The New Orleans Saints will travel to Atlanta this Sunday to take on the Falcons. Quarterback Taysom Hill made his first NFL start against this team two weeks ago, meaning the Falcons have experience in defending him. Despite being 2-0 as a starter, Hill says there’s still a lot of things he needs to improve on.
Cut 18 (09) “doing that well”
LSU will host the number one ranked Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday. TJ Finley will get the nod at quarterback after edging out fellow freshman Max Johnson. Here’s coach Ed Orgeron on what they need to do for Finley to be successful.
Cut 30 (21) “protect them”
The 25th ranked Ragin Cajuns will face the Appalachian State Mountaineers tonight on ESPN at 7:30. The Mountaineers have a strong ground game, led by running back Camerun Peoples. Peoples has rushed for 639 yards, he is joined in the backfield by Daetrich Harrington. The two have combined to score 13 touchdowns. The Cajuns have yet to beat App State in their eight previous tries. Head Coach Billy Napier says they have complete respect for the Mountaineers.
Cut 20 (17) “this week”
Louisiana Tech beat North Texas last night 42-31 in their first game since Halloween, which helped the Bulldogs improve to 5-3 on the season. Quarterback Luke Anthony threw for 110 yards and two touchdowns. But it was the ground game that led the way as Israel Tucker carried the ball a whopping 37 times for 161 yards and two scores.