle to return to game action for the first time since tearing his achilles tendon last January.

The Ragin Cajuns and ULM begin play in the Sun Belt Saturday. The Cajuns are at Georgia Southern. While the Warhawks host South Alabama. ULM lost by 52 at Iowa State last Saturday, while UL-Lafayette is coming off a road win over Ohio.

Louisiana Tech has a Conference USA tilt against winless Rice. The Bulldogs have won five straight matchups against the Owls. Kick-off is at 6 PM. Tech is also trying to improve to 2-and-0 in league play.

Nicholls is also in the Lone Star state to face old Southland rival Texas State. The Colonels are ranked ninth in one FCS poll. The Bobcats are just one and three on the year.

Northwestern State will look to break through the win column when they take on Southeastern Louisiana. The Lions are ranked 19th in an FCS Poll. Cox Sports Television will broadcast this game.

McNeese hosts Sam Houston in a battle of two and two teams. The Cowboys lost their Southland opener last week.

Grambling looks for its first win at Prarie View in a game played in Dallas and Southern visits Arkansas Pine Bluff. Jaguars Coach Dawson Odums says he would like to get the run game going.