La Tech is just a day away from a high profile matchup with Power 5 stalwart Miami. The Bulldogs will face the Hurricanes in Shreveport for the Independence Bowl tomorrow and coach Skip Holtz says because Shreveport is right in the neighborhood for the Ruston based Tech, he expects fans to pack Independence Stadium…
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Kickoff is 3PM Thursday.
Despite suffering a hamstring injury in practice last week, LSU’s star running back and all SEC 1st teamer Clyde Edwards-Helaire is expected to play Saturday against Oklahoma in Atlanta for the Peach Bowl.
The Saints’ hopes of a first seed in the NFC playoffs are rapidly diminishing after Kirk Cousins and the Vikings choked away their Monday night game against the Packers 23-10. To secure home-field the Saints will now need a series of things to go right, starting with winning Sunday’s noon game against the 5-10 Panthers, who fired longtime coach Ron Rivera several weeks ago. The Packers will need to somehow lose to the 3-11-1 Lions, and the Seahawks will need to take down the 49ers in Seattle for the Black and Gold to sneak in. A loss by either the Packers or 49ers would open up the chance for the team to at least secure a bye-week as the number two seed if we can top the Panthers.
After a franchise-record losing streak ended with a win in Minnesota, the Pels have now won two of their last three games, bringing their total record on the year to a still highly disappointing 8-23. Despite those struggles, the team will still get a Christmas Day game today at 9:30 PM against the Nuggets.