Darius Days scored a career-high 30 points as the LSU Tigers easily defeated ULM 101-39 on the opening night of college basketball. Davis made a career-high eight three-pointers. 14th ranked Alabama hit 13 pointers and beat Louisiana Tech 93-64.

The Ragin Cajuns downed West Florida 81-47. Tulane topped Southeastern Louisiana 70-67, while Nicholls defeated Northern Iowa 62-58 as Ty Gordon had 19 points in the win.

The LSU Tigers are getting ready to host 25th ranked Arkansas on Saturday night. The Razorbacks are 6-and-3 and led by quarterback K-J Jefferson who has thrown for 18-hundred yards and 16 touchdowns. He also has five rushing touchdowns. LSU linebacker Damone Clark…
Cut 18 (19) “..guys rush”
Kick-off is at 6:30.

The eight and one Ragin Cajuns are still not in the College Football Playoff Rankings. U-L Lafayette finds itself outside of the top 25 despite winning eight in a row. The Cajuns are at Troy this Saturday for a 2:30 kick-off. The Trojans are 5-and-4 and Coach Billy Napier says they are playing two quarterbacks Taylor Powell and Gunnar Watson…
cut 17 (19) “….make sense”
There’s a chance the Cajuns will play Coastal Carolina in the Sun Belt Conference Championship game. Coastal quarterback Grayson McCall could miss the rest of the season with an upper-body injury.

McNeese is staying in the Southland Conference after flirting with the WAC. The Southland convinced McNeese to stay by allowing them to host numerous Southland Conference championship events from 2023-26.

The 2021-22 college basketball season begins today as the LSU Tigers will host ULM at the Maravich Center. Coach Will Wade is entering his fifth season as LSU’s coach and the program is coming off a 19-10 season and a second-round appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The Warhawks were 7-and-19 last year, but return their top five scorers from a year ago.

Also tonight, Louisiana Tech is at 14th ranked Alabama.

The LSU football team is back on the practice field this afternoon getting ready for Saturday night’s game against Arkansas. The Bayou Bengals played with great effort when they nearly upset the Crimson Tide on Saturday and Coach Ed Orgeron doesn’t expect to see any quit in this team…
cut 17 (23) “…about that”

The Saints committed ten penalties in their loss to Atlanta on Sunday. Seven of the infractions were on offense for 55 yards. Coach Sean Payton says it was frustrating to watch the game film…
cut 19 (30) “…cleaning up”
The Saints are at Tennessee on Sunday and the Titans are a three-point favorite.

The high school football brackets are out. Ouachita Christian is the number one seed in Division Four, Lafayette Christian is number one in Division Three and ED White has the top seed in Division Two. Many is looking to repeat in Class 2A and they are the top seed in that bracket, while Edna Karr and Zachary are the top seeds in Four-A and Five-A.

A quarterback competition has returned at LSU. Max Johnson will start at Q-B for the Tigers against Arkansas on Saturday night, but Coach Ed Orgeron says true freshman Garrett Nussmeier will also get snaps early on in the game…
Cut 15 (19) “…play the most.”
Nussmeier has appeared in three games this season, throwing for 150 yards and a touchdown. Meanwhile, Johnson is coming off a season-low 50-percent of his passes completed for 160 yards, two touchdowns and an interception in a 20-14 loss to Alabama. He was also sacked five times.

The Pelicans lost their seventh straight last night as they fell to the Dallas Mavericks 108-92 as New Orleans continues to play without Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram.

A new college basketball season tips off today. The LSU Tigers are coming off a 19-win season, but they have a much different team this year. Only four scholarship players return from last season and there are several newcomers including Tari Eason, a transfer from Cincinnati who averaged seven points and five rebounds as a freshman last season. Coach Will Wade on Eason…
cut 20 (14) “…talented, talented guy”

In other action, the Ragin Cajuns host West Florida. Louisiana Tech is at 14th ranked Alabama. UNO visits Ole Miss, Tulane hosts Southeastern Louisiana. Nicholls travels to Northern Iowa, McNeese is at SMU and Northwestern State is at Oklahoma. Grambling is at Grand Canyon, Southern travels to Louisville.

LSU Football Coach Ed Orgeron says he’s re-opening the quarterback competition. Orgeron says Max Johnson and Garrett Nussmeier will split snaps 50-50 during practice this week…
cut 16 (19) “…battle it out”
Johnson struggled in the Tigers 20-14 loss to second-ranked Alabama.

