The Pelicans season is off to a great start as New Orleans went into Houston and diffused the Rockets 131-112. Anthony Davis nearly had his first career triple-double, 32-points, 16 rebounds and eight assists. Davis says they moved the basketball and made shots…
cut 30 (09) “….for ourself”
Former Ragin Cajun Elfrid Payton had a triple-double in his Pelicans debut, 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. New Orleans home opener is Friday against the Sacramento Kings.

LSU coach Will Wade says he’s never, ever conducted business with a defendant facing charges in a college basketball corruption trial. Two media outlets say defense attorneys tried to enter into evidence a taped conversation between Wade and would-be agent Christian Dawkins. In the FBI wire tap, Wade and Dawkins are talking about a 2019 recruit and the need for funding.

Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore was a full participant at practice yesterday, but remains concussion protocol. He suffered the concussion in the win over Washington. Ted Ginn Junior did not practice, because of a sore knee.

Coach Ed Orgeron says says tight end Thaddeus Moss is expected to miss the season with a lingering injury that has kept him off the field all season. Orgeron also says starting guard Garrett Brumfield is coming along, but not ready to play Saturday against Mississippi State.

After losing to UAB by three touchdowns, Louisiana Tech bounced back with a 31-3 over UTSA last Saturday. J’Mar Smith threw for 309 yards and completed passes to nine different receivers. Coach Skip Holtz on what they did differently…
Cut 19 (18) “..great job”

The video of LSU defensive end Breiden Fehoko and his dad performing a haka dance prior to the Tigers win over Georgia on Saturday has gone viral and it’s hard not to get fired up after watching it. The Hawaii native talked about the ritual’s origins with the media this week…
Cut 18 (15) “…to go”
We’ll see if Fehoko does the dance again this week after he comes down victory hill prior to Saturday night’s Mississippi State game.

The Saints are in Baltimore on Sunday to face the Ravens. Baltimore ranks number one in the NFL in total defense,. allowing 271 yards a game. They also lead the league in sacks as they have 26 of them. Linebacker Za’Darius Smith leads the way with 5.5 sacks.

The NBA season tips off tonight for the Pelicans in Houston as they will face the Rockets. Houston finished the regular season last year with the best record, winning 65 games. Coach Alvin Gentry likes the idea of beginning the season against the one of the NBA’s best teams…
cut 17 (11) “….also”
Elfrid Payton and Julius Randle will make their regular season Pelicans debut tonight. Payton replaces Rajon Rondo, while Randle will come off the bench, but he’s still expected to log huge minutes.

The preseason SEC men’s basketball media poll came out today and the LSU Tigers are expected to finish fifth.

Meanwhile, Will Wade’s name came up during testimony in a New York federal courtroom, where a college basketball corruption trial is taking place.

After advancing past the first round of the playoffs last season, the Pelicans begin the long journey tonight of trying to get back to the postseason and advance even further. New Orleans opens the new season against one of the favorites in the Western Conference, the Houston Rockets. Are the Pels ready to make that next step, Coach Alvin Gentry says we’ll have to wait and see
Cut 16 (23) “..to make”
The roster looks different this year. DeMarcus Cousins and Rajon Rondo are gone and replacing them are Elfrid Payton and Julius Randle, who will come off the bench tonight.

The viral video of LSU defensive end Breiden Fehoko performing a haka dance with his dad and brother prior to the game against Georgia has created a big stir on social media. the video is worth seeing….
cut 19 (14) “…about ti”
Fehoko says the chant during the haka comes from the Maori culture and back then they used it to prepare a warrior to go to war.

The Saints are back at practice today to get ready for Sunday’s game in Baltimore against the Ravens. Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco is averaging 298 yards through the air, which is a career high and the Ravens defense is allowing 271 yards a game, which leads the NFL. Kick-off is at 3:05.

LSU’s offense is not ranked high compared to the other SEC teams, but it has been a balanced attack through seven games, 1,415 yards on the ground, compared to 1,415 yards through the air. Coach Ed Orgeron has been impressed with his offensive coaches daily preparation…
Cut 17 (17) “our staff”
And Joe Burrow is just the second quarterback in LSU history to beat three top ten ranked teams in the country. Alan Risher is the other.

Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves has started a Go Fund Me account to raise money to pay the 100-thousand dollar fine LSU faces for storming the field following the upset win over Georgia. Over 10-thousand dollars have already been raised.

The Saints return to the field this weekend as they will visit the 4-and-2 Baltimore Ravens. New Orleans has not defeated the Ravens since Sean Payton and Drew Brees arrived in the Big Easy. Payton says Baltimore has been a well coached team under John Harbaugh…
Cut 19 (12) “..this week”
An official injury report will come out tomorrow, but Payton sounds optimistic cornerback Marshon Lattimore will be okay after leaving the win over Washington with a concussion.

