LSU and Georgia are set to meet in Saturday’s SEC Championship game. The Tigers are a perfect 12-0, while the Bulldogs are 11-and-1 and on a six-game winning streak since a double-overtime loss to South Carolina on October 12th. Georgia Coach Kirby Smart’s team now has a chance at getting into the college football playoff…
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The Bulldogs are led on offense by running back D’Andre Swift, who has rushed for 12-hundred yards.

Two other Louisiana schools are also involved in championship games this weekend. U-L Lafayette meets Appalachian State in the Sun Belt title game, while Southern will face Alcorn State. Both games are rematches from a year ago, won by the Mountaineers and Braves.

The Pelicans lost their fifth in a row last night, a 107 to 104 defeat to Oklahoma City in New Orleans.

Southeastern Louisiana and Nicholls have advanced to the second round of the F-C-S playoffs. The Lions rallied from 31-14 deficit to beat Villanova 45-44 in Hammond. Meanwhile, Nicholls defense didn’t give up a touchdown in a 24-6 win over North Dakota. Senior defensive linemen Sully Laiche led the Colonels to the victory…
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The Lions are at Montana this Saturday, while the Colonels visit North Dakota State. The Bison are three-time defending champs.

In other college football news…Ole Miss has fired its head coach Matt Luke. The former Rebels offensive lineman was 15-and-21 in three seasons in Oxford.

And the for first time in four years, Alabama is not ranked in the Top 5 in the A-P poll. The Crimson Tide are ranked ninth.