It was an impressive performance by the LSU Tigers last night in Big “D” as the Bayou Bengals took control in the first half and went on to beat the 8th ranked Miami Hurricanes 33-17. Senior running back Nick Brossette was the break out star with two touchdowns and a career-high 125 yards rushing. Coach Ed Orgeron had a good feeling about the Baton Rouge product going into the game…
cut 29 (14) “…excellent season”
New starting quarterback Joe Burrow threw for 140 yards and did not turn the ball over. Justin Jefferson led the new look receivers with 5 catches for 81 yards.

The defense sacked Miami quarterback Malik Rosier four times and intercepted him twice. Jacob Phillips 45 yard interception return for a touchdown capped off a 27-point first half.

The Saints have signed veteran running back Mike Gillislee to a one-year contract. He’s played five years in the NFL with the Bills and Patriots. He’ll be a guy who can run in between the tackles, while Mark Ingram sits out the first four games for violating the league’s drug policy.

Former LSU quarterback Danny Elting made the Patriots practice squad. The seventh round pick had the highlight play of the preseason, an 86-yard touchdown run. He also threw for another score in the preseason.

Nicholls State had one of the biggest wins in college football on Saturday as the Colonels defeated the Kansas Jayhawks 26-23 in overtime. Chase Fourcade’s four-yard touchdown capped the dramatic victory. Texas a-and-M transfer Kendall Bussey rushed for 123 yards and had a 40-yard touchdown run for the Red and Gray. Nicholls will have a chance to knock off another F-C-S school on Saturday when they visit Tulane.

Louisiana Tech and UL Lafayette are 1-0. The Bulldogs held off South Alabama 30-26, while the Cajuns defeated Grambling 49-17.

College football fans have been waiting for this day since January, the first Saturday of the college football season. Tonight at six o’ clock, Louisiana Tech will begin the 2018 campaign in Mobile as they’ll visit South Alabama. The Bulldogs have won a bowl game the last four years, but Coach Skip Holtz says his seniors are hungry for achieving a bigger goal and that’s a Conference USA Championship….
Cut 17 (24) ” team has”

Also at six o’ clock, the Ragin Cajuns host Grambling. UL-Lafayette is seeking its first winning season in four years, while the Tigers are expected to start Geremy Hickbottom at quarterback.

Several F-C-S schools in Louisiana have tough challenges on the road today. Southern is at 16th ranked TCU. Nicholls is at Kansas. The Colonels return 18 starters from a team that went 8-4 last year. McNeese visits Northern Colorado from the Big Sky Conference. The Bears were 3-7 last year, while James Tabary enters his third season as the starting Q-B for the Pokes.

The LSU football team will leave Baton Rouge today for tomorrow night’s season opener against Miami. Head Coach Ed Orgeron said they still don’t know who will start at left cornerback or right tackle, but he says Joe Burrow was more sure of himself at practice, since being named the starting quarterback.

The Saints have until 3 PM today today to reduce their roster to 53. Veteran receivers Brandon Tate and Michael Floyd have both already been cut. Running back Shane Vereen has been placed on injured reserve and the Saints are reportedly shopping veteran linebacker Nate Stupar.

New Saints quarterback Teddy Bridgewater says he doesn’t mind watching Drew Brees run the offense for a season. Bridgewater is learning the playbook after New Orleans sent a third round pick to the New York Jets to acquire Bridgewater on his one year contract. Coach Sean Payton says having Bridgewater makes them a better team…
cut 30 (09) “…his injury”
Bridgewater suffered a significant knee injury in training camp of 2016 and has played in just one regular season game in two years, but performed well with the Jets this month.

NFL teams now have to get down to 53 players by tomorrow afternoon and players across the league are finding out they didn’t make the cut. The Ravens announced this afternoon they released former LSU Tiger Christian LaCouture.

And Friday Nigh Lights returns at high school stadiums around the state tonight. Neville and Ruston is the big match-up in north Louisiana, in south Louisiana Acadiana visits Kaplan.

The LSU football team is a slight underdog heading into Sunday’s season opener against eighth ranked Miami. The Tigers have several question marks on offense, but LSU sideline reporter Gordy Rush says offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger has the personnel to have a very good offense…
cut 20 (15) “….the right”
Kick-off on Sunday is at 6:30.

Here’s your college football schedule for Saturday, Louisiana Tech is at South Alabama for 6 PM kick. UL-Lafayette will host Grambling State at that same time.

Southern visits 16th ranked TCU at 11 AM. McNeese is at Northern Colorado, Nicholls will face the Jayhawks in Kansas.

Despite four touchdown passes by Southeastern Louisiana quarterback Chason Virgil, the Lions lost to ULM 34-31. Northwestern State thumped by Texas A-and-M 59-7, but Demons wide receiver Jazz Ferguson had four catches for 129 yards and one touchdown.

