Who Dat nation is feeling good today after the Saints pulled out a 30-28 victory for its first season-opening win since 2013. Matt Doyle has the story…
Cut 1 (30) “I’m Matt Doyle”

Up next for the Saints a rematch of last year’s NFC Championship game as New Orleans visits the Los Angeles Rams for a 3:25 kickoff.

In other NFL news. former LSU running back Derrius Guice undergoes an MRI on his right knee. Guice had just 18 yards on 10 carries in the season opener after missing all of 2018 with a torn ACL.

For the second straight week, LSU quarterback Joe Burrow has been named SEC Offensive Player of the Week. Burrow threw for a career-high 471 yards and four touchdowns in the 45-38 win over Texas. Coach Ed Orgeron is glad Burrow is leading his offense
Cut 30 (12) “…of success”
True freshman kicker Cade York was also named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week. York connected on three field goals and made all of his extra points. And the Dodd Trophy of the Week goes to Coach Ed Orgeron who orchestrated the Tigers first ever win on the road against a team ranked in the top 10.

In the Stats FCS Poll, Nicholls is ranked 12th. After a week off the Colonels are back in action this Saturday against Priairie View. Southeastern Louisiana is ranked 23rd. The Lions will visit Ole Miss this Saturday.

What a ballgame last night as the Saints defeated the Houston Texans 30-28 on Will Lutz’s 58-yard field goal as time expired. There were three scores in the final minute of the game and two lead changes. Alvin Kamara rushed for 97 yards and had 72 yards receiving. While Drew Brees threw for 370 yards and two touchdowns. Kamara on Brees’ performance…
cut 30 (13) “…get it done”
The Saints were once again on the wrong end of an officiating mistake. The team lost 15 seconds off the clock when 10-seconds ran off the clock at the end of the first half. The runoff should have occurred with 41 seconds left instead of 26-seconds after the instant replay judge determined Mike Thomas got enough yards for a first down. The Saints elected for the 10-second runoff instead of burning a timeout, but the 10-seconds should have come off at 41-seconds, instead of 26. Brees says the mistake is unacceptable.
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The NFL has admitted they goofed.

Fourth-ranked LSU hosts Northwestern State this Saturday. Coach Ed Orgeron says two starters on the D-Line are not expected to play because of injuries, Glen Logan and Rashard Lawrence. Coach O says that will give other guys a chance to play
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Orgeron also says outside linebacker K’Lavon Chaisson suffered an injury and is walking around in a boot. He’s questionable for the game against the Demons. Kickoff at Tiger Stadium is 6:30 Saturday night. Next week, LSU visits Vanderbilt with an 11 am kick-off.

Also this weekend, Louisiana Tech heads on the road to face Bowling Green. The Ragin Cajuns host Texas Southern, while ULM has the week off after nearly beating Florida State last week. Tulane hosts Missouri State.

In the Southland, Southeastern Louisiana is at Ole Miss. McNeese hosts Alcorn State and Nicholls is at Prairie View.

The Saints will look to win their first season opener since 2013 when they face the Houston Texans in the Superdome tonight. A match-up to watch is Saints offensive tackle Ryan Ramczyk versus three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year J-J Watt, who led the NFL last season with seven forced fumbles. Ramczyk looks forward to the challenge…
cut 30 (11) “…for it”
On the other side of the ball, the Saints will look to contain two-time All Pro wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins. New Orleans ranked 29th against the past last season. Kick-off is at 6:10.

A win for the Saints tonight and they’ll find themselves all alone in first place in the NFC South. That’s because their three division rivals all lost their season opener. Atlanta lost to Minnesota, San Francisco beat Tampa Bay and Carolina fell short against the L-A Rams. New Orleans visits the Rams in Week 2.

LSU Quarterback Joe Burrow is the SEC Player of the Week for the second straight week. Burrow threw for 471 yards and four touchdowns. The Tigers offense got off to a bit of a slow start, scoring just a field goal in the first quarter. But Burrow started to get in a rhythm in the second quarter and the Longhorns defense couldn’t stop him
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LSU needed a big game from Burrow, because the Tigers defense had trouble stopping Texas. The Tigers defense allowed 409 yards passing and Coach Ed Orgeron blames the lack of a consistent pass rush…
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LSU hosts Northwestern State this Saturday.

