LSU Football Coach Ed Orgeron says he expects the Tigers will sign 22 or 23 players on the first day of the early signing period. Two of the signees are expected to be quarterbacks. Ponchatoula’s T-J Finley and Max Johnson from Georgia. 24-7 recruiting analyst Shea Dixon says the son of former NFL quarterback Brad Johnson just had a big senior season…
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Heading into today, LSU has the third highest-rated recruiting class according to 24-7 sports. Clemson is number one, Alabama is two.

Louisiana Tech cornerback Amik Robertson has entered the N-F-L draft and will not play in the Independence Bowl.

Seven Saints have been voted to the Pro Bowl, Terron Armstead, Drew Brees, Marshon Lattimore, Will Lutz, Michael Thomas, and return specialist Deonte Harris. The seven selections lead the N-F-C, but you could also make a case that tackle Ryan Ramcyzk and linebacker DeMario Davis should have been named pro bowlers.

Ragin Cajuns senior offensive lineman Kevin Dotson is just the second player from U-L Lafayette to be named an AP All-American. The Plaquemine native has helped the Cajuns produce the nation’s second-best rushing attack. Orlando Thomas is the school’s only other AP All-American.

The McNeese football team is ineligible for the F-C-S playoffs in 2020 because of a poor Academic Progress Rate.

The Pelicans lost their 13th straight last night, falling to Brooklyn in overtime 108-to-101. In college hoops, Marquette defeated Grambling 93-72 and Louisiana Tech downed North Carolina Central 69-60.

Saints Quarterback Drew Brees is the NFL’s new all-time touchdown passing leader. Brees surpassed Peyton Manning’s mark of 539 TD passes by tossing four touchdown passes in a 34-7 win over the Colts. Brees says it was special to do it on a night the franchise honored the 2009 Super Bowl team
Cut 3 (12) “…as well.”
Brees was nearly perfect on the night as he completed 29 of his 30 pass attempts. That’s the highest single-game completion percentage in N-F-L history.

LSU’s Ed Orgeron has been named Associated Press Coach of the Year. He’s the third coach in Tigers history to win the award. Louisiana tech star cornerback Ami Robertson announces he will enter the N-F-L and not return for his senior season. It’s unclear if he’ll play in the bowl game.

The Pelicans hope to snap a franchise-record 12 game losing streak tonight against the Nets at the Smoothie King Center. Injuries have piled up, but Locked on Pelicans podcast host Jake Madison says there are two major culprits for this season’s failure, starting with the second-worst defense in the league…
Cut 16 (20) …times”
The New York Times’ Marc Stein reports the Pelicans are open to trading team leader Jrue Holiday, but it would cost a significant amount back. And the Pels are reportedly reluctant to move 35-year-old shooting guard J-J Redick.

La Tech men’s basketball hosts North Carolina Central at 6:30. The Bulldogs have won 20 of their last 21 home games. LSU returns from final exams to host East Tennessee State tomorrow. LSU baseball is ranked 11th in the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper preseason poll. Louisville is ranked number one.

Saints Quarterback Drew Brees feels blessed today after breaking the NFL record for most touchdown passes in a career last night. Brees surpassed Peyton Manning’s record of 539 TD passes…
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Brees had four touchdowns as the Saints crushed the Colts 34-7. New Orleans is 11-and-3 and will be in Tennessee this Sunday.

And the Athens County Food Pantry is appreciative of LSU Quarterback Joe Burrow. Burrow told the world during his Heisman Trophy acceptance speech about the poverty in his hometown in Ohio and it has resulted in over 300-thousand dollars in donations to the pantry. Rob Szabo is with the Athens County Food Pantry and he says it comes at a good time…
cut 12 (07) “….this time now

The Pelicans will try to snap a franchise-record 12-game losing streak tonight when New Orleans hosts Brooklyn. For whatever the reason is, the mix of young players and veterans has not worked with this team and Locked on Pelicans podcast host Jake Madison wonders if a lot of these key veterans are will to stick around…
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The injury to Zion Williamson has been a key factor. There’s video of him today putting up shots after shootaround.

Louisiana Tech hosts North Carolina Center tonight. The Bulldogs are 7-and-3, while N-C Central is 3-and-9. Tech is trying to improve to six and 0 at home.

No surprise here, but La Tech cornerback Amik Robertson has declared for the N-F-L draft. The Thibodaux native has 14 career interceptions.

The 10-and-3 Saints host the six and seven Indianapolis Colts tonight in Monday night football. New Orleans is coming off a loss to San Francisco. One area of improvement for the Saints is in the red zone. This season they are only scoring touchdowns 56-percent of the time in the red zone. Last year they were just at 68-percent. For the season, running back Alvin Kamara has just two touchdowns. He spoke about improving in the red zone
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The Falcons did the Saints a favor yesterday by beating San Francisco. But as of right now Seattle is in position to claim the number one seed. New Orleans could also use a loss from Green Bay. The Packers are at Minnesota next Monday.

