It looks like LSU has found a passing game. For a second straight week, Tigers quarterback Brandon Harris threw for over 200 yards. He threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns in the Tigers 35-28 win over Florida. Harris admits he’s playing with a chip on his shoulder…
cut 18 (11) “…can’t do”
Running back Leonard Fournette says he’s proud of the sophomore Q-B…
cut 17 (12) “…good overall”
It doesn’t look like Harris will have a chance to throw the football to tight end Dillon Gordon anymore this season. Coach Les Miles said today that Gordon is likely done for the season after suffering an injury after catching a pass against the Gators.

The Saints have reportedly released rookie kicker Zach Hocker after he missed a couple of field goals in New Orleans win over Atlanta last week. It’s been reported that Kai Forbath will take Hocker’s place. Forbath is 28-years-old and was released earlier this year by the Redskins. He’s made 87-percent of his field goals during his four-year career.

Tonight’s Monday night football game has the Giants visiting the Philadelphia Eagles. New York’s Odell Beckham is listed as questionable, but ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports the Giants are “encouraged” that the former LSU star will be able to play tonight.

And it looks like former LSU Tiger Zach Mettenberger will be playing very soon. Tennessee starting quarterback Marcus Mariota has suffered a sprained M-C-L after taking a low hit on Sunday. Mettenberger threw for 63 yards in relief during a 38-10 loss to Miami.

In the NBA…the Pelicans will take on the Houston Rockets tonight at 7 PM in preseason action.

LSU is the only team in the Southeastern Conference that’s still undefeated after beating Florida 35-28 on Saturday night. It was another Florida game that featured trick plays from LSU. Coach Les Miles called for kicker Trent Domingue to take a pitch from holder Brad Kragthorpe and Domingue did the rest, running 16 yards for the score on the fake field goal…
cut 16 (13) “…for sure”
LSU has its final nonconference game of the season this Saturday as they host Western Kentucky.

Tigers defensive end Lewis Neal has been named SEC defensive player of the week. He had ten tackles and three sacks versus the Gators. Senior offensive tackle Vadal Alexander was named SEC offensive lineman of the week as he posted 13 knockdowns and did not allow any sacks or pressures.

Sources say the Saints have released kicker Zach Hocker. The rookie from Arkansas missed two field goals in the win over Atlanta and he’s 9-of-13 for the season. New Orleans has reportedly signed veteran Kai Forbath.

The Saints next opponent is the Indianapolis Colts. New England beat the Colts 34-27 and Indy is 3-and-3 on the season.

Tonight’s Monday night football game has the Giants visiting the Philadelphia Eagles. New York’s Odell Beckham is listed as questionable, but ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports the Giants are “encouraged” that the former LSU star will be able to play tonight.

McNeese State’s Wallace Scott is the Southland Conference defensive player of the week for a third time this season. Scott had a 45-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown in the Cowboys 28-13 win over Central Arkansas.

Grambling State is still unbeaten in the SWAC after an emotional 35-34 win over Alcorn State. Tigers running back Martez Carter rushed for 133 yards and scored on a one-yard TD run in OT and then kicked the extra point.

It looks like LSU has found itself a passing game. Jeff Palermo has more on the Tigers 35-28 win over Florida…:
CUT 1 (30) “I’m Jeff Palermo”

LSU advances to No. 5 in both the AP Top 25 poll and the Coaches poll. Ohio State tops each poll followed by Baylor, Utah and TCU in the AP. This weekend’s Western Kentucky game will be the last contest before a bye week for LSU…then in November the Tigers face Alabama in Tuscaloosa, host Arkansas and travel to Ole Miss before the Texas A&M game in Death Valley.

Louisiana Lafayette and Arkansas State will face off tomorrow night at Centennial Bank Stadium. The 2-3 Ragin Cajuns are looking for their first road victory while the 3-3 Red Wolves seek to remain unbeaten in Sun Belt play.

Elsewhere around the state in college football action over the weekend, Grambling State knocked off the defending SWAC champions in their 35 to 34 victory over Alcorn State. GSU rallied from behind a 28-14 score at halftime to pick up the win in overtime.

Southeastern Louisiana was edged by Stephen F Austin, 28-27. Nicholls State got their 1st win of the season with a 38-17 victory over Houston Baptist Saturday. McNeese rallied to beat Central Arkansas 28-13. ULM fell 59-14 to Appalachian State. Louisiana Tech was up on Mississippi State 14-0 in the first quarter, but eventually fell to the other Bulldogs 45-20. Northwestern State topped Lamar 48-35.

The Pelicans continue the preseason tonight in Houston to face the Rockets. New Orleans opens the regular season October 27th at Golden State.

It will be a battle of the unbeatens on Saturday as the LSU Tigers face the Florida Gators in a matchup of two teams ranked in the top ten. But Florida will be without its starting quarterback. Will Grier has been suspended for taking a banned over the counter supplement, so Treon Harris will get the start for the Gators. Coach Les Miles says Harris is just as talented as Grier…
cut 30 (15) “…pocket presence”
Kick-off time on Saturday is at six PM and the game will be shown on ESPN.

