Last Saturday, LSU’s offense had 601 yards of total offense against Texas A-and-M. But for the season, the Tigers rank 54th nationally in total offense, 72nd in scoring and 84th in passing. Head Coach Ed Orgeron said Saturday night he hopes offensive coordinator Matt Canada finds a head coaching job. Football analyst Mike Detillier says Orgeron might not be a fan of all the shifting and motion that Canada’s offense displays….
cut 19 (16) “…he prefers”
As of now, there’s not much interest in Canada as a head coach. There’s a report Canada is interested in the vacancy at Rice and at the same time, he was recruiting a quarterback in California for LSU this week.

The Saints offense didn’t look good last Sunday in the loss to the Rams and this week they’ll face the Carolina Panthers who rank second in the NFL in total defense. Carolina has also won four in a row. Kick-off on Sunday is at noon.

Tonight in the NBA, the Pelicans will host the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans have won four of their last five at home.

LSU is back home tonight to face U-T Martin. The Skyhawks won 22 games last season, but they lost a dozen players off that team and they are just 1-and-5 on the season. Louisiana Tech is at 24th ranked Alabama. The Bulldogs are off to a 5-0 start, while the Crimson Tide are 5-and-1.

Last night, the Ragin Cajuns made 11 three-pointers as the Cajuns defeated McNeese State 89-78. Malik Marquetti drained five threes and finished with a career-high 17 points.

Southeastern Louisiana won its fourth straight last night beating Loyola of New Orleans 80-53. Jordan Capps had 21 points.

And ULM never trailed in its 65-52 win over Jackson State. The Warhawks have won three of their last four.

LSU Head Football Coach Ed Orgeron has said he expects offensive coordinator Matt Canada will seek a head coaching job. Football analyst Mike Detillier says there appears to be a rift between Coach “O” and Canada, and believes the young play caller has worked his last game at LSU
Cut 18 (18) “offensive coordinator somewhere”
The Tigers rank 54th nationally in total offense, 72nd in scoring and 84th in passing.

The LSU men’s basketball team returns to the court tonight, back from the Maui Invitational. The 3-2 Tigers host the 1-5 UT Martin Skyhawks for a 7pm tipoff at the PMAC.

The 11-9 New Orleans Pelicans will look to get back into the win column against the Minnesota Timberwolves tonight inside the Smoothie King Center.

Its Grambling State versus Alcorn State for a third consecutive season in Saturday’s SWAC Championship game in Houston. The winner advances to play North Carolina A-and-T in the Celebration Bowl on December 16th in Atlanta. Broderick Fobbs’ team is coming off a 30-21 win over Southern in the Bayou Classic, but they have to turn the page quickly…:
Cut 16 (17) “to play”
He expects it will be a tight contest.

In college hoops last night, ULM beat Jackson State 65-52. The 3-4 Warhawks shot 50 percent from the field which included 9-of-20 shooting from 3-point range.

UL-Lafayette picked up an 89-78 victory over McNeese State last night. The Cajuns made 11 three-pointers in the game.

Southeastern had an easy time against UNO, the Lions picking up an 80-53.

This season, LSU has only turned it over eight times, which is the fewest in school history. Quarterback Danny Etling has tossed only two interceptions. The fifth year senior says he learned hard lessons about turnovers while at Purdue….
cut 17 (15) “…what I’ve been doing”
In other LSU news…edge rusher Arden Key will have surgery this week on his pinky finger which is bent out of shape. He’s been playing with the injury for the last two months. Key is expected to recover from this surgery in time for the bowl game.

What bowl game is Louisiana Tech heading too. Most analysts who do bowl projections have the Bulldogs playing in the New Orleans Bowl. But Bryan Fischer at NBC Sports has Tech playing in the Independence Bowl in Shreveport against Wake Forest.