LSU’s Joe Burrow is the landslide winner of the Heisman Trophy this year. Burrow says he’s just a man from southeast Ohio, who had to battle adversity when he transferred from Ohio State. The 23-year-old says his story shows hard work pays off…
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Burrow received 1,846 more voting points than runner-up Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts.

The 2019 high school football season concluded over the weekend with the Prep Classic. The first four games were blowouts, but the last two games on Saturday were nail bitters. Karr won its fourth straight Class Four-A title with a 35-34 win over Warren Easton. And Acadiana completed an undefeated season with an eight to three victory over Destrehan. That’s five championships for the Wreckin Rams. And Oak Grove is state champs for the first time 18 years after crushing 55-12 in the One-A title game.

The Saints will host the Colts tonight at the Superdome and Quarterback Drew Brees needs to throw two more touchdown passes to tie Peyton Manning’s all-time record for touchdown passes with 539. Manning threw 399 TD passes with the Colts.

But Brees says his main focus is for the Black and Gold to play their best football with the playoffs right around the corner…
cut 17 (19) “…..building towards”
The Saints are striving to get the number one seed in the N-F-C playoffs. They got a little help yesterday with the Falcons upsetting the 49ers. Seattle now has the number one seed, but New Orleans owns the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Seahawks.

Quarterback Joe Burrow delivered a memorable and tearful Heisman Trophy acceptance speech after he became only the second Tiger to win the prestigious award. He started his speech by thanking his offensive line and ended it thanking Coach Ed Orgeron who showed faith in him
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Burrow also talked about how his hometown in Ohio is dealing with poverty and that’s led to a flood of donations for the Athens County Food Bank.

The Pelicans lost a franchise-record 12th straight game last night as Orlando dribbled past New Orleans 130-119. Coach Alvin Gentry received two technical fouls and he was ejected. During this losing streak, New Orleans has allowed 121 points a game. The Pels are at Brooklyn tomorrow.

After a tough loss to the 49ers last week, the Saints look to get back on track tonight when they host the 6-and-7 Indianapolis Colts. Indy has lost three in a row, but they have a few standout performers, like linebacker Darius Leonard who had two interceptions last week. Coach Sean Payton on Leonard
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The Saints are 10-and-3 and in a fight to get the number one seed in the NFC playoffs.

The Atlanta Falcons helped out the Saints yesterday as they upset the 49ers 29-22. Seattle’s 30-24 win over Carolina moves them into the number one seed for the time being. Green Bay is the number two seed. The Packers held off the Bears 21-13 at frigid Lambeau Field.

LSU’s Joe Burrow is the landslide winner of the Heisman Trophy this year. Burrow says he’s just a man from southeast Ohio, who had to battle adversity when he transferred from Ohio State. The 23-year-old says his story shows hard work pays off…
cut 6 (11) “…offseason work”
Burrow received 1,846 more voting points than runner-up Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts.

The 2019 high school football season concluded over the weekend with the Prep Classic. The first four games were blowouts, but the last two games on Saturday were nail bitters. Karr won its fourth straight Class Four-A title with a 35-34 win over Warren Easton. And Acadiana completed an undefeated season with an eight to three victory over Destrehan.

The Pelicans lost their 12th straight yesterday, a franchise record, as Orlando beat New Orleans 130-to-119 at the Smoothie King Center.

Linebacker Vaughan Johnson, a member fo the Saints famed “Dome Patrol” in the 1980s and early 1990s has passed away at the age of 57. Johnson died at his home in North Carolina. He was battling a kidney disease. He played for eight seasons in New Orleans and inducted into the Saints Hall of Fame in 2000.

LSU quarterback Joe Burrow is set to win the Heisman tomorrow and fans back in his hometown of Athens, Ohio say they couldn’t be prouder. Matt Doyle has the story…
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The 2019 LHSAA Prep Classic kicks-off today in the Superdome. Six championship games over the next two days. The Class 2A title game between Many and Ferriday is the only one featuring a one versus two seed. Many Coach Jess Curtis says his team lost its first three games, but since then they’ve won 11 in a row…
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Kick-off for this game is at 3:30. Tonight it’s the Class 3A championship game as 23rd seeded Jennings looks to upset undefeated and top-seeded St. James.

The Pelicans look to snap a 10-game losing streak in Philadelphia tonight. The 76ers have yet to lose on their home floor this season. while the Pels are just two and 10 on the road. Tip-off is at six PM.

And former NBA Commissioner David Stern had to undergo emergency surgery after suffering a brain hemorrhage last night in New York City. There has yet to be an update on the 77-year-old’s condition.

And locally, LSU President F-King Alexander is leaving Baton Rouge for a job at Oregon State.