Today is the first day of a new college basketball season. The LSU Tigers have a new-look team and will host ULM tonight. The Bayou Bengals return just four scholarship players from last year’s team that went 19 and 10. A couple of new additions include Missouri transfer Xavier Pinson and Cincinnati transfer Tari Eason.

The Pelicans lost their seventh straight last night as they fell to the Dallas Mavericks 108-92 as New Orleans continues to play without Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram.

Saints Coach Sean Payton says quarterback Trevor Siemian graded out well after watching the tape from Sunday’s loss to Atlanta. Siemian threw for 249 yards and two touchdowns and Payton says the number could have been better if not for the dropped passes…
cut 18 (15) “…..we did”
Former Browns, Giants, and LSU wide receiver Odell Beckham Junior will go through waivers until 4 PM today. If no one claims him, he will become a free agent. Payton says they can’t afford to claim a player on waivers, because of their salary cap issues.

The high school football playoff pairings are out…Here are your top seeds. Ouachita Christian, Lafayette Christian, E-D White, Catholic of Baton Rouge, Logansport, Many, Sterlington, Edna Karr, and Zachary,

The Saints nearly pulled off an unbelievable come from behind victory on Sunday but Atlanta kicked a game-winning field goal on the final play for a 27-25 win in the Caesars Superdome. New Orleans scored 22 fourth-quarter points to rally back from a 24-6 deficit, but Coach Sean Payton says their sloppy play during the first three quarters is what cost them the game…
Cut 18 (22) “..starts with me”
The Saints receivers dropped at least five passes yesterday and today former Browns receiver Odell Beckham Junior goes on waivers. Beckham has reportedly told teams he wants to play for a Super Bowl contender.

The LSU football team nearly pulled off one of the biggest upsets in program history on Saturday night in Tuscaloosa as the Tigers nearly defeated Alabama. But the Crimson Tide survived with a 20-14 victory over the Bayou Bengals. LSU had a chance to take the lead in the fourth quarter but failed to score when they had it first and goal from the eight-yard line. Coach Ed Orgeron says the coaches didn’t help the players…
Cut 16 (14) “..to win”
LSU plays its final three games of the season in Tiger Stadium, starting with this Saturday’s game against Arkansas.

What a wild game in San Antonio on Saturday as sixth-ranked Southeastern Louisiana fell to 22nd ranked U-I-W 55-52. The game featured nearly 15-hundred yards of offense as Lions quarterback Cole Kelley threw for a school-record 647 yards.

Saints coach Sean Payton has named Trevor Siemian as the starting quarterback for Sunday’s game against the Falcons. Siemian has received praise for his calm demeanor when he entered the game in the second quarter of last Sunday’s win over Tampa Bay. Siemian says there’s a lot to focus on, so that’s why he may have looked calm…
cut 28 (18) “…head space”
Payton says Taysom Hill will play after missing the last two games with a concussion. And rookie quarterback Ian Book will be on the active roster for Sunday’s game.

An injury-depleted LSU team will try to pull off the upset on Saturday night when they face second-ranked Alabama. The Bayou Bengals are four-touchdown underdogs. The Ragin Cajuns won the Sun Belt West for a fourth straight season last night with a 21-17 victory over Georgia State.

After losing several schools to other leagues in recent weeks, Conference USA announced today its adding Jacksonville State, Liberty University, New Mexico State and Sam Houston State. They will join the league on July 1, 2023. Meanwhile, the Sun Belt keeps getting bigger as they are adding James Madison to the league.

ULM and Louisiana Tech are both on the road on Saturday. The Bulldogs are looking to snap a four-game losing streak as they visit UAB. The Warhawks are Texas State. Starting quarterback Chandler Rogers didn’t finish the game against App State last Saturday, But ULM Coach Terry Bowden expects he’ll play against the Bobcats…
cut 19 (14) “…it respectable”
Kick-off in San Marcos is at 2 PM.

Also on Saturday, McNeese hosts Nicholls, Northwestern State seeks its second win when they host Houston Baptist.

The NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport is reporting the Saints are expected to start Trevor Siemian at quarterback on Sunday against the Falcons. Rapoport says it’s not a surprise considering how poised Seimian was in relief last week. New Orleans running back Alvin Kamara was impressed with Seimian’s calm demeanor…
cut 20 (10) “…whole time”
Atlanta enters Sunday’s game with a 3-and-4 record, but they have a talented rookie tight end in Kyle Pitts. Pitts has caught 33 passes in seven games. Linebacker Demario Davis says at six-foot-six 250-pounds, Pitts is a tough player to defend on pass plays…
Cut 17 (19) “ ..phenonemal player.”

