LSU running back Leonard Fournette rushed for 233 yards and three touchdowns in the win over Eastern Michigan, but was NOT named SEC Offensive Player of the Week. That honor went to Alabama’s Derrick Henry, who rushed for a career-high 148 yards and a touchdown. But Fournette is the first SEC running back to rush for over 200 yards in three consecutive games….
cut 18 (10) “…for me”
The Tigers are at South Carolina this Saturday. The Gamecocks are allowing 170 yards rushing a game.

One other LSU note, the Tigers home game on October 17th against Florida is a night game. Kick-off is scheduled for six PM.

In the latest F-C-S Coaches poll….undefeated McNeese State is ranked 13th, and Southeastern Louisiana is ranked 17th. These two teams will play each other in Lake Charles on Saturday night.

The Saints finally have a number other than zero in the win column after beating Dallas 26-20 in overtime last night. The winning score was an 80-yard pass play to CJ Spiller, after taking a perfectly thrown ball from Quarterback Drew Brees. Coach Sean Payton after the game…
cut 30 (05) “…that’s simple”
The Saints are at Philadelphia this Sunday.

Louisiana Tech fans have bragging rights over UL Lafayette fans for another year, after the Bulldogs easily defeated the Cajuns 43-13 at Joe Aillet Stadium. Tech head coach Skip Holtz says it’s nice to beat your in state rival by wide margins two years in a row…
cut 20 (10) “…care of business”
This Saturday, Tech is at Texas San Antonio, while the Cajuns are home to face Texas State.

The Saints have their first win of the year and the talk of quarterback Drew Brees being washed up should diminish this week. Brees threw for 359 yards and two touchdowns in New Orleans 26-20 overtime win over Dallas. Brees’ TD pass to CJ Spiller in overtime was the 400th of his career.

LSU will head to South Carolina this weekend to take on the Gamecocks. The Tigers rank 124th nationally in pass offense as they are averaging 95-yards per game through the air. In the win over Eastern Michigan, there were several dropped passes and some over throws by quarterback Brandon Harris. Coach Les Miles says they’ll continue to work on the passing game…
cut 17 (20) “…South Carolina”
Kick-off on Saturday is at 11 AM.

The Pelicans have announced that center Alexis Ajinca will miss the next four to six weeks with a right hamstring strain. Ajinca hurt his hammy in the preseason opener against Indiana on Saturday. The seven-foot-two center averaged a career-high 6.5 points last season. The Pels next presesaon game is Friday against Atlanta in Jacksonville.

According to the Daily Advertiser, UL Lafayette quarterback Jalen Nixon’s injured shoulder should not keep him from missing this Saturday’s game against Texas State. Nixon made his first career start against Louisiana Tech this past Saturday and threw for 161 yards, one touchdown and one interception before getting injured.

ULM is mourning the loss of quarterback 20-year-old Daniel Fitzwater of Shreveport. Fitzwater was found dead Saturday morning. Fitzwater was a 2012 graduate of Calvary Baptist who played two-years at Copiah Lincoln Community College in Mississippi before walking on at ULM this spring. The cause or circumstances of Fitzwater’s death are unknown at this time.

The Saints landed in the win column for the first time this season after defeating the Dallas Cowboys 26-20 in overtime last night in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Saints quarterback Drew Brees connected with running back CJ Spiller for an 80-yard touchdown pass in extra time to bring home the “W”. Head Coach Sean Payton…

cut 24 (15) “great play”

The game winner was also Brees’ 400th career touchdown pass. The Black & Gold will travel to face Philadelphia Sunday afternoon.

ULM is mourning the loss of quarterback 20-year-old Daniel Fitzwater of Shreveport. Fitzwater was found dead Saturday morning. Fitzwater was a 2012 graduate of Calvary Baptist who played two-years at Copiah Lincoln Community College in Mississippi before walking on at ULM this spring. The cause or circumstances of Fitzwater’s death are unknown at this time.

It wasn’t the blowout people were expecting on Saturday night in Tiger Stadium. LSU only led by six points halftime and eventually defeated Eastern Michigan 44-22. Star running back Leonard Fournette admits they underestimated the Eagles…

cut 16 (08) “stay on everybody”

Fournette did make history on Saturday, becoming the first SEC running back to rush for over 200 yards in three consecutive games.

Louisiana Tech easily defeated UL Lafayette 43-13. The Cajuns scored first, but the Bulldogs scored the next 36 points. Coach Skip Holtz liked how his team responded to that early score…

cut 19 (22) “they have”

Tech hits the road to face Texas-San Antonio Saturday night.

