06:45 LRN Sportscast

A COVID outbreak on the LSU football team has led to the postponement and possible cancellation of this weekend’s contest in Tiger Stadium against Alabama. Matt Doyle has the story.
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Two other SEC games scheduled for this Saturday are also postponed, Mississippi State-Auburn and Texas A-and-M against Tennessee. There’s a report LSU-Alabama could be played next week and the Tigers-Arkansas game scheduled for November 21st would be moved to December 19th, the date of the SEC Championship game.

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ULM’s football game at Arkansas State this Saturday has been postponed until December 12the due to COVID-19 concerns with the Warhawk program.

The LHSAA announces they still plan on holding its football championship games in the Superdome December 26th to the 28th. The regular season ends next weekend and for teams to qualify for the playoffs, they must have played four games. Executive Director Eddie Bonine is glad they’ve made it this far with a vast majority of the games being played…
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Bonine says if a team can’t compete in a playoff game because of COVID, their season will end and their opponent advances to the next round.