The road to the Super Bowl really gets underway tonight for the Saints, who host the Houston Texans to kick off the 2019 regular season. The Superdome will be sold out and cornerback P-J Williams expects the fans will bring the noise…
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Kick-off is at 6:10 PM.

And if the Saints win, they’ll be in first place in the NFC South. Atlanta, Tampa Bay and Carolina all lost yesterday. The Panthers fell to the L-A 30-27. New Orleans will visit the Rams next Sunday in a rematch of last season’s NFC Title game.

The NFL is not happy that former LSU Tiger Odell Beckham Junior was wearing a 350-thousand dollar watch while playing in yesterday’s game. That violated a rule that prohibits players from wearing hard objects. Beckham caught seven passes in the Browns 43-13 loss to Tennessee.

For the second straight week, LSU’s Joe Burrow has been named SEC Offensive Player of the Week. The Tigers Q-B threw for 471 yards and four touchdowns in the 45-38 win over Texas. Burrow completed 79-percent of his passes on Saturday and for the season his completion percentage is 82-percent.

The Tigers defense also had a hard time slowing down Longhorn Q-B Sam Ehlinger as he threw for 401 yards and four touchdowns. Coach Ed Orgeron not happy with how the defense played…
cut 18 (15) “….couldn’t stop em”
Several players on defense had to leave the game because of cramping. Defensive linemen Rahsard Lawrence and Glen Logan did not return and we expect Coach O to give an update on their condition this afternoon.

LSU’s new spread offense is legit. The sixth ranked Tigers went into a hostile environment on Saturday night and left Texas with a 45-38 victory over the 9th ranked Longhorns. Quarterback Joe Burrow threw for 471 yards, the second-highest total in school history, and three receivers had more than 100 yards in a single game for the first time in program history. Justin Jefferson had nine catches for 163 yards and three touchdowns
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The impressive win vaults LSU into the top 5 in the major college football polls, A-P has the Bayou Bengals fourth and they are fifth in the coaches poll. The Tigers host Northwestern State on Saturday.

The Saints face the Houston Texans tonight in the Superdome to kick off the season. New Orleans is looking to avoid its sixth consecutive Week 1 loss. The addition of pro bowl tight end Jared Cook gives Drew Brees another offensive weapon. Cook has lost practice time to a preseason injury but he’s ready to go…
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Cook is one of three new players on offense. There’s also center Erik McCoy and running back Latavius Murray. Kick-off is at 6:10.

A win tonight for the Saints and they are in first place in the NFC South. Minnesota thumped Atlanta 28-12, San Francisco defeated the Buccaneers 31-17 and the Rams held off Carolina 30-27. After tonight’s game against the Texans, the Saints head west to take on L-A Rams and Seattle on back-to-back Sundays.

Sixth-ranked LSU will face a blitz-heavy defense on Saturday night when they take on ninth-ranked Texas. Tigers quarterback Joe Burrow is fired up for the challenge…
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LSU Coach Ed Orgeron plans to rotate personnel to keep his guys as fresh as possible. Even though kickoff is at 6:30, it will be hot, the high temperature in Austin tomorrow is 102-degrees. Also on Saturday, the Ragin Cajuns host Liberty, ULM is at Florida State, Tulane is at 10th ranked Auburn, Southern travels to Memphis, McNeese is at Oklahoma State and Northwestern State hosts Midwestern State.

The Saints kickoff the regular season on Monday against Houston, but quarterback Drew Brees is having to defend himself against those who believe he supports anti-LGBTQ views. The controversy stems from his appearance in a video promoting ring Your Bible To School Day…
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But the anti-LGBTQ group Focus on the Family produced the video, which has some saying why is Brees associating himself with that organization. Brees says he does support Focus on Family’s beliefs when it comes to homosexuality.

The high school football season kicked off last night. There was a great game in New Orleans as Curtis defeated Karr 42-39. We still don’t know where select schools will play their championship games. LHSAA executive director Eddie Bonine is still hoping their title games will be played in the Dome, a decision is needed in two weeks.

Saturday’s matchup between Texas and LSU pits two teams ranked in the top ten. Linebacker K’Lavon Chaisson says it’s just one of several big tests the Tigers will face this season…
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LSU’s offensive line will need to be on top of its game. Texas likes to blitz and it doesn’t matter where one of their defenders might line up, they could be assigned to rush the passer.