Saints Coach Sean Payton expects Quarterback Drew Brees will start on Sunday night against the Dallas Cowboys. Payton says each day Brees has made progress after missing last weekend’s game because of a bruised rotator cuff. Not only is Brees expected to start, but safety Jairus Byrd, linebacker Dannell Ellerbe, cornerback Keenan Lewis and defensive end Cam Jordan are all listed as probable. Guard Jahri Evans is out.

LSU has won 50 straight non-conference regular season games and they are expected to make it 51 in a row when they host Eastern Michigan on Saturday. The Tigers are big favorites to beat the Eagles, who are one of the worst teams in college football when it comes to stopping the run. Leonard Fournette is seeking his third straight 200-yard rushing performance.

UL Lafayette is at Louisiana Tech. The Bulldogs have won six straight at home, while Cajuns running back Elijah McGuire needs 42 rushing yards to move past 25-hundred for his career. Kick-off at Joe Aillet stadium is at six PM.

In the Southland Conference….Nicholls State will host McNeese State. The Colonels are winless on the season, while the Cowboys are undefeated. Northwestern State looks for its first win of the season as the Demons are at Incarnate Word. Southeastern Louisiana won on Thursday as the Lions edged Lamar 30-27. S-L-U’s Kody Sutton scored the winning touchdown with 1:19 left to go.

ULM has its first Sun Belt game of the season Saturday night as the Warhawks host Georgia Southern for homecoming. The Warhawks are without their leading receiver Rashon Ceaser because of a leg injury.

Tulane has a Saturday morning kickoff in Yulman Stadium. The Green Wave will host winless Central Florida. A win for Tulane and they’ll even its record at 2-and-2 with some tough conference games coming up.

Grambling State is at Jackson State on Saturday night at 6 PM. The Tigers are 2-and-0 in the SWAC.

And the Pelicans begin their preseason schedule on Saturday night against the Pacers in Indiana.

The 0-3 New Orleans Saints seem optimistic that Quarterback Drew Brees will return to the field this Sunday for the home game against Dallas after missing last week’s loss to Carolina. Coach Sean Payton says Brees and the rest of the team are working hard and hopefully it results in a win against the Cowboys…
Cut 18 (10) “from winning”
He says the winless team is not going into this game with their head down.

LSU is a 45 point favorite to beat Eastern Michigan tomorrow night in Tiger Stadium. Running back Leonard Fournette will go for his third consecutive 200-yard game. Right guard Will Clapp says they enjoy blocking Fournette, because he’s a great teammate…:
Cut 20 (14) “class act”
Kickoff is at 6pm.

The Saints are 0-3 heading into Sunday night’s game with Dallas in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. But Coach Sean Payton says no one has their head down or is feeling sorry for themselves…:
Cut 17 (06) “to work”
The Saints seem optimistic that Quarterback Drew Brees will return to the field this Sunday after missing last week’s loss to Carolina due to an injury to his throwing shoulder. The game kicks off at 7:30 Sunday on NBC.

The LSU Tigers are big favorites to beat Eastern Michigan on Saturday night in Tiger Stadium. Coach Les Miles says he wants to see a penalty free game after his team was flagged 14 times last weekend. Right guard Will Clapp says it’s been a point of emphasis in practice…:
Cut 19 (06) “stuff happens”
Running back Leonard Fournette will go for his third consecutive 200-yard game. Kickoff tomorrow is 6pm.

Congressman Ralph Abraham of Alto and Congressman Charles Boustany of Lafayette are placing a friendly wager on the Louisiana Tech/UL-Lafayette game to be played in Ruston on Saturday. Abraham is backing Tech with a box of Ruston peaches, and Boustany is putting up an assortment of Tabasco products on the Cajuns. Also tomorrow McNeese State is at Nicholls and ULM hosts Georgia Southern.

Southeastern Louisiana got a late score last night to pull ahead of Lamar 30-27.

In high school scores Thursday night, Livonia beat Amite 38-26, Marksville shutout Peabody 34-0, it was Jennings over Lark Arthur 68-56 and Natchitoches Central put away Franklin Parish 27-6.

Family and friends are reporting that Southern University Football player Devon Gales is in good spirits and expects to make a full recovery from a neck injury he sustained during the Jaguars game against Georgia last weekend. Doctors said Thursday that Gales will likely need at least a year of physical therapy.

Coach Les Miles said on his radio show that he can’t see Leonard Fournette skipping his junior year so he doesn’t get injured before he’s eligible to be drafted. Jeff Palermo has that..:
CUT 2 (30) “I’m Jeff Palermo”

Saints fans are not happy about a tweet sent out by former New Orleans tight end Jimmy Graham. The team traded defensive lineman Akiem Hicks to The Patriots and Graham posted that Hicks should feel blessed for getting out of New Orleans. The tweet was quickly deleted but screen shots are circling social media.