The Cajuns could have become bowl eligible with a win at home against Georgia Southern on Saturday, but the Eagles upset UL Lafayette 34-24. Coach Mark Hudspeth says they were without some key players because of injuries, but they should play this Saturday against Appalachian State….
cut 20 (21) “…definitely help”
Kick-off in Boone, North Carolina is at 1:30 PM.

The SWAC Championship game between Grambling State and Alcorn State is at 3:30 in Houston. This will be the sixth meeting between the two teams over the last three years and this will be the third consecutive year they’ve played each other in the league title game. The G-Men easily defeated Alcorn 41-14 in October.

With his 347 yard passing performance in the victory over Texas A-and-M, LSU’s Danny Etling became the fifth quarterback to throw for over 2,000 yards in multiple seasons. Jeff Wickersham, Zach Mettenberger, Toddy Hodson and JaMarcus Russell are the others. Etling is glad he ended up at LSU, after losing his job as the starter at Purdue…:
Cut 16 (15) “next level”
In 12 games this season, Etling has thrown for 2,234 yards, 14 touchdowns and just two interceptions.

LSU’s Devin White made history Monday as he became the first player to be named SEC Defensive Player of the Week for a fourth time in one season.

Former LSU coach Les Miles has purchased a home in Baton Rouge for about $1.3 million, according to documents filed with the Clerk of Court.

For U-L Lafayette to be bowl eligible this season, they’ll have to go on the road and beat one of the best teams in the Sun Belt Conference. The Ragin Cajuns will visit Appalachian State this Saturday for a 1:30 kickoff. Coach Mark Hudspeth…:
Cut 19 (19) “bowl berth”
The Cajuns could have become bowl eligible last Saturday, but Georgia Southern upset UL Lafayette 34-24.

Louisiana Tech running back Russell Farris has been named Conference USA’s Defensive Player of the Week, following his performance in the Bulldogs’ 20-6 victory over UTSA on Saturday.

Trinity Valley Community College athletic director and head football coach Brad Smiley has announced his resignation to become offensive coordinator at Northwestern State University.

The Saints eight game winning streak ended yesterday with a 26-20 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. The Saints were just 3-for-13 on third downs and running back Mark Ingram was held to 31 yards rushing. Other than a 74-yard run by rookie Alvin Kamara, New Orleans offense didn’t do much. Coach Sean Payton says penalties made it difficult to sustain drives…
cut 17 (16) “….20 calls”
The Saints also missed injured cornerbacks Ken Crawley and Marshon Lattimore as Jared Goff threw for 354 yards and two touchdowns. Up next the Carolina Panthers.

NBA…Anthony Davis was named Western Conference Player as he averaged nearly 30 points last week as New Orleans won three of four. The Pels host Minnesota on Wednesday.

LSU’s Devin White made history today as he became the first player to be named SEC Defensive Player of the Week for a fourth time in one season. After recording 13 tackles in the win over Texas A-and-M, White received SEC Defensive Player of the Week honors.

LSU defensive line coach Pete Jenkins will retire following the bowl game. Jenkins is completing his third stint as an assistant coach with the Bayou Bengals, totalling 15 seasons. Current outside linebackers Coach Dennis Johnson will replace Jenkins on the D-Line.

Here’s the latest with the SEC coaching changes. Bruce Feldman reports big-money Tennessee boosters are trying to force A-D John Currie our after nearly hiring Greg Schiano. Currie sent out a statement defending the search. Dan Mullen was introduced as the new head coach at Florida today. And there are indications Florida State’s Jimbo Fisher will be the new head coach at Texas A-and-M.

The Saints eight-game winning streak ended yesterday in Los Angeles with a 26-20 defeat to the Rams. The loss moves New Orleans into a first place tie with Carolina for first place in the NFC South. The Saints and Panthers meet this Sunday in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Saints Quarterback Drew Brees on moving from this loss to a big division matchup….
cut 18 (19) “…meaningful game”
The Panthers beat the Jets 35-27 yesterday to improve their record to 8-3. Altanta is now 7-4 after defeating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 34-20. And

Elsewhere in the league….TreDavious White’s interception late in the game secured Buffalo’s 16-10 victory over Kansas City. Leonard Fournette rushed for just 25 yards in Jacksonville’s 27-24 win over Arizona.