The Ragin Cajuns won their fourth straight Sun Belt Western Division championship last night as they scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to beat Georgia State 21-17. Montrell Johnson had those two touchdowns as U-L Lafayette improved to 14-and-3 in one-possession games over the last four seasons. Now the Cajuns look to host the conference championship game and they can do so by winning its last two games, starting with a trip to Troy on November 13th.

Add another significant piece of LSU’s defense to the injury list. Starting defensive end Maason Smith is very questionable for the game against Alabama. But Orgeron expects linebacker Micah Baskerville will play despite being limited in practice this week.

The Saints will have to rely heavily on their defense if they want to win the NFC South again and make a deep run in the playoffs. New Orleans is fourth in the NFL in points allowed per game and rank second in stopping the run. Linebacker Demario Davis gives a lot of credit to defensive coordinator Dennis Allen…
cut 16 (22) “…behind it”
If the Saints wanted to add a talented wide receiver, they may soon have that opportunity as the Browns are expected to release Odell Beckham Junior, who apparently is not happy with Cleveland quarterback Baker Mayfield. There were reports the Saints tried to work out a trade for O-B-J before Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline.

The Ragin Cajuns are champions of the Sun Belt West for a fourth consecutive season and will play in the conference championship game on December fourth. U-L Lafayette clinched the divison with a 21-17 victory over Georgia State last night. The Cajuns were shutout in the first half but Montrell Johnson had two rushing touchdowns in the fourth quarter.

Also in the Sun Belt, ULM will visit Texas State tomorrow. The Warhawks are coming off a 59-28 loss to Appalachian State. Coach Terry Bowden says you can’t turn the ball over five times and expect to beat a team like the Mountaineers…
cut 18 (21) “…can’t have turnovers”
Kick off is at 2 PM.

The Saints now know All-Pro receiver Michael Thomas will not return this season as he’s had a setback related to the surgery he had on his ankle in June. Starting left guard James Hurst says they have to take the next man up philosophy
Cut 18 (18) “…get it done”
The Saints could be monitoring what’s going on in Cleveland as Odell Beckham Junior may have played his final game with the Browns. The talented but now injury prone receiver has been told to stay away from practice after his father posted a video that shows Cleveland quarterback Baker Mayfield as the reason why Beckham is struggling.

The Pelicans are struggling, they fell to 1-and-8 on the season after losing to Sacramento 112 to 99.

The 24th ranked Ragin Cajuns can win the Sun Belt West tonight for a fourth straight year with a win over Georgia State at Cajun Field. U-L Lafayette is coming off an impressive 45-0 homecoming victory over Texas State and Coach Billy Napier says it was a great win last Saturday, but tonight is a new challenge
Cut 16 (21) “…start over” 2x
While U-L Lafayette has won seven in a row, Georgia State has won three straight after a one and four start.

LSU Coach Ed Orgeron says its doubtful defensive back Cordale Flott will play this Saturday against second-ranked Alabama. The Tigers are depleted in the secondary as they are already without Derek Stingley Junior, Eli Ricks, Major Burns, and freshman Sage Ryan.

The Saints are five and two, but they will play the rest of the season without starting quarterback Jameis Winston and All Pro wide receiver Michael Thomas. Starting left guard James Hurst says they can’t dwell on the unfortunate circumstances…
Cut 19 (19) “…situations.”
The Saints might be watching what’s happening in Cleveland. Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham has been told to stay away from the team’s facility after his father released a video showing Cleveland QB Baker Mayfield throwing errant passes in the direction of Beckham. There were reports the Saints were trying to work out a trade with Cleveland in an effort to acquire Beckham before Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline.

The 24th ranked Ragin Cajuns can wrap up the Sun Belt West Division title tonight with a victory over the Georgia State Panthers. U-L Lafayette is looking for its fourth consecutive division title. The Panthers are 4-and-4, but they’ve won three in a row, including a 21-14 win over Georgia Southern on Saturday. Cajuns Coach Billy Napier says Georgia State has been playing well on defense…
Cut 17 (21) “ ..of a challenge.”
Georgia State also has a stout running game as they average 222 yards per game on the ground. But the Cajuns defense is only allowing 19 points a contest. Kick-off is at 6:30 on ESPN.

The Pelicans lost again last night, falling to the Sacramento Kings 112 to 99.