We are six days away from LSU versus Alabama. The game is a match-up between two of the highest-scoring offenses in the country. Tiger Rag Assistant Editor Tyler Nunez wonders if LSU is up to the challenge defensively…
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LSU’s scoring defense is 22nd in the nation at 20 points per game. Bama sits at 10th with 15 points per game.

The Athletic is reporting LSU linebacker Michael Divinity is no longer on the team. Divinty missed three games this season in what were called “coach’s decisions.” The senior from John Ehret High School has 23 tackles on the season and leads the team with three sacks.

Also one other LSU news bit. The Tigers game versus Ole Miss on November 16th will kick off at 6 PM.

The Ragin Cajuns have a short week coming up as they will visit Coastal Carolina for a Thursday night game in South Carolina. U-L Lafayette leads the Sun Belt Western Division with a 3-and-1 conference record. Coastal is just one and three.

The one-and-five Pelicans are in Brooklyn tonight to face the Nets. Brandon Ingram is expected to play after leaving during the loss to Oklahoma City with a head injury. Ingram has averaged nearly 24 points a game during the first six games of the season. Brooklyn is off to a slow start this season as well at just two and four.

The Saints will get back to work this week after enjoying a Sunday afternoon off. New Orleans will host the Falcons this Sunday. At the halfway point of the season, the Saints have the second-best record in the NFC behind undefeated San Francisco.

In the Southland Conference, Central Arkansas is the league leader at 5-and-1 and there’s a three-way tie for second place between Sam Houston State, Southeastern Louisiana, and Nicholls. The Colonels host Houston Baptist. The Lions are at Central Arkansas. Both games kick off at 3 PM.