The big game of the season has arrived for the LSU Tigers as they take on Alabama in a contest that will likely decide who will represent the SEC West in the conference title game. Tigers Coach Les Miles says whoever controls the line of scrimmage will be your winner…
cut 18 (20) “…in some fashion”
LSU has lost four straight to Alabama.

The Saints are getting to take on the Tennessee Titans this Sunday. The Titans have struggled offensively, averaging nearly 18 points a game, which ranks 31st out of 32 teams. The Saints offense is coming off a performance where they racked up over 600 yards of total offense. Kick-off on Sunday is at noon.

The LSU football team leaves today for Alabama where they’ll take on the Crimson Tide in tomorrow night’s top ten showdown in Tuscaloosa. LSU is looking to keep its perfect season intact and Coach Les Miles wants his players to leave it all on the field…

Cut 17 (18) “good you are”

Miles says whoever controls the line of scrimmage will be your winner in this game. Kickoff is at 7PM Saturday and the game will be televised on CBS.

Former LSU baseball standout JaCoby Jones, who was playing in the Arizona Fall League, was reportedly suspended 50 days by Major League Baseball for failing a drug test.

It’s going to be a busy college football weekend across Louisiana Saturday.

In Conference USA, Louisiana Tech looks to stay atop the Western Division when they host North Texas.

In the Southland, McNeese looks to stay undefeated when they take on Sam Houston State in Lake Charles. The Cowboys are 7-0 in league play while the Bearkats are 5-1.

Northwestern State will try to make it two wins in a row when face on Abilene Christian.

And Southeastern Louisiana looks to bounce back from last week’s loss when Incarnate Word comes to Strawberry Stadium.

Grambling will try to stay perfect in the SWAC as they host Texas Southern.

Southern hits the road to meet Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

And in the Sun Belt, ULM will be on the road to face Troy. The Warhawks are still looking for their first conference win on the season .

And UL-Lafayette travels to Statesboro, Georgia to take on Georgia Southern.

In high school football last night: Acadiana blanked New Iberia 49-0, Bastop crushed West Ouachita 49-6, it Byrd over Evangel Christian 24-16, Rayville defeated Mangham 34-26, West Monroe defeated Alexandria 62-35, Vandebilt Catholic topped Ellender 37-22.

We’re getting closer to the big game between 2nd ranked LSU and 4th ranked Alabama. The play of the offensive line will have a big say on who wins this game as the Tigers will look to establish Heisman trophy candidate Leonard Fournette. Starting guard Will Clapp says they’re ready…:
Cut 20 (08) “fall in”
Jim Page, President and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama, says LSU fans have already started arriving and the businesses in Tuscaloosa are loving it…:
CUT 13 (10) “about that”
The SEC Showdown in Bryant Denny Stadium kicks off at 7pm.

Former LSU baseball standout JaCoby Jones, who was playing in the Arizona Fall League, was reportedly suspended 50 days by Major League Baseball for failing a drug test.

The Saints take a three-game winning streak into Sunday’s game against the Titans, who have lost six in a row. Quarterback Drew Brees is coming off one of his best performances, as he threw for a career-high 511 yards and seven touchdowns in a wild 52-49 win over Giants. Brees says it will be hard to duplicate that performance again…:
Cut 17 (20) “to happen”

The city of New Orleans is thrilled they’ve been chosen to host the College Football National Championship in 2020. Executive Director of the New Orleans Host Committee for the CFP Championship Jeff Hundley says the Sugar Bowl committee was very generous with the bid:
CUT 1 (09) “Sugar Bowl Committee”

The Saints are now on a three-game win streak as they head into Sunday’s game against the Titans who have lost six in a row. In the last three games, New Orleans has scored 110 points. Saints Quarterback Drew Brees gives credit to a maturing group of young wide receivers…:
Cut 18 (20) “the table”

Excitement is building in Tuscaloosa ahead of the SEC showdown between NO. 4 LSU and No. 7 Alabama Saturday night. Jim Page is the President and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama…:
CUT 12 (12) “no different”
The big contest kicks off at 7pm.

The city of New Orleans is thrilled they’ve been chosen to host the College Football National Championship in 2020. Jeff Palermo reports…:
Cut 2 (30) “I’m Jeff Palermo”

In college basketball news…an ESPN report says LSU freshman Antonio Blakeney has been cleared to play this season. The NCAA was apparently looking to see if he violated any rules by appearing in a workout video with a trainer.