Following last night’s 28-0 win over the Los Angeles Rams to close out the preseason, new Saints Quarterback Teddy Bridgewater met with the media for the first time since he was traded to New Orleans. Bridgewater says he’s excited to be a member of the Black and Gold…
cut 30 (19) forward to that”
Bridgewater is in New Orleans on a one-year contract and said it’s too soon to determine if the Big Easy will be his long term home.

Former LSU quarterback Danny Etling pulled off the play of the night in the NFL last night in New England’s 17-12 win over the New York Giants. Etling faked a hand off and then ran around the right end for an 86 yard touchdown run. We’ll find out in a couple of days if Etling did enough to make the team.

For the first time in several years, LSU will start the season on Sunday against Miami with unproven running backs. But LSU sideline reporter Gordy Rush says the Tigers will still look to run the ball and he expects good things from Nick Brosette and the other backs…
Cut 19 (21) “ come Sunday night”
Brossette rushed for just 96 yards last season. Kick-off is at 6:30.

Caleb Evans threw for 346 yards and two scores as ULM survived an upset bid from FCS member, Southeastern Louisiana. A blocked field goal in the final seconds preserved a 34-31 win for the Warhawks over the Lions.

Also last night, Wake Forest beat Tulane 23-17 in overtime and Texas A-and-M easily defeated Northwestern State 59-7.

The Saints finished the preseason with a 28-0 win over the Los Angeles Rams. Wide receiver Cam Meredith had two big catches, a 56-yard completion from Taysom Hill to set up a four-yard touchdown run by Boston Scott. Meredith also had a 16-yard touchdown catch, which was thrown by Hill.

After the game, new back-up quarterback Teddy Bridgewater spoke to reporters about being a Saint…
cut 30 (19) “…I can be”
Bridgewater is in New Orleans on a one-year contract and the former Vikings starting Q-B says it’s too early to say whether his stay in the Big Easy will last more than one season.

Caleb Evans 11-yard touchdown run with 37 seconds left gave ULM a 34-31 win over Southeastern Louisiana in a wild game in Monroe last night. The Lions attempted to tie the contest in the final seconds, but Jonathan Tatum’s 37-yard field goal was blocked. Evans threw for 346 yards and two touchdowns.

Tualne lost in overtime to Wake Forest 23-17. Texas A-and-M won easily over Northwestern State 59-7.

Tomorrow, Louisiana Tech opens its season at South Alabama. South Al has a new coach. Steve Campbell takes over the Jaguars after leading Central Arkansas to a Southland Conference Championship last season. Holtz says it’s not easy to prepare for a team who has a new coach, so they anticipate making some mid-game adjustments…
cut 18 (19) “…attack it”
Kick off is at 6:30.

The final preseason game of the year is tonight as the Saints host the Los Angeles Rams. After tonight’s game, the Black and Gold will have to cut their roster down to 53 before 3 PM on Sunday. The starters are not expected to play, but fans going to the Dome tonight will likely see first round pick Marcus Davenport and wide receiver Cam Meredith. Both guys missed a portion of training camp because of injuries.

A low scoring game is expected Sunday night when LSU meets Miami in Dallas. The Hurricanes didn’t allow many points last season and they return seven starters from that unit. And LSU has several question marks on offense. Tigers linebacker Devin White says they plan on shutting down the Miami offense…
cut 30 (15) “…are part”
Kick-off is at 6:30 on Sunday.

The college football season begins tonight. ULM hosts Southeastern Louisiana at 7:00, while Tulane takes on Wake Forest at Yulman Stadium.

Northwestern State is also in in action tonight as they begin the season in College Station where they’ll take on the Texas A&M Aggies. Head Coach Brad Laird has not named a starter at quarterback as he plans to play both senior Clay Holgorsen and junior Shelton Eppler
Cut 18 (18) “…good about it”
Kick-off is at 7:30.

First-year Ragin Cajuns Billy Napier has named Andre Nunez as the starting quarterback for Saturday’s game against Grambling. Sophomore Levi Lewis is expected to see time as well.

The Saints final preseason game is tonight as they host the Los Angeles Rams. Former Ohio State Quarterback J-T Barrett should get plenty of snaps, but the chances of him making the 53-man roster took a hit when the Black and Gold traded for Teddy Bridgewater, who is now the top candidate to replace Drew Brees, when he decides to retire. Running back Shane Vereen and Tommylee Lewis also need big games tonight as they are on the bubble to make the roster. Kick-off is at 7.

LSU defensive tackle Rashard Lawrence has not been at practice several times during the portions viewed by the media during fall camp, but the former Neville star says he’s ready to go for the season opener on Sunday against Miami…
cut 30 (13) “…be back”
The Tigers were a better defense with Lawrence on the field last year.

