11:40 LRN Sportscast

After not playing in November because of four games that were either postponed or canceled due to COVID-19 related issues, Louisiana Tech will take on North Texas tonight in Denton. The Bulldogs are 4-and-3, while the Mean Green are three and four. Tech Coach Skip Holtz says North Texas likes to play pressure defense
Cut 16 (15) “…as they can.”
Kick-off is at 5 PM.

LSU hosts top-ranked Alabama on Saturday. Coach Ed Orgeron says this will be a good test for his freshmen Q-Bs TJ Finley and Max Johnson…
cut 19 (13) “…one guy.”

For the second time in three weeks, the Saints will face the Falcons on Sunday, this time in Atlanta. Saints defensive end Cam Jordan knows what it will take to beat the Dirty Birds…
cut 30 (10) “….Calvin”
When these two teams met in the Superdome on November 22nd, the Saints sacked Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan eight times and intercepted him twice in a 24-9 New Orleans win.

ULM opens its basketball season tonight as they make the short trip to Ruston to take on the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. Tip-off is set at 6:30. The Warhawks finished last in scoring last season in Sun Belt, but they hope six-foot-seven forward Russell Harrison can provide some scoring. He averaged 18 points a game at Clarendon-Texas College last season. Tech is off to a 2-0 start, with wins over Texas-Arlington and Northwestern State.

Last night the Ragin Cajuns beat UNO 66-63, while Southeastern Louisiana defeated California Baptist 81-80.