After throwing for 348 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Memphis on Saturday, Central Florida will start Darriel Mack at quarterback against LSU in the Fiesta Bowl. Mack replaced Heisman Trophy candidate McKenzie Milton, who went down with a gruesome ankle injury. U-C-F Coach Josh Heupel says everyone has confidence that Mack can get the job done…
Cut 18 (15) extremely well“
LSU will be playing back-up cornerbacks in the Fiesta Bowl, Greedy Williams has turned pro and Kristian Fulton is injured, but Butkus Award Finalist Devin White is playing as he said on Twitter that he has business to handle.

White, Williams, safety Grant Delpit and kicker Cole Tracy were named to the A-P All-SEC first team.

After a tough loss in the Sun Belt Championship game, UL-Lafayette is now looking forward to the AutoNation Cure Bowl where they’ll play Tulane in Orlando on December 15th. The Cajuns received their official invite to the Cure Bowl, following their loss to Appalachian State. Coach Billy Napier says they can take away a lot of valuable lessons from that game…
cut 17 (23) “….the ball”
In the first half, the Cajuns held Appalachian State to just 87 yards of total offense.

Julius Randle had a career-high 37 points but the Pelicans lost to the Los Angeles Clippers 129 to 126 last night. But New Orleans gave up a season-high 77 points in the first half. The Pels are now 12 and 13 on the season.

LSU star cornerback Greedy Williams will not play in the Tigers bowl game against UCF as he’s declared for the NFL draft. Williams is considered to be a top five pick next April. But junior linebacker Devin White will play in the bowl game, even though he’s a potential Top 10 pick, if he elects to forgo his senior season. Tiger Rag Editor James Moran says it’s not a surprise to see White elect to play, despite the injury risk
Cut 14 (12) “…targeting suspension.”
Moran says the Tigers need White, because they’ll be without Williams, Kristian Fulton and Bredein Fehoko, because of injuries and Jacob Phillips will have to sit out the first half because of a targeting suspension.

UCF Is without its starting quarterback as McKenzie Milton suffered a gruesome ankle injury a couple of weeks ago.

Louisiana Tech’s coaching staff has a busy two and a half weeks coming up. The Bulldogs are getting ready for the early signing day period that starts December 19th and on the 22nd, they’ll play Hawaii in the Hawaii Bowl. Bulldogs Coach Skip Holtz says he’s still learning about the Rainbow Warriors, which the coaching staff all juggles recruiting…
cut 17 (18) “….lot of points”
Hawaii is 8-5, while the Bulldogs finished the regular season losing three of their last four.

After beating Charlotte 119 to 109, the Pelicans are back home tonight to host the Los Angeles Clippers. New Orleans is 12-and-12 on the season, while the Clippers lead the Pacific Division with a 15-7 record. Tip off is at 7 PM.

LSU is headed to the Fiesta Bowl where they’ll play undefeated UCF on New Year’s Day at noon central time. Tigers Coach Ed Orgeron says he’s impressed with the Knights 25-game winning streak…
cut 14 (11) “…how to win”
LSU cornerbacks Greedy Williams and Kristian Fulton will not play in the game. Williams, who is expected to be a Top 5 pick, has declared for the NFL draft, giving up his college eligibility. Meanwhile, Fulton had surgery on his ankle-slash-foot and will not be ready to play until at least spring football.

The Ragin Cajuns and Tulane will play in the AutoNation Cure Bowl in Orlando on December 15th. Five years ago, the two teams met in the New Orleans Bowl and the Cajuns won by three points.

No bowl game for ULM, they were left out despite a 6-6 record.

Louisiana Tech will head to Hawaii later this month to play the Rainbow Warriors in the Hawaii Bowl on Saturday night, December 22nd. Bulldogs Coach Skip Holtz says playing a bowl game in Hawaii is an unique experience and he’s glad his team has this opportunity…
cut 18 (20) “…excited about it”
Hawaii is 8-and-5 on the season, while the Bulldogs are 7-5.

All good things must come to an end and the Saints 10-game winning streak ended last night with a 13-10 loss to Dallas. New Orleans was held to 176 total yards of offense as Quarterback Drew Brees was under duress for much of the game
Cut 3 (12) “we are doing”
Brees threw for just 39 yards in the first half and ended up with 127 yards passing.

The Saints also no longer own the top record in the NFC. That belongs to the one-loss Los Angeles Rams who are in Detroit this Sunday.

SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said today he was very disappointed by the postgame scuffle that occurred following LSU’s seven overtime loss to Texas A-and-M on Saturday, but he’ll leave it up to the two schools to hand down any discipline. On Sunday, the Tigers will find out their bowl destination. There’s a good chance it will be the Fiesta Bowl.