The 2016 Class of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame has been announced. The eight inductees are a star studded group of athletes and coaches like St. Thomas More coach Jim Hightower. Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Chairman Doug Ireland says Hightower is the second winningest high school football coach in state history…:
CUT 1 (07) “St. Thomas More”
Also to be enshrined next summer are four time Major League Baseball All-Star Pitcher Ben Sheets out of ULM and NBA standout PJ Brown of Winnfield.

And The Warhawks football team plays Sun Belt Rival Georgia Southern this Saturday without leading receiver Rashon Ceaser. He’s out indefinitely with a lower-body injury. ULM Coach Todd Berry says younger players will have to step up…:
CUT 19 (20) “freshman quarterback”

Saints quarterback Drew Brees is optimistic he can play Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys. Brees missed last Sunday’s game because of a bruised rotator cuff. But the veteran QB says there was a bright spot to missing the game. Brees says he got a chance to see how the players pull for each other…
cut 17 (16) “….for us”
The Saints have traded defensive lineman Akiem Hicks to New England and former Saint Jimmy Graham sent out a tweet, telling Hicks he should feel blessed for getting out of New Orleans. The tweet was later deleted.

LSU running back Leonard Fournette has also taken to social media to tell the public how feels about the suggestion he should not play next season, so that he’s healthy for the NFL draft in 2017. In the tweet, Fournette said he’ll never jump ship.

The Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame has announced eight new inductees that will be part of the class of 2016. One of the headliners is four time Major League Baseball All-Star Pitcher, Ben Sheets, who starred at ULM. Hall of fame chairman Doug Ireland says Sheets also won an Olympic Gold Medal….
cut 27 (10) “…excellent control”

ULM is getting ready to play Sun Belt rival Georgia Southern this Saturday. The Warhawks are coming off a frustrating 34-0 loss to Alabama. Both of their losses have come against SEC schools and Coach Todd Berry is eager to begin conference play….
cut 18 (15) “…Georgia Southern”

It sounds like there’s a good chance Saints quarterback Drew Brees will play this Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys. Brees missed week three’s loss to Carolina, because of a bruised rotator cuff. But the future Hall of Famer is back at practice throwing and he believes he’s making good progress….
cut 16 (09) “…that’s the key”
The Saints have traded defensive end Akiem Hicks to the New England Patriots and in return the Black and Gold receive tighe end Michael Hoomanawanui, who caught 20 passes for the Patriots the last three years.

LSU fans are fired up about a suggestion from the website Pro Football Talk that it would be smart for LSU star running back Leonard Fournette to opt out of playing next year, so he doesn’t get injured and ruin his pro career. But NFL Analyst Mike Detillier says that kind of talk is ridiculous…:
CUT 24 (05) “in 2016″
Fournette weighed in on the topic by tweeting, “I will never jump ship, I’m drowning with my brothers.”

The Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame announces its 2016 induction class and once again it’s a star studded group of athletes and coaches. Michelle Southern reports…
cut 3 (31) “….I’m Michelle Southern’

Southeastern Louisiana will host Lamar in college football action at Strawberry Stadium tonight. Both teams are 2-and-1 overall and 1-0 in the Southland.

And injured Southern football player Devon Gales begins a rigourous rehabilition program at a spinal cord injury facility in Atlanta today. Gales injured his neck while blocking on a kickoff return in last Saturday’s game against Georgia.

Saints Quarterback Drew Brees says he feels good about playing against the Dallas Cowboys…
cut 25 (09) “….about Sunday”
Brees says he took most of the reps at practice and he’ll continue to ramp up the volume leading up to the primetime game against the Cowboys.

And Brees has reportedly agreed to take a portion of his 2015 base salary and turn it into a signing bonus, which gives the team more financial flexibility this season. But it also pushes the hit on the salary cap for next year to 30-million dollars, which raises the question whether the Black and Gold can afford to keep the future Hall of Famer next year.

Southern University has announced that injured football player Devon Gales has been transferred from a hospital in Athens, Georgia to one in Atlanta. Gales sustained a spinal cord injury against Georgia last Saturday and a press release says he’ll begin a rigorous rehabilitation program tomorrow.

A debate has started over whether sophomore LSU running back Leonard Fournette should sit out next season, so that he’s 100-percent healthy for the 2017 NFL draft. The website Pro Football Talk has suggested that Fournette should bypass his junior season. NFL draft anlalyst Mike Detillier doesn’t see Fournette missing a season…
cut 14 (06) “…in 2016”
Fournette weighed in on the topic by tweeting, “I will never jump ship, I’m drowning with my brothers.”

In LSU’s three games, they’ve only thrown 47 passes. But offensive coordinator Cam Cameron says they are running the ball a lot, because that’s what opposing defenses are giving them…
cut 19 (15) “….backwards”
The Tigers host Eastern Michigan on Saturday, who rank last in the F-B-S in rushing yards allowed.