The Saints are near full health heading into Monday’s season opener against Houston. Defensive end Mario Edwards was the only one not to practice today.

The two universities in Lincoln Parish will face each other on the football field on Saturday as Louisiana Tech will host Grambling. Bulldogs coach Skip Holtz is pumped up for the matchup
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It’s been reported that over 20-thousand tickets have been sold for the game.

The Ragin Cajuns home opener is Saturday against Liberty. U-L Lafayette is hoping to boost attendance by dropping prices at the concession stands. Hot dogs, popcorn and potato chips are all available for a buck.

The high school football season kicks off tonight and it’s still unclear where the select schools will play their four championship games. The LHSAA Executive Committee voted to give select schools the opportunity to play their title games at the Superdome, but they want an answer in two weeks.

LSU linebacker K’Lavon Chaisson says he was not trying to put down Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger when he said that he didn’t find Ehlinger much of a threat, because he has a decent arm and its more about his legs. Chaisson says he wasn’t trying to discredit his arm…
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Chaisson and Ehlinger have faced each other before in the Texas Class 6A Division One high school state championship game in December 2015. Chaisson earned Defensive MVP honors that night as his North Shore Mustangs beat Ehlinger and Austin Westlake in front of nearly 30-thousand fans.

The NFL kicks off its 100th season tonight as two old rivals meet in Chicago as the Bears host the Packers. The Saints will have to wait until Monday before they take the field. New Orleans is one of the favorites to get to the Super Bowl, which will be in Miami this season.

The NFL Network will televise Saturday’s Lincoln Parish battle between Louisiana Tech and Grambling, which will get underway at 2:30 at the Joe in Ruston. Tech dropped its season-opening game to Texas, a 45-14 decision. Bulldogs Coach Skip Holtz says mistakes early resulted in the game getting out of hand
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Grambling also lost its season opener, falling to ULM 31-9.

LSU linebacker K’Lavon Chaisson says he was not trying to put down Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger when he said that he didn’t find Ehlinger much of a threat, because he has a decent arm and its more about his legs. Chaisson says he wasn’t trying to discredit his arm…
cut 19 (20) “took it”
Chaisson and Ehlinger have faced each other before in the Texas Class 6A Division One high school state championship game in December 2015. Chaisson earned Defensive MVP honors that night as his North Shore Mustangs beat Ehlinger and Austin Westlake in front of nearly 30-thousand fans.

Louisiana Tech and Grambling face each other at Joe Aillet Stadium on Saturday. Both teams lost their season openers. The Tigers fell to ULM 31-9. Coach Broderick Fobbs says there were missed opportunities in that contest, which could have made the game more competitive…

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Even though Grambling scored just nine points last week, they still had 401 total yards of offense against ULM.

The 100th season of the NFL kicks off tonight with the Bears hosting the Packers. The Saints regular-season opener is not until Monday against the Houston Texans. Second-round pick Erik McCoy is set to make his first NFL start at center.

LSU’s new-look offense faces a much bigger test this Saturday against 9th ranked Texas than the one they faced in the season-opening win over Georgia Southern. Coach Ed Orgeron says the Longhorns have good pass rushers and it’s up to the o-line to win one-on-one battles
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Orgeron says junior left tackle Saahdiq Charles and senior linebacker Michael Divinity will both play against the Longhorns after missing the season opener for disciplinary reasons.

ULM has suspended defensive end Kerry Starks for Saturday’s game at Florida State after he reportedly spit in the face of a Grambling State player last weekend.

The Ragin Cajuns will host Liberty for their home opener on Saturday. Flames Head Coach Hugh Freeze has not received the ok from doctors to travel to Lafayette. The 49-year-old had back surgery last month and is also battling a staph infection that forced him to coach last week’s game from a hospital bed in the press box.

The first high school football polls are out and John Curtis is ranked number one in Class Five-A. The Patriots kick off the season tomorrow against Karr, the three-time defending champs in Four-A. West Monroe is ranked second in Five-A, but starting quarterback Garrett Kahmann is out indefinitely with a shoulder injury. He may need surgery.

In NFL news, the Cowboys and star running back Ezekiel Elliot have agreed to a six-year contract extension worth 90-million dollars. 50-million dollars is guaranteed. This contract is something to keep in mind for Saints fans. Running back Alvin Kamara could ask for a big payday next offseason as he’ll be entering the final year of his rookie contract.