Tigers fans have packed into Atlanta ahead of today’s 3PM kickoff against Oklahoma, and the Louisiana faithful are already showing up big with reports that the official LSU team hotel ran out of bottled beer more than 25 hours before kickoff. On the field it looks like star running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire is still a game-time decision, but coach Orgeron told reporters yesterday that he suspects the running back will play, but with limited snaps.
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A few things need to go right Sunday for the Saints to win home-field advantage in the playoffs, starting with a win at Carolina, along with losses for the 49ers and Packers. Both the Saints and Packers play at 12PM on FOX, so unless you have Sunday Ticket you’ll have to track the game on your phone. Tight end Jared Cook says the players can’t let the Packers game distract them.
The Packers play the 3-11-1 Lions, and are 12.5 point favorites. The 9ers have the night game, and are 3 point favorites over Seattle.
Louisiana is the first state in the nation to receive authorization from the USDA to distribute industrial hemp licenses. The news doesn’t mean any farmer can start putting hemp seeds in the ground. Because the product is highly regulated, Ag Commissioner Mike Strain says you’ll first have to pass a background check…