LSU defensive line coach Pete Jenkins will retire after the bowl game. Jenkins is completing his third stint with the Tigers. He helped send Henry Thomas, Roland Barbay, Jarvis Green, Marcus Spears, Davon Godchaux, Lewis Neal and Tashawn Bower to the NFL. Dennis Johnson, who serves as LSU’s outside linebackers coach, will coach the defensive line.

Will LSU lose offensive coordinator Matt Canada? Ed Orgeron says he expects Canada will seek a head coaching job.

The bowl season in Louisiana begins with the R-and-L Carriers New Orleans Bowl on December 16th. Jerry Palm of CBS Sports has La Tech versus Troy in that game. He has Southern Miss versus Florida State in the Independence Bowl on December 27th. And the Sugar Bowl is a semifinal contest in the College Football Playoff. Palm says the number one seed will likely be in New Orleans…
cut 15 (09) “…number one”
Bowl announcements will come out on Sunday.

There was no happy ending in Los Angeles for the Saints, who had their eight-game winning streak snapped by the up and coming Rams. New Orleans had trouble getting its offense going and the defense missed its top two cornerbacks, who are injured. Coach Sean Payton says L-A was the better team in the 26-20 win…:
Cut 16 (16) “good enough”
The Saints were just 3-for-13 on third downs and running back Mark Ingram was held to just to 31 yards. Other than a 74-yard run by rookie Alvin Kamara, New Orleans offense didn’t do much. The loss drops the Saints record to 8-3 and into a first place tie with Carolina in the NFC South.

LSU’s legendary defensive line coach, Pete Jenkins, will retire after this season. Current Tiger outside linebacker coach Dennis Johnson will take over Jenkins’ spot.

LSU moves to number 17 in the Associated Press college football poll, following a dominating 45-21 victory over Texas A&M Saturday. So what’s next for the Tigers bowl-game wise? Jerry Palm does bowl projections for CBS Sports is calling the Outback Bowl and says if that happens, they’ll play a team from the Big 10…:
Cut 14 (11) “committee game”
Palm has La Tech versus Troy in the R-and-L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.

In college hoops, ULM beat NAIA Rust College 104-46 Sunday. New Orleans fell to South Alabama, 55-52. Tulane was handed its first loss, falling 70-59 to Georgia State. Today Grambling is at North Texas. Nicholls State hosts Blue Mountain College.

In the high school football playoffs last night….three number one seeds were beaten. In Division One, Catholic High had just 105 yards of offense but still beat top-seeded Evangel 14-6. The Bears blocked a punt for a touchdown and also had a pick-6. Catholic will play John Curtis in the Division One State title game. In Division Four, Lafayette Christian kicked a game winning field goal to beat top-seeded Vermilion Catholic 30-28. L-C-A will play Ascension Catholic in the Division 4 title game. And in Three-A, Richwood stunned top-seeded Sterlington 15-14. The eighth seeded Rams will visit 5th seeded Kaplan in the semifinals.

Tonight it’s the regular season LSU Tigers as they host Texas A-and-M. There are reports Aggies Head Coach Kevin Sumlin will get fired after this contest. Last year, LSU Derrius Guice rushed for a school-record 285 yards against A-and-M. Kick-off is at 6:30.

The Saints will not have their top two cornerbacks in Sunday’s game against the Rams. Marshon Lattimore and Ken Crawley will not play because of injuries. But Los Angeles will not have its leading receiver Robert Woods, who is out with a shoulder injury.

Several Louisiana football teams have to win today in order to extend their season. ULM hosts Arkansas State as the Warhawks must pull off the upset in order to be eligible for a bowl. Louisiana Tech is home to take UTSA and if the Bulldogs don’t win their season is over. Nicholls is facing South Dakota in the opening round of the FCS playoffs. South Dakota is averaging over 500 yards of offense. And in the Mercedes Benz Superdome, it’s the Bayou Classic as the winner between Southern and Grambling State advances to the SWAC Championship game.