Can Nicholls keep its season going? They will face Eastern Washington tomorrow in the second round of the F-C-S playoffs. The Colonels have won five in a row and they’ve been jumping on their opponents right off the bat. Coach Tim Rebowe says strong starts have been a focus this year, but against this kind of opponent, they’ll need to keep their foot on the pedal…
cut 17 (15) “….slugfest”
Kick-off is at 4 Pm on Saturday.

At 11 A-M, the Ragin Cajuns face Appalachian State in the inaugural Sun Belt Championship game. The Mountaineers beat UL Lafayette by 10 points earlier this season.

In the high school football playoffs…top seeded Karr hosts Neville in Four-A tonight. These two schools have won 16 state championships between them. The Cougars are two-time defending champs.

It was a really frustrating night for the Black and Gold as the Saints were held to 176 yards of total offense in a 13-10 loss to Dallas. Quarterback Drew Brees threw for just 39 yards in the first half and ended up with 127 yards passing. Alvin Kamara was held to 36 yards rushing, while Mark Ingram had just 27 yards on the ground. Coach Sean Payton says not enough success on first down, led to a long night…
cut 4 (10) “…in this game”
The loss ends the Saints 10-game winning streak and they drop to second place in the NFC Standings as the Rams now own the best record in the league.

The Ragin Cajuns and Southern are gearing up to play conference championship games on Saturday. UL Lafayette is at Appalachian State, while the Jaugars will face Alcorn State.

The Colonels take a five-game winning streak to Eastern Washington on Saturday for a second round F-C-S playoff game against The Eagles from the Big Sky Conference. Nicholls Coach Tim Rebowe says he’s bringing a confident team to the Pacific Northwest…
cut 18 (17) “…arrogance'”
Kick-off is at 4 PM.

Tonight it’s the semi-finals of the high school playoffs on the non-select side. In Class One-A…top-seeded Oak Grove hosts West St. John, while third seeded Kentwood makes the long trip to Haynesville. In Two-A, top seeded Many hosts defending champion Welsh and second-seeded Amite hosts Ferriday. You can watch that game on Cox Sports Television.

The Saints bring a 10-game winning streak into Dallas tonight to face a Cowboys team that has won three in a row. Drew Brees and the New Orleans offense gets a lot of attention, but the Saints defense is allowing just 13 points a contest in their last three games. Coach Sean Payton…
cut 17 (13) “…might be”
The Saints allow 3.6 yards per rushing attempt, while Dallas averages 4.9 yards per carry as Ezekiel Elliot is one of the top running backs in the NFL.

The LSU Tigers have received a verbal commitment from quarterback Max Johnson, who is the son of Super Bowl winning Q-B Brad Johnson. Max Johnson is a four-star propsect out of Georgia and becomes the second quarterback to give a verbal commitment to LSU in the Class of 2020.

Louisiana Tech has accepted an invitation tot he Hawaii Bowl where they’ll play Hawaii on Saturday December 22nd at 9:30 central time. It’s the fifth straight season the Bulldogs have made a bowl appearance and they’ve won the four previous games.

The Pelicans ended a four-game losing streak last night by beating the Washington Wizards 125 to 104. Jrue Holiday had a game-high 29 points, while Anthony Davis and Julius Randle each scored 23 points. Rarely used Tim Frazier made his third start of the season and had 12 points and 12 assists. Nikola Mirotic added 15 points and nine rebounds.

In college hoops, the Ragin Cajuns outlasted UNO 77-73 in overtime. The Privateers shot just 35-percent from the field, while JaKeenan Gant, Malik Marquetti and P-J Hardy each scored 12 points for UL-Lafayette who completed a six-game road trip with a 3-and-3 record.

Nciholls also a winner last night, beating Spring Hill 85-65.

LSU is 10th in the new college football playoff rankings, which is good news for their chances of playing in a New Year’s Six bowl game. Jerry Palm does bowl projections for CBS-Sports-dot-com and says as long as there are no major upsets in the Big 10 or ACC Championship games, the Tigers should have a postseason game in either Arizona or Georgia…
Cut 9 (09) “Fiesta Bowl”
Palm says if LSU goes to the Peach Bowl they could face Michigan. He says if the Tigers play in the Fiesta Bowl, they’ll likely face either U-C-F or Boise State.

Louisiana Tech has accepted an invitation to play in the Hawaii Bowl and they’ll face the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors of the Mountain West Conference on Saturday December 22nd at 9:30 Central time. It’s the fifth straight season the Bulldogs will play in a bowl game, they’ve won the previous four. Hawaii is 8-5 on the season.

The Ragin Cajuns back on the practice field this afternoon getting ready for Saturday’s Sun Belt title game against Appalachian State. The Mountaineers are 9-2 overall, 7-1 in the Sun Belt as they clinched the East Division with a win over Troy last week. UL Lafayette Coach Billy Napier says they need a good week of preparation in order to beat the Mountainers on their home turf…
cut 18 (19) “…right way”
If the Cajuns win, they’ll play in the New Orleans Bowl, a loss sends them to the Cure Nation Bowl in Orlando.