McNeese State is now ranked sixth in both the FCS STATS media and Coaches Poll. It’s their highest ranking since the end of the 2015 season. The 5-and-1 Cowboys are the lone undefeated team in Southland play at 4-0. McNeese is at Incarnate Word this Saturday.

After losing to Abilene Christian, the Colonels fell 11 spots in the coaches poll to 22. Nicholls is off this Saturday.

LSU is moving on from its big victory over Georgia and they are now getting ready to host 22nd ranked Mississippi State. The Bulldogs rushed for 285 yards in a 37-7 win over the Tigers last season and this year State is averaging 241 yards on the ground. Coach Ed Orgeron’s team slowed down Georgia’s run game, but Mississippi State has a different run attack
Cut 16 (20) “..different scheme”
Oregeron says offensive guard Garrett Brumfield remains out with a knee injury, but wide receiver Dee Anderson and nose tackle Tyler Shelvin will be available for Saturday. Anderson missed the Georgia win and Shelvin has played in just one game this season.

UL-Lafayette’s Andre Nunez is the Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week. The Senior threw for a career-high 315 yards and tied a school record with five touchdown passes in a blowout win over New Mexico State.

Southern University quarterback Ladarius Skelton is the SWAC offensive player of the week. Skelton accounted for 370 total yards and four touchdowns in the Jaguars 38-to-nothing win over Prairie View.

Grambling linebacker De’Arius Christmas is the SWAC Defensive Player of the week. Christmas had eight tackles, two sacks and an interception as the Tigers topped Texas Southern 34-21.

Saints Coach Sean Payton says cornerback Marshon Lattimore is doing well after suffering a concussion in last week’s win over Washington. Payton sounded optimistic he’ll be able to play this Sunday against Baltimore.

The Pelicans traded reserve center Alexis Ajinca to the Clipper for small forward Wesley Johnson. Ajinca barely played for New Orleans, while Johnson averaged five points and three rebounds a game last season against Los Angeles.

LSU has been hit with a 100-thousand dollar fine from the SEC, because its fans rushed the field following the Tigers upset win over Georgia. Coach Ed Orgeron says it was quite the scene…
cut 10 (11) “…picture yet”
LSU Athletic Director Joe Alleva says they agree with the league’s concerns that on field celebrations can be unsafe with fans rushing onto the field.

Louisiana Tech bounced back from a bad loss to UAB to trounce UTSA 31-3. Quarterback J’Mar Smith threw for 309 yards and one touchdown
Cut 18 (11) “…job basically”
The Bulldogs are 4-2, 2-1 in Conference USA with a homecoming game against UTEP coming up.

UL-Lafayette’s Andre Nunez has been named the Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week. The Senior from California threw for a career-high 315 yards and tied a school record with five touchdown passes in a 66-38 win over New Mexico State. Coach Billy Napier calls Nunez a student of the game…
cut 17 (20) “…going forward”
The Cajuns have a tough game coming up this week against 4-1 Appalachian State.

Southern University quarterback Ladarius Skelton has been named the SWAC offensive player of the week. Skelton accounted for 370 total yards and four touchdowns in the Jaguars 38-to-nothing win over Prairie View.

Grambling linebacker De’Arius Christmas is the SWAC Defensive Player of the week. Christmas had eight tackles, two sacks and an interception as the Tigers topped Texas Southern 34-21.

LSU is once again ranked 5th in the country after an electrifying 36-16 victory over previously unbeaten Georgia. The biggest win in Tiger Stadium in years improved LSU’s record to 6-1. But Quarterback Joe Burrow reminds everyone that it is just one win…
cut 12 (12) “….war room”
LSU hosts 22nd ranked Mississippi State on Saturday at 6 PM.

The SEC has fined LSU 100-thousand dollars because hundreds of fans stormed the field following the Tigers win over Georgia. LSU is a repeat offender, because fans also rushed the field after beating Ole Miss in 2014. The money will go towards an SEC Post-Graduate scholarship fund.

The Ragin Cajuns produced a record setting performance in a 66-38 win over New Mexico State on homecoming. UL Lafayette had 759 yards of total offense, which is a school record. Coach Billy Napier’s team started fast by scoring four first quarter touchdowns…
Cut 16 (13) “..establish here”
Senior quarterback Andre Nunez tied a school-record with five touchdown passes and named Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week.