It’s Gameday on the campus of ULM tonight as the Warhawks host Southeastern Louisiana to begin the 2018 season. ULM returns Caleb Evans at quarterback, who accounted for 30 touchdowns rushing and passing. Lions Head Coach Frank Scelfo says he’s impressed with Evans and the Warhawks defense…
Cut 17 (19) ” on defense”
Meanwhile, Southeastern wants to throw the ball down the field more this year after averaging 283 yards on the ground last season. Kick-off is at 7:00.

In New Orleans, Tulane hosts Wake Forest. Northwestern State is at Texas A-and-M.

UL Lafayette opens the season on Saturday against Grambling and Coach Billy Napier has named Andre Nunez as his starting quarterback.

Former Vikings starting Q-B Teddy Bridgewater will be Drew Brees backup quarterback this season. The Saints traded a third round pick to the Jets and got Bridgewater and a sixth round pick in return. Bridgewater signed a one-year contract with New York in the offseason. He’s only played in one game in the last two seasons because of a horrific knee injury.

Tonight is the Saints final preseason game as the Black and Gold hosts the Los Angeles Rams in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome at 7 PM. It’s one final chance to get wide receiver Cam Meredith going before the regular season starts. Meredith signed with the Saints in the offseason, after missing all of last year with a torn A-C-L. New Orleans has also signed wide receiver Tanner McCoy, who was recently released by Seattle. He’s caught 14 passes over the last two seasons.

LSU Football Coach Ed Orgeron says freshman wide receiver Terrace Marshall could start against Miami.

The college football season gets underway tonight and there are two games in Louisiana. Tulane hosts Wake Forest and Southeastern Louisiana visits ULM. The Warhawks are coming off a 4-8 campaign, but Coach Matt Viator believes his squad can be much better this season
Cut 16 (11) “. to see it”
ULM was second in the Sun Belt in scoring and total offense last season and the Warhawks return quarterback Caleb Evans.

At 7:30 PM, Northwestern State takes on Texas A-and-M in College Station. Braid Laird is making his head coaching debut for the Demons and wants his team play as well as they can…
cut 19 (12) “….to do”
The game can be seen on the SEC Network.

The Saints have reportedly traded a third round pick to the New York Jets for quarterback Teddy Bridgewater. The 25-year-old Bridgewater has performed well in the preseason, completing 74-percent of his passes for 316 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Two years ago, Bridgewater suffered a career threatening knee injury and played in just one game last season. It’s a sign the Saints are not satisified with Tom Savage and Taysom Hill, who are current back-ups to Drew Brees.

Preparations continue in Baton Rouge and Miami for Sunday night’s season opener between LSU and Miami. Graduate transfer Joe Burrow is set to make his first collegiate start for the Tigers. Hurricanes Coach Mark Richt has a scouting report on the former Ohio State quarterback…
cut 16 (20) “. for that”
LSU athletics director Joe Alleva said at the New Orleans Quarterback Club that fans will be pleased with the offense this year.

The Ragin Cajuns depth chart for Saturday’s season opener against Grambling lists senior Andre Nunez and sophomore Levi Lewis as co-starters at quarterback. Cajuns Coach Billy Napier plans to name a starter later this week, but he says both will play….
cut 19 (24) “…football team”

First-year Southeastern Louisiana coach Frank Scelfo will not name a starting quarterback until gametime tomorrow night when the Lions take on ULM. Lorenzo Nunez is the incumbent starter, but Fresno State transfer Chason Virgil has also looked in fall camp.

The first high school football rankings are out…John Curtis is ranked number one in Five-A, Karr is number one in 4-A, University High is the top team in 3A, Amite (A-meet) is number one in 2A, and the top team in One-A, is West St. John.

LSU Football Coach Ed Orgeron said on the SEC teleconference today that Joe Burrow was the most consistent quarterback throughout fall camp and that’s why he’s getting the starting nod over Myles Brennnan in Sunday’s season opener against Miami. Meanwhile, the Hurricanes will start Malik Rosier, who started at Q-B for the “U” last season. Miami Head Coach Mark Richt likes how Rosier is developing…
cut 17 (22) “…replace that”
Richt also referred to LSU’s fan base as Ragin Cajuns and expects them to make a bunch of noise that will for force them to use silent cadence on offense.

A new era of Ragin Cajuns football begins on Saturday when UL Lafayette opens the season by hosting Grambling State. First-year Cajuns Coach Billy Napier is looking forward to establishing an identity for his football program…
Cut 18 (15) “…on Saturday

The college football season begins tomorrow. ULM will host Southeastern Louisiana. Lions Coach Frank Scelfo will not name a starter until gametime. It will be either Lorenzo Nunez or Fresno State transfer Chason Virgil.

Tulane hosts Wake Forest. In 2016, the final score was Demon Deacons seven, Green Wave three.

Northwestern State will be at Texas A-and-M. It will be Brad Laird’s first game as head coach of the Demons. It will also be Jimbo Fisher’s first game as the head coach of the Aggies.