LSU athletic director Joe Alleva is set to get a one-year contract extension. The LSU Board of Supervisors will vote next Friday whether to extend his seal through June 30, 2020. According to university documents, Alleva’s base salary of 525-thousand dollars will stay the same.

LSU is not the only big college football game on Saturday….Louisiana Tech looks to pull off the upset as they visit Mississippi State. In the Southland Conference…McNeese State and Central Arkansas face off against each other. Both teams are undefeated in Southland Conference play. And Grambling State will battle Alcorn State in a match-up of two teams undefeated in the SWAC. Southern and Southeastern Louisiana celebrate homecoming this weekend.

The Saints convincing 31-21 win over Atlanta on Thursday night has the Who Dat nation thinking the Black and Gold can turn this season around. In the victory, there was a blocked punt for a touchdown, the defense forced three turnovers and quarterback Drew Brees threw for over 300 yards
cut 13 (10) “…pay off”
The Saints have the weekend off, they’ll be at Indianapolis on October 25th where they’ll play the Colts.

What a performance by the Saints last night as they took it to their NFC South Rival and handed Atlanta its first loss. Quarterback Drew Brees threw for over 300 yards for the 90th time in his career, running back Mark Ingram had two touchdown runs and the defense forced three turnovers in the Saints 31-21 victory. But the play of the game was Michael Mauti’s block punt for a touchdown that gave the Saints a 14-0 lead…
cut 30 (15) “…I’m enjoying it”
And Steve Gleason, who continues to bravely battle A-L-S was honored before the game as he received the George Halas Award.

In high school football tonight, there are some big games in Class 3-A. Lutcher visits St. James as these parish rivals meet for the first time since 2004, U-High hosts Parkview in a rematch of last year’s Division Two state title game, which was won by U-High.

After playing in front of a half-full stadium last week, there will be over 100-thousand screaming fans inside Tiger Stadium on Saturday for the top ten match-up between LSU and Florida. Tigers running back Leonard Fournette says he’s looking forward to it….
cut 14 (08) “…be crazy”
LSU is a seven-point favorite. The other big game in the SEC is in College Station as Texas A-and-M hosts Alabama. The Crimson Tide thrashed the Aggies 59 to 0 last year.

Mississippi State will host Louisiana Tech at 11 AM tomorrow. These two teams last met in 2011 and State won in overtime 26-20.

1-and-4 ULM will host Appalachian State on Saturday at six PM. These two teams played a nail bitter last year and it was won by the Mountaineers with a last minute field goal.

In the NBA…the Pelicans next preseason game is tomorrow night in Lexington, Kentucky as New Orleans will face Sacramento.

It all came together for the Saints last night as they upset the previously unbeaten Atlanta Falcons 31-21. The Black & Gold jumped out to a 14-0 first quarter lead and never really looked back. Quarterback Drew Brees passed for 312 yards and a touchdown. Head coach Sean Payton praised the play of the Saints’ defense who forced three turnovers last night…

cut 24 (12) “from winning”

The Saints improve to 2-4 and will face Indianapolis October 25th.

In high school football action last night: Crowley squeaked past Lagrange 27-25, it was North Desoto over Shreveport Northwood 35-24, Vermilion Catholic blew past Central Catholic 48-30, and Woodlawn shut out Tara 56-0.

Veteran NBA point guard Nate Robinson has agreed to a non-guaranteed contract to join the Pelicans.

Leonard Fournette and the LSU Tigers will face eighth ranked Florida on Saturday night in Tiger Stadium. Last year, the Tigers beat the Gators 30-27, as Fournette rushed for, at that time, a career-high 140 yards and 225 all-purpose yards. The sophomore expects another tight contest in Death Valley…

cut 13 (07) “out and compete”

The game has a 6 o’clock kickoff and will be televised by ESPN.

In other college football action: Tulane takes on number 24 Houston tonight in Yulman Stadium. Saturday, Louisiana Tech faces Mississippi State, ULM hosts Appalachian State, Houston Baptist travels to Thibodaux to play Nicholls State, Northwestern State welcomes Lamar, Southeastern Louisiana hosts Stephen F. Austin, and McNeese looks to remain undefeated when they take on Central Arkansas.

The Saints face their hated rival tonight, the Atlanta Falcons, in a Thursday night matchup inside the Mercedes Benz Superdome. Atlanta is favorite to win this game as they’ve been explosive on offense, while the Saints can’t stop opposing offenses. New Orleans running back CJ Spiller says Atlanta’s defense is also playing well under first-year head coach Dan Quinn…
cut 30 (14) “…division game”
And heading into tonight’s game, Ian Rapoport with the NFL Network is reporting Saints head coach Sean Payton is open to fielding offers from other teams. Rapoport says Payton will receive interest from multiple teams looking to make a coaching change and that includes Miami and the Dallas Cowboys. Payton has two years left on his contract and he denied speculation that he’s looking to leave New Orleans when he spoke with reporters on Monday.