Kam McKnight rushed for two touchdowns in Louisiana Tech’s 31-3 win over U-T-S-A on Saturday. McKnight’s first touchdown ended the first drive of the game. Coach Skip Holtz on how the rest of the game played out…
cut 19 (15) “…competed tonight”
The 4-and-2 Bulldogs host UTEP for homecoming this Saturday.

Big win for the LSU Tigers on Saturday as they trounced Georgia 36-16 knocking them from the list of unbeaten teams. It was quite the performance for the Bayou Bengals, who were coming off a loss to Florida. Coach Ed Orgeron says the defeat in the Swamp inspired them..
cut 11 (12) “…their shoulder”
Now LSU gets ready for 22nd ranked Mississippi State. The Bulldogs are coming off a bye week and they are allowing just 13 points a game.

ULM’s Derrick Gore rushed for 147 yards and two touchdown as the Warhawks snapped a four-game losing streak with a 45-20 win over Coastal Carolina.

The Ragin Cajuns produced a school record 759 yards of total offense in a 66-38 homecoming win New Mexico State. Andre Nunez threw for 315 yards and five touchdowns.

After a bad loss to UAB, Louisiana Tech bounced back on Saturday with a 31-3 win over UTSA. J-Mar Smith threw for 309 yards and a touchdown as the Bulldogs are now 4-2, 2-1 in Conference USA. Coach Skip Holtz feels better about his team…
cut 20 (15) “….of us”
Tech will host UTEP for homecoming this Saturday.

Southeastern Louisiana lit up the scoreboard with a 62-52 win over Houston Batpist. Rough loss for Nicholls as they fell to Abilene Christian 28-12, Sam Houston trounced Northwestern State 42-28, Grambling beat Texas Southern 34-21 and Southern blanked Prarie View A-and-M 38-0.

LSU looks to knock off unbeaten Georgia on Saturday. Tigers Coach Ed Orgeron on the keys to victory….

Cut 18 (09) “…it done”

Georgia is allowing just 13 points a game and they are holding opposing teams to just 283 yards a contest. LSU will be without their third-leading receiver. Coach Ed Orgeron says Dee Anderson is out with an injury, but it results in an opportunity to get Jontre Kirklin on the field. The former all-state quarterback from Lutcher has been practicing on offense this week, after starting his career at LSU as a defensive back.

It’s a perfect night for high school football tonight and there are some big matchups. Alexandria is at West Monroe. Oak Grove has been unstoppable this season and they host Ouachita Christian. In south Louisiana, Church Point is at Iota.

The Ragin Cajuns host New Mexico State on Saturday for homecoming. The Aggies are coming off a bye week and they have won their last two games, after dropping their first four games of the season. UL Lafayette Coach Billy Napier says New Mexico State has some good skill position players on offense…
Cut 16 (21) “..for us”
The Cajuns snapped a three-game losing streak last Saturday with a 42-27 win over Texas State.

The Pelicans lost their final preseason game last night 134-119 to Toronto and they finish the exhibition schedule without a victory. Very few teams in the NBA have don that. The regular season begins Wednesday in Houston.

LSU has yet lose back-to-back games with Ed Orgeron as its head coach. They’ll try to keep that streak going when they host second ranked Georgia. Cornerback Kristian Fulton says the team is disappointed it lost against Florida, but they got a great opportunity against the second ranked Bulldogs on Saturday
Cut 16 (15) “..move on”
Coach Ed Orgeron says you may see former All-State quarterback Jontre Kirklin in a wildcat package. The former Lutcher star was a reserve defensive back last season, but has been practicing with the receivers this week. Kirklin can provide a run or pass option when lining up at quarterback in a wildcat formation.

Ragin Cajuns Coach Billy Napier says his two quarterbacks will likely see playing time when UL Lafayette hosts New Mexico State for homecoming on Saturday. Andre Nunez is getting most of the snaps, but Napier likes how true sophomore Levi Lewis provided a spark in last Saturday’s win over Texas State.

Louisiana Tech is coming off a frustrating loss last week to UAB, where they scored just one touchdown. The Bulldogs are at Texas-San Antonio on Saturday. Tech should benefit this Saturday by the return of leading rusher Jaqwis Dancy, who has missed the last two weeks with an injury. Israel Tucker is also expected to play after getting just five carries against UAB.

Northwestern State welcomes Sam Houston State to Turpin Stadium on Saturday. The Demons need to get their offense going, they’ve only scored 27 points in their last two games.

Southeastern Louisiana should be able to score some points in Hammond on Saturday as Houston Baptist is allowing 45 points a game.

Nicholls State has a long bust trip ahead of them as they are Abilene Christian, which is at least a couple hours east of Fort, Worth Texas. The Wildcats are 2-and-4 on the season, but two of those losses were by a field goal. Kick-off on Saturday is at 2:30.