In the NBA…the Pelicans started fast and easily defeated the Phoenix Suns 115 to 91. Anthony Davis had 23 points and DeMarcus Cousins had a double-double 19 points and 10 rebounds. Tonight the Pels are at Golden State.

Head coaching rumors have dominated the headlines the last three times LSU and Texas A-and-M have met. This time it involves A&M as it’s expected Aggies head coach Kevin Sumlin will be fired after the game. Sumlin says his team has to block that type of noise out…
cut 16 (16) “…right now”
Last night in the SEC, Ole Miss beat 16th ranked Mississippi State 31-28. The Rebels finish the year with a 6-and-6 record, while the Bulldogs fall to 8-and-4. There are reports that Mississippi State will do everything they can to make sure Dan Mullen remains the head coach of the Bulldogs.

Grambling and Southern fans are making their way down to New Orleans for the Bayou Classic. The winner tomorrow will play in the SWAC title game.

The high school football playoffs resume tonight with 56 teams still fighting for a chance to play in the Dome…In Class Five-A, top-seeded West Monroe hosts Barbe. In Four-A. seventh seeded Neville is at undefeated Lakeshore. Over in Three-A, top seeded Sterlington will take on Richwood. In Two-A, Many is at Northeast and in One-A, Oak Grove hosts Basile

It’s semi-final action on the select side…in Division Four…Lafayette Christian is at Vermilion Catholic, while St. Mary’s visits Ascension Catholic.

ULM, UL Lafayette and Louisiana Tech all play at home tomorrow. The Warhawks take on Arkansas State, who is trying to win a Sun Belt Champiosnhip. The Cajuns will host a one-win Georgia Southern team, while Louisiana Tech takes on UTSA. The Bulldogs need to win to be eligible for a bowl game.

The Pelicans are in Phoenix tonight to face the 7-and-12 Suns. On Saturday, they visit the World Champion Golden State Warriors.

Freshman Tremont Waters scored 39 points last night, but the LSU Tigers still lost to Marquette 94-84. Waters started hot as he hit his first four three-pointers, but the Bayou Bengals couldn’t stop the Golden Eagles. Andrew Rowsey had 30 points to pace Marquette. LSU went 1-and-2 in the Maui Invitational and in all three games they allowed their opponents to shoot over 50-percent from the field.

Derric Jean drilled a three-pointer with one second left to give Louisiana Tech a 63-61 win over Evansville at the Cancun Challenge. DaQuan Bracey had 17 points and five assists for the Bulldogs, who are 5-0 on the season.

Tulane is also 5-0 after beating Miami of Ohio 80-59. Melvin Frazier led the way with 20 points and career-high five steals.

Frank Bartley the Fourth had 23 points and six steals as the Ragin Cajuns dribbled past Richmond 82-76 at the Cayman Islands Classic.

The Pelicans trailed by 15 points to San Antonio early last night but eventually got it going and easily defeated San Antonio 107-90. Anthony Davis had 29 points and 11 rebounds, while DeMarcus Cousins had 24 points and 15 rebounds. Eventually New Orleans built a 30 point lead. The Pels are now 10-8 and visit Phoenix tomorrow.

It’s LSU versus Texas A-and-M on Saturday in Death Valley. The Bayou Bengals are looking to finish SEC play with a 6-and-2 record, their best mark since 2012. Last year, Derrius Guice rushed for an LSU record 285 yards against the Aggies. The Tigers defense will have to keep an eye on wide receiver Christian Kirk.

Saints rookie cornerback Marshon Lattimore did not practice yesterday as New Orleans gets ready to play the Los Angeles Rams this Sunday. Lattimore injured his ankle in the win over Washington and was seen wearing a protective boot in the lockerroom.