Saints Hall of Fame linebacker Rickey Jackson is recovering after undergoing brain surgery. It’s unknown why the surgery was needed, but NOLA-dot-com says the procedure was a success. The member of the Dome Patrol was inducted into the pro football Hall of Fame in 2010.

LSU is ranked 10th in the latest College Football Playoff Rankings, which puts them in position to either play in the Peach Bowl or Fiesta Bowl. College Football Playoff committee chairman Rob Mullens says the 9-and-3 Tigers have a strong resume.

And the head of officiating for the SEC says the referees in the LSU-Texas A&M game did not have a horrible or a bad game, just tough plays to deal with.

The Ragin Cajuns will leave tomorrow for North Carolina where they’ll play Appalachian State in the first ever Sun Belt Championship football game on Saturday at 11 AM. Louisiana lost to the Mountaineers by 10 points last month, but Cajuns Coach Billy Napier knows he has a better team now…
Cut 17 (16) “know that”
A win for the Cajuns and they’ll play in the New Orleans Bowl and a loss will send U-L Lafayette to the Cure Bowl in Orlando on December 15th.

Southern faces Alcorn in the SWAC Championship game on Saturday. The Braves lead the SWAC in total offense and rush offense as they are averaging 274 yards on the ground. Jags Coach Dawson Odums says they want to slow down that Alcorn run game…
cut 20 (13) “….run defense”
Southern ran the ball well against Grambling in the Bayou Classic as running back Devon Benn had his first 100-yard game of the season.

The Saints leave for Dallas today to face the Cowboys in Thursday night football. Dallas is led on offense by the NFL’s leading rusher Ezekiel Elliot and Big “D” defense is allowing just 19 points a game.

In college basketball last night, Daishon Smith had a career-high 26 points as ULM walloped Northwestern State 80-52 to end the Warhawks three-game losing streak.

In his first public comments since video and pictures were released of a postgame scuffle following the Tigers seven overtime loss to Texas A-and-M, Coach Ed Orgeron calls LSU analyst Steve Kragthorpe a good man. Video shows a credentialed member of the Aggies staff shoving Kragthorpe, who suffers from Parkinson’s Disease…
cut 3 (07) “…they will”
Orgeron also said on ESPN Radio in Baton Rouge that he wishes they were playing the Aggies tomorrow as it appears the rivalry is on between LSU and Texas A-and-M.

Southern and UL-Lafayette are getting ready to play conference championship games this Saturday. The Jaguars will face Alcorn State in the SWAC title game. The Braves lead the league in total offense and total defense and scoring defense, allowing 21 points a game.

The Cajuns will take on Appalachian State in Boone, North Carolina. The Mountaineers lead the Sun Belt in total defense, scoring defense and scorign offense, averaging 37 points a game. The Cajuns are averaging 34 points a contest.

There’s been a lot of things going well for the 10-and-1 Saints. Kicker Will Lutz has made 95-percent of his field goals, up from 86 last year. Coach Sean Payton says Lutz’s signing in 2016 was crucial…
cut 17 (17) “…smart decision”
The Saints face a resurgent Cowboys team Thursday night in Dallas. The Cowboys are on a three game win streak and are in the thick of the playoff hunt.

The Pelicans are on a four-game losing streak after losing to Boston 124-to-107 at the Smoothie King Center last night. Anthony Davis had 27 points, 16 rebounds and three blocked shots. Nikola Mirotic had 25 points, while Julius Randle had 15 points off the bench. Jrue Holiday had eight turnovers. The Pels host Washington tomorrow night.

Many are still in disbelief over LSU’s 74-72 seven overtime loss to Texas A-and-M. Several calls went against the Tigers way. It seemed like they won the contest on several occasions, including when Jace Sternberger fumbled the ball away after catching a pass and LSU recovered. But it was ruled an incomplete pass and Coach Ed Orgeron said the instant replay judge never asked for a formal review…
cut 14 (05) “…it wasn’t”
LSU finishes the regular season 9-3 and will find out their bowl destination on Sunday.

Southern is headed to the SWAC Championship game after beating Grambling 38-28 in the Bayou Classic. The Tigers made it a three-point game in the fourth quarter, but Dawson Odums team responded with its own touchdown drive…
cut 30 (08) “….all year”
Southern will face Alcorn State this Saturday.

Nicholls is advancing to the second round of the F-C-S playoffs after beating San Diego 49-30 on Saturday. The game was played in front of nearly nine-thousand fans at John L Guidry Stadium and Coach Tim Rebowe says the team appreciated their support….
cut 17 (17) “….nice to see em”
The Colonels advance to play at Eastern Washington this Saturday.

The Ragin Cajuns will play in the first ever Sun Belt Football Championship game as UL Lafayette defeated ULM 31-28 to win the west title. The Cajuns will play Appalachian State in Boone, North Carolina this Saturday. The Mountaineers beat UL Lafayette 27-17 on October 20th.