LSU’s Joe Burrow has been named Associated Press College Football Player of the Year. Burrow received 50 of 53 first-place votes. He is in Atlanta today along with wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase for the Home Depot College Football Awards. Chase is up for the Biletnikoff Award, which goes to the nation’s top receiver. Burrow can win the Davey O’ Brien National Quarterback Award and the Maxwell Award, which goes to the top player in college football.

Former Saints wide receiver Joe Horn is among a group of NFL retired players involved in an alleged scheme to defraud an NFL health care benefit program. Prosecutors say these former players submitted false claims to the plan and received money for expensive medical equipment never purchased. Horn could be charged with fraud.

Saints Quarterback Drew Brees will appear in an episode of the C-B-S TV Show Undercover Boss. Walk-on’s founder and co-owner Brandon Landry along with Brees will be on the season premiere show on January 8th. Brees is in disguise, with long hair and a beard and goes by the name of “Chris.” Chris will be a busser and dishwasher.

Offensive Tackle Terron Armstead has named the club’s 2019 Walter Payton Payton Man of the Year Award.

The Prep Classic begins tomorrow at the Superdome as six championship football games will be held. It starts at noon with Ouachita Christian facing Catholic Pointe Coupee. At 3:30 Many meets Ferriday and at 7 PM, Jennings battles undefeated St. James for the 3-A title.

If you are a big duck hunter then you’ll need to check out tonight’s documentary on L-P-B called In the Blind. Producer Emma Lou Reid of New Orleans says the show traces the evolution of duck hunting from a do or die way of life to a highly popular, and highly regulated sport.
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The program airs at 7 PM and 11:30 tonight and will re-air 6:30 Sunday.

Former Saints star wide receiver Joe Horn is among a group of NFL retired players who allegedly defrauded an NFL health care benefit program out of three-point-four million dollars. Court documents say these players submitted false claims to the plan and received money for expensive medical equipment that was never purchased or received. Prosecutors say they plan to charge the 47-year-old Horn with conspiracy to commit health care fraud.

The Saints are dealing with injuries to a couple of their starters on the defensive line. Defensive end Marcus Davenport and defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins have been put on injured reserve. To take their place on the roster, the Saints have signed defensive tackle T-Y McGill and defensive end Noah Spence.

LSU quarterback Joe Burrow has been named Associated Press College Football Player of the Year. The vote was not close as Burrow received 50 of 53 first-place votes from the AP Top 25 poll voters. Ohio State defensive end Chase Young was second.

Louisiana Tech senior quarterback J’Mar Smith has been named the Conference USA Offensive Player of the year. Smith threw for 2,814 yards, 17 touchdowns and four interceptions. He also completed 66-percent of his passes for 281 yards per game.

Ragin Cajuns redshirt senior Kevin Dotson has been named a Sports Illustrated First Team All-American. Pro Football Focus says the Plaquemine native was one the highest-graded interior offensive linemen.

The Pelicans losing streak has reached 10 in a row. New Orleans lost to Milwaukee 127 to 112 last night. The Bucks were without reigning league M-V-P Giannis Antetokounmpo, instead, Milwaukee got 29 points from Eric Bledsoe and 24-points from Khris Middleton. J-J Redick had 31 points fo the Pels.

After a couple of days off, the Saints are back on the practice field today to get ready for Monday night’s home game against Indianapolis. But defensive end Marcus Davenport and defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins will not be on the field as they’ve been put on injured reserve because of season-ending injuries. To take their place on the roster, the Saints have signed defensive tackle T-Y McGill and defensive end Noah Spence. McGill is a fifth-year pro but hasn’t had a sack since 2016, while Spence has 7.5 sacks and four forced fumbles in four years in the NFL.

You can forget about LSU defensive coordinator Dave Aranda becoming the new head football coach at U-N-L-V. The Running Rebels have hired Oregon offensive coordinator Marcus Arroyo instead.

In other LSU news, Ed Orgeron has been named Home Depot Coach of the Year. Cornerback Kristian Fulton will play in the Senior Bowl and Madison Prep safety Major Burns has de-committed from LSU.

J-J Redick scored a season-high 31 points but the Pelicans still lost to the red hot Milwaukee Bucks 127 to 112. New Orleans trailed by 23 points at halftime and at halftime Redick spoke to the team about their play on the defensive end…
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Coach Alvin Gentry says it’s the quietest group he’s ever been around. The Pels are at Philadelphia on Friday.

Andre Jones had 21 points as the Nicholls had its way in a 118 to 44 win over Carver College. Nicholls will get a bigger test Saturday when they visit West Virginia.

Several high school football teams will get a chance to practice in the Superdome today ahead of this weekend’s Prep Classic. The Class Two-A Championship game between Many and Ferriday is the only one out of the six games that features a one versus two seed matchup. Kick-off for that game is at 3:30 on Friday.