We’re getting closer to the big game between 2nd ranked LSU and 4th ranked Alabama. Starting center Ethan Pocic says he’s trying to keep his emotions in check as the team continues preparations…

cut 19 (18) “be ready”

The play of the offensive line will have a big say on who wins this game as the Tigers will look to establish Heisman trophy candidate Leonard Fournette.

In college basketball news…an ESPN report says LSU freshman Antonio Blakeney has been cleared to play this season. The NCAA was apparently looking to see if he violated any rules by appearing in a workout video with a trainer.

Louisiana Tech announces that transfer LeAntwan Luckett has been ruled eligible to play this upcoming season for the Bulldogs. The fifth year senior scored over 14-hundred points at Alcorn State.

The Saints take a three-game winning streak into Sunday’s game against the Titans, who have lost six in a row. Quarterback Drew Brees is coming off one of his best performances, as he threw for a career-high 511 yards and seven touchdowns in a wild 52-49 win over Giants. Brees says it will be hard to duplicate that performance again..

cut 17 (20) “to happen”

The Saints are 4-4 on the season while the Titans are 1-7.

The city of New Orleans will host the College Football National Championship game in 2020. Atlanta will host the championship game in 2018 and the title game will be played in Santa Clara, California in January 2019.

New Orleans has been selected to host the college football national championship game in January 2020.Executive director of the CFP, Bill Hancock, says there are a lot of reasons why they wanted to crown a future champion in the Big Easy…
cut 14 (07) “…downtown area”
Hancock also announced that Atlanta will host the championship game in 2018 and Santa Clara will host the title game in January 2019.

Saturday’s game between LSU and Alabama features two of the best running backs in college football. The Tigers have Heisman front-runner Leonard Fournette, and the Crimson Tide have Derrick Henry who has rushed for over 1,000 yards and has 14 touchdowns. Coach Nick Saban says Henry has had a fantastic year…
cut 18 (20) “…has played’
Kickoff on Saturday is at 7 PM.

Louisiana Tech is a 30-point favorite on Saturday as they host North Texas. who has just one win on the season. But Bulldogs quarterback Jeff Driskel says they are not changing their approach…
cut 20 (15) “…every other week”

ULM has just one win on the year and they’ll visit Troy on Saturday. The Warhawks are coming off a tough loss to the Ragin Cajuns. UL Lafayette is at Georgia State on Saturday. The Cajuns are looking to improve to 3-1 in Sun Belt play.

In college basketball news…an ESPN report says freshman Antonio Blakeney has been clared to play this season. The NCAA was apparently looking to see if he violated any rules by appearing in a workout video with a trainer.

Louisiana Tech announces that transfer LeAntwan Luckett has been ruled eligible to play this upcoming season for the Bulldogs. The fifth year senior scored over 14-hundred points at Alcorn State.

The first college football playoff rankings are out and LSU is ranked second, while Alabama is ranked fourth. The two teams with national championship hopes will meet on Saturday night in Tuscaloosa. Crimson Tide Head Coach Nick Saban says with so much at stake, you can’t be conservative…
cut 17 (16) “…in this game”
And there’s good news on the injury front….Coach Les Miles said today that cornerback Tredavious White, defensive tackle Christian LaCouture and fullback JD Moore are practicing ahead of the Alabama game.

The Saints are getting to play the Titans on Sunday. ESPN is reporting rookie cornerback Damian Swann is not expected to play after suffering his second concussion of the season.

Louisiana Tech has a 6-3 record, 4-and-1 in Conference USA, heading into Saturday’s homecoming matchup with North Texas. Quarterback Jeff Driskel is a big reason for the Bulldogs success. He’s thrown for 27-hundred yards, 19 touchdowns and 4 interceptions. The former Florida quarterback says he’s enjoyed his time in Ruston…
cut 19 (18) “to go”
Tech is coming off a big 42-17 win over Rice.

In college basketball….LSU guard Keith Hornbsy will miss the start of the season after undergoing surgery in New Orleans. It’s expected he’ll miss at least a couple of weeks of the regular season.

And the Pelicans fell to 0-4 on the season as they lost to Orlando 103-94.

Quarterback play could determine Saturday’s SEC showdown between 4th ranked LSU and 7th ranked Alabama. The Crimson Tide have started Jacob Coker for much of the season and he’s thrown for 16-hundred yards and eleven touchdowns. LSU’s Brandon Harris has thrown for nearly 11 hundred yards, nine touchdowns and zero interceptions. Bama Coach Nick Saban likes what he’s seen from Harris…

cut 16 (13) “extremely well”

In the first College Football Playoff ranking, LSU ranks number two while ‘Bama comes in at number four..

