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.

Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore was not at practice for the portion viewed by the media today. Lattimore left last Sunday’s game with an ankle injury. New Orleans has signed two cornerbacks Sterling Moore, who has been with the team before and Destre McDougle. McDougle is a former third round pick of the Jets in 2014 and was released by the Eagles this week.

In other Black and Gold injury news…Saints Safety Kenny Vaccaro says he’s 100-percent ready for Sunday’s game against the Rams. Vaccaro and linebacker A-J Klein were participants in practice today.

In the NBA tonight, the Pelicans will host San Antonio. New Orleans is coming off a 114 to 107 win over Thunder.

LSU basketball finishes its trip to Hawaii today as they play Marquette. No Brandon Sampson for the Tigers as he could miss a month with a sprained ankle that he suffered in last night’s loss to Notre Dame. Tonight’s game will tip-off at seven o’c lock.

LSU and Texas A-and-M renew their rivalry on Saturday night in Tiger Stadium. But is it really a rivalry, because the Bayou Bengals have won six straight over the Aggies. A-and-M’s last win over LSU was in 1995 and even if the Aggies win, there are reports Head Coach Kevin Sumlin will be fired. Christian Kirk is Texas A-and-M’s top offensive player. He has six receiving touchdowns and he’s also returned a kick-off and punt return for a touchdown.

West Monroe state representative Frank Hoffmann has been the voice of ULM for the last 42-years, but Saturday he will call his last football game when the Warhawks take on Arkansas State. Hoffman says it’s bitter sweet to end his long play by play career.
Cut 9 (11) “doing it”
Hoffman says his favorite season was 1987 when Northeast Louisiana won the 1987 national championship.

It’s senior day for LSU this Saturday, but it’s unlikely that K-J Malone will be able to play because of a knee injury. Malone hasn’t played since injuring his knee in the game against Florida, but the Tigers have gone 4-and-1 during that time. Malone says he’s tried to stay as part of the team as much as he could, despite his injury….
cut 19 (13) “…as a positive”
The Tigers take on Texas A-and-M at Tiger Stadium on Saturday. Reports say Aggies Head Coach Kevin Sumlin will be fired after the game and A-and-M is expected to make a push to hire Florida State Head Coach Jimbo Fisher.

Saints running back Mark Ingram has been named NFC Offensive Player of the Week. Ingram rushed for a season-high 134 yards in New Orleans come from behind win over Washington. This Sunday, the Saints visit the Rams. Los Angles ranks 28th against the run in the NFL, so maybe another big game from Ingram.

According to the oddsmakers, Louisiana Tech and UL-Lafayette are favorite in their respective games this Saturday. The Bulldogs are a two-point favorite versus Frank Wilson and the U-T-S-A Roadrunners, while the Cajuns are six and a half point favorites to beat Georgia Southern. Coach Mark Hudspeth says he’s concerned about the Eagles defensive line.

Nicholls Head Coach Tim Rebowe is concerned about how they are going to slow down South Dakota this Saturday in their F-C-S opening round playoff game….
cut 17 (15) “…get it done”
South Dakota senior quarterback Chris Streveler, has thrown for 32-hundred yards, 23 touchdowns and five interceptions.

LSU basketball faces Marquette in its third and final game in Hawaii. Starting guard Brandon Sampson will miss the next three to four weeks, after spraining his ankle in last night’s 92-53 loss to Notre Dame.

After the Saints improbable victory over the Redskins yesterday, quarterback Drew Brees said the sky’s the limit for this team. New Orleans is now 8-and-2 tied with Minnesota for the second best record in the NFC. But Coach Sean Payton is not ready to say they are one of the best teams in the league…
cut 20 (22) “…I’ll say that”
The Saints will not have one of their top performers on the defensive side of the football for the rest of the season. Alex Okafor tore his achilles tendon. Payton did not provide an update today on injured cornerback Marshon Lattimore, who tried to return to the game yesterday with an injured ankle.

LSU football Coach Ed Orgeron says edge rusher Arden Key is questionable for Saturday’s regular season finale against Texas A-and-M. Key did not play in the win against Tennessee. Coach O also said today that he assumes Key and running back Derius Guice will forgo their senior seasons and enter the NFL draft.

It didn’t take long for Northwestern State to find a new head football coach after deciding not to renew Jay Thomas’ contract after five seasons. Brad Laird will reportedly be the next Demons head coach. He served as the school’s associate head coach and defensive coordinator last season. The 44-year-old played quarterback at Northwestern State from 1991 to 1995.

The Ragin Cajuns beat their first power five school since 2002 today as they defeated Iowa 80-71 in the opening game of the inaugural Cayman Islands Classic. Frank Barltey the fourth led the Cajuns with 17 points.