Big time match-up in Tiger Stadium on Saturday night as sixth ranked LSU faces eighth ranked Florida. Can the Gators slow down Tigers running back Leonard Fournette, who has already rushed for over one-thousand yards this season. Last season, Fournette had 140 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Florida in the swamp.

Louisiana Tech takes on Mississippi State on Saturday at 11 AM in Starkville. State’s defensive coordinator is Manny Diaz, who was the defensive coordinator at Tech last season. Bulldogs head coach Skip Holtz says that does present some challenges…
cut 20 (20) “…normally be”
Mississippi State is a 13-point favorite on Saturday.

The Saints are 3.5 point underdogs at home tonight against Atlanta. The Falcons offense has been impressive, averaging 32 points a game. Quarterback Matt Ryan is third in the NFL in passing yards and second-year running back Devonta Freeman is the league’s second leading rusher and has also caught 24 passes out of the backfield. Saints defensive coordinator Rob Ryan says Freeman has looked impressive on the game film….
cut 17 (18) “….the defense”
Kick-off is at 7:25.

LSU Coach Les Miles says he expects senior defensive back Jalen Mills will play this Saturday against eighth ranked Florida. Mills has been sidelined since injuring his ankle on August 19th.

Lousiaina Tech visits Mississippi State on Saturday. Bulldogs coach Skip Holtz says State is playing well on offense and defense, but they may excel the most on special teams…
cut 19 (21) “….any time”
Kick-off is at 11 AM.

The preseason men’s basketball coaches poll is out and the LSU Tigers are ranked 19th. The Bayou Bengals have one of the top freshman in the country, Ben Simmons, who along with his teammates, worked out in front of about 40 NBA scouts earlier this week.

Meanwhile, CBS sports-dot-com says Grambling State is the worst basketball team in the country heading into the 2015-16 season.

The Saints look to turn their season around tonight when they host the Atlanta Falcons. The Dirty Birds are undefeated, while New Orleans is 1-4 and rank last in the NFL in total defense. But Saints defensive coordinator Rob Ryan believes they have enough talent to become one of the better teams in the league…

cut 16 (17) “be great”

Kickoff is at 7:25 and the game can be seen on CBS and the NFL Network.

It has not been a quiet week for the Florida Gators as they prepare to face LSU Saturday. First, their starting quarterback Will Grier was suspended for a year for taking a banned over-the-counter supplement. Now , freshman defensive back Deiondre Porter has been suspended indefinitely for allegedly firing a gun in he direction of his pregnant girlfriend.

Louisiana Tech will face Mississippi State on Saturday. Tech has won three in a row, but head coach Skip Holtz wants to see his defense stop giving up big plays

cut 18 (11) “safety”

Mississippi State’s defensive coordinator is Manny Diaz, who was the defensive coordinator at Tech last season. That game can be seen on the SEC Network.

In the Southland Conference this weekend…Nicholls State looks for its first win of the season as they host Houston Baptist. McNeese State looks to stay undefeated as they visit Central Arkansas. Northwestern State is coming off a bye week and will host Lamar, while Southeastern Louisiana takes on Stephen F Austin in Hammond.

In the SWAC…It’s homecoming for Southern as they take on Prairie View, while Grambling travels to Alcorn State in a matchup of two teams undefeated in league play.

The Saints take on their biggest rivals on Thursday as they host the Atlanta Falcons. First-year coach Dan Quinn has the Dirty Birds out to a 5-0 start. The Falcons had a losing record last year and Quarterback Drew Brees says their personnel is not much different from a year ago…
cut 19 (17) “…well right now”
Brees is seven and two against the Falcons in games played in the Superdome.

The LSU Tigers will face the Florida Gators on Saturday night. It’s not been a quite week in Gainesville. It all started with the one-year suspension for starting quarterback Will Grier for taking a banned over-the-counter supplement. Now a freshman defensive back, Deiondre Porter, has been suspended indefinitedly for allegedly firing a gun in the direction of his pregnant girlfriend.

LSU Coach Les Miles says fullback JD Moore will not play against eighth ranked Florida. Moore went down with a knee injury last Saturday against South Carolina. Miles says it would be great if Moore can return for the Western Kentucky game on October 24th.

Louisiana Tech continues preparations for its trip to Mississippi State by piping in the sound of cow bells ringing while they practice. Mississippi State has won eight of the eleven match-ups between the two schools and kick-off on Saturday is at 11 AM.

In the Southland Conference this weekend…Nicholls State seeks its first win of the year as they Houston Baptist. McNeese State looks to stay undefeated as they visit Central Arkansas. Northwestern State is coming off a bye week and they’ll host Lamar, while Southeastern Louisiana takes on Stephen F Austin in Hammond. Lions leading receiver Jeff Smiley is out for the year with a torn ACL.

In the SWAC this weekend….It’s homecoming for Southern as they take on Prairie View, while Grambling travels to Alcorn State in a matchup of two teams undefeated in league play.