The jersey worn by LSU running back Leonard Fournette in LSU’s win over South Carolina will be auctioned off beginning Saturday. Fournette’s autographed jersey will be packaged with a Steve Spurrier autographed South Carolina helmet and a LSU helmet signed by Les Miles. Opening bid for the group of three items is set at $7,000. You can place bids at LSUauction-dot-com. All proceeds will go to aid South Carolina flood victims.

Louisiana Tech has a 6-3 record, 4-and-1 in Conference USA, heading into Saturday’s homecoming matchup with North Texas. Quarterback Jeff Driskel is a big reason for the Bulldogs success. He’s thrown for 27-hundred yards, 19 touchdowns and 4 interceptions. The former Florida quarterback says he’s enjoyed his time in Ruston…

cut 19 (18) “to go”

Tech is coming off a big 42-17 win over Rice.

The Orlando Magic led by 11 after the first quarter and never looked back as they beat the Pelicans 103-94 last night at the Smoothie King Center. Orlando forward Evan Fournier led all scorers with 30. Eric Gordon led the Pels with 21 followed by Anthony Davis with 14. New Orleans will host the Atlanta Hawks Friday night. The Pelicans are winless on the season, Atlanta has won their last four.

The first college football playoff rankings for 2015 come out at six PM tonight. LSU is expected to be in the top four, but for them to stay in the top four they’ll need to beat Alabama on Saturday. In big games like this, mistakes can cost you. LSU leads the SEC in penalty yards per game and Coach Les Miles hopes his team doesn’t see too many flags this Saturday…
cut 19 (18) “…can be”
Kick-off on Saturday is at 7 PM.

LSU men’s basketball coach Johnny Jones announced today that senior guard Keith Hornsby will miss the start of the 2015-16 basketball season after underoing surgery today for a minor injury. Hornsby is the Tigers top returning scorer.

The Pelicans go after their first win of the season tonight as they host the Orlando Magic at the Smoothie King Center. The Magic are also winless, as they’ve lost their three games by five points or less. Meanwhile, New Orleans has allowed at least 111 points in its three defeats. Tip-off is just after 7 PM.

The Saints did not make any moves prior to the three PM trade deadline. New Orleans will host Tennessee this Sunday. The Titans announced earlier today that they’ve fired Ken Whisenhunt, who went 3-and-20 at the helm in Tennessee. Mike Mularky was named interim head coach.

In other NFL news…former Saint Reggie Bush was placed on injured reserve by the 49ers after tearing his ACL last Sunday. San Francisco has reportedly signed another former Saint, Pierre Thomas, to take Bush’s spot on the roster.

No changes atop the rankings in the high school football polls. Rummel, Neville, University, Notre Dame and St. Mary’s are all ranked number one.

The Saints opponent this Sunday is Tennessee, who announced today that they’ve fired head coach Ken Whisenhunt, who was 3-and-20 as the head coach for the Titans. Former Falcons offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey has been named the interim head coach for the rest of the season.

After a record breaking performance against the Giants, Saints quarterback Drew Brees is up for a couple of weekly awards that fans can vote on. Brees is one of three nominees for the FedEx Air Player of the Week and Brees is one of five nominees for the Castrol edge Clutch Performer of the Week. Winners will be announced on Thursday.

And in other NFL news…there are reports former Saints running back Pierre Thomas has signed with the 49ers.

The Pelicans are looking for their first win tonight as they host Orlando at the Smoothie King Center. The Magic are also winless as former Ragin Cajuns star Elfrid Payton is averaging 10 points and five assists a game, but shooting just 36-percent from the field.

The first college football playoff rankings come out tonight. Will LSU be ranked number one? Ohio State, Baylor, Clemson, TCU, Michigan State, Iowa and Oklahoma State are also undefeated.

A big game on Saturday against Alabama for LSU running back Leonard Fournette and he can likely look forward to winning the Heisman Trophy in December. But Coach Les Miles doesn’t want his talented sophomore to think about postseason awards, just victory…
cut 18 (20) “….highest level”
And the longtime voice of the LSU Tigers will not be on the call for Saturday’s game. Jim Hawthorne is recovering from a successful medical procedure. Patrick Wright, who is the play-by-play man for LSU women’s basketball and softball, will sit in for Hawthorne.