LSU faces an Auburn team this Saturday that has a quarterback who could be dealing with some confidence issues. Auburn QB Jeremy Johnson has already thrown five interceptions in two games. But LSU defensive line coach Ed Orgeron says Auburn’s up tempo offense is hard to prepare for…
cut 20 (10) “…right gaps”
Kick-off on Saturday is at 2:30.

In injury news, Louisiana Tech starting center Kirby Wixson is expected to miss this Saturday’s game against Kansas State because of an injury. Southeastern Louisiana Coach Ron Roberts says he’s looking at resting his starting quarterback, D’Shaie Landor, for Saturday’s game at Ohio. Landor sprained his knee last week.

And the Pelicans have reportedly signed guard Norris Cole to a one-year qualifying offer, after averaging 8 points and shooting 31-percent from three-point territory last season.

There’s sad news coming out of Grambling State. The wife of legendary football coach Eddie Robinson, Doris Robinson, passed away this morning. A university spokesperson says Robinson had been in the hospital after suffering from a recent illness. She was 96-years-old.

The Saints are back at work today getting ready Sunday’s home opener against Tampa Bay. Coach Sean Payton said today in a teleconference with reporters that he would like to see his defense put more pressure on the quarterback. New Orleans failed to register a sack last week against Carson Palmer and the Cardinals. This Sunday its rookie Jameis Winston, who will be making his first start on the road.

The UL Lafayette baseball program has released its 2016 schedule. The highlight of the non-conference schedule is a trip to Houston to play in the Houston College Classic. which also features Texas Tech, Rice and TCU. The Cajuns will also have to travel to South Alabama and Troy once league play starts.

Former All-SEC pitcher Randy Wiles has passed away after a brief battle with cancer. Wiles was a star at LSU in the early 1970s.

After a tough three-point loss to Western Kentucky, Louisiana Tech looks to get back in the win column this Saturday against Kansas State. The Wildcats are 2-and-0, with wins over South Dakota and Texas-San Antonio. K-S-U has not allowed a touchdown yet this season and Bulldogs quarterback Jeff Driskel says they are a very sound on defense…

cut 16 (16) “ahead of us”

Satuday’s game begins at 2PM and can be seen on Fox Sports Network.

The Ragin Cajuns and ULM are off this weekend. UL Lafayette Coach Mark Hudspeth is thankful for the bye week, because gives his team time to deal with several injuries.

The Warhawks will get more work in with redshirt freshman quarterback Garrett Smith, who has been sharp through two games.

Based on what happened in the Mississippi State game, it appears LSU will have more success rushing the passer this season. The Tigers D-line only had 10 sacks in 13 games last year, but in the season opener, LSU’s defensive line recorded three sacks. One of the sacks was by new starting defensive end Lewis Neal. Defensive line coach Ed Orgeron on Neal and fellow starting defensive end Tashawn Bower…

cut 18 (20) “been tremendous”

Up next for LSU, it’s 18th ranked Auburn, who struggled to beat FCS member Jacksonville State last Saturday.

The Saints made a few roster moves Tuesday. Veteran tight end Blake Annen and rookies wide receiver R.J. Harris and offensive lineman Sean Hickey were released from the team’s practice squad. The Black & Gold placed safety Rafael Bush on injured reserve, re-signed safety Kenny Phillips, and realeased veteran running back Tim Hightower.

Tonight on the SEC Network there will be a 30-minute documentary on former LSU football coach Bo Rein, who was killed in a plane crash 42 days after taking the job at LSU in December of 1979. LSU Senior Associate Sports Information Director Kent Lowe says there’s a lot of mystery as to why the plane flew into the Atlantic…
cut 11 (10) “….Atlantic”
Rein was returning to Baton Rouge from a recruiting trip when the plane was attempting to avoid some bad weather and crashed in the Atlantic Ocean.

Coach Les Miles says junior Trent Domingue is the Tigers starting place kicker. He has surplanted last year’s starter, Colby Delahoussaye. But Miles says Delahoussaye may get a chance again…
cut 29 (10) “…get some kicks”
Delahoussaye is 24 for 29 during his LSU career on field goals

The Saints are off today and they’ll get back to work tomorrow, preparing for Sunday’s home opener against Tampa Bay. New Orleans wants to do a better job in the red zone. They had four trips inside Arizona’s 20-yard line last weekend, but came away with only one touchdown. The Saints only rushed for 54 yards in the game and running back Mark Ingram says a better ground attack can help lead to more touchdowns…
cut 19 (10) “…course of the game”
Safety Rafael Bush reportedly tore his pectoral muscle in the season opener and could be done for the season. New Orleans will reportedly re-sign safety Kenny Phillips. He hasn’t played in a game since 2012.

Louisiana Tech is hoping its defense can rebound after giving up 41 points in a three-point loss to Western Kentucky on Thursday. The Bulldogs are at Kansas State this Saturday. The Wildcats are 2-and-0 as they’ve defeated South Dakota and Texas-San Antonio.

In LSU’s victory over Mississippi State, they only threw the ball 14 times. Quarterback Brandon Harris says the plan was to throw the football more, but audibles were called at the line of scrimmage that led to LSU running the ball 47 times…
cut 17 (20) “…14 yards”
Coach Les Miles says at this point junior Trent Domingue is the Tigers place kicker. Domingue kicked all three of LSU’s extra points on Saturday, instead of last year’s starter Colby Delahoussaye.

In high school football…North Webster is the newly ranked number one team in Three-A, while Kentwood is the new number one in in One-A.

Because of a significant injury to safety Rafael Bush, the Saints have reportedly re-signed safety Kenny Phillips. Phillips hasn’t played a game in the NFL since 2012, but was with the Black and Gold during training camp. There’s a chance he could start this Sunday against Tampa Bay. New Orleans has also added running back Tim Hightower to the roster.

The Ragin Cajuns and ULM are off this weekend. UL Lafayette Coach Mark Hudspeth is thankful for the bye week, because the team is dealing with several injuries. The Cajuns had a couple of safeties hurt in the win over Northwestern State, Dominick Jones and Christian Goodlett. Hudspeth is hoping starting safety TJ Worthy will be ready for the game against Akron on September 26th.

The Warhawks bye week gives them a chance to work more with redshirt freshman quarterback Garrett Smith, who has been sharp through two games. He’s completed 79-percent of his passes for 576 yards, five touchdowns and one interception.

Tiger fans are questioning the play calling after Brandon Harris threw just 14 passes in LSU’s win over Mississippi State. Coach Les Miles was asked if he would describe the game plan as conservative, but the Tigers head man said the offensive production would have been better if penalties did not negate 200 yards of total offense…

cut 16 (20) “have an infraction”

Harris says the plan was to throw the football more than 14 times.

LSU Police announce they have arrested a 21-year-old Cut Off man for allegedly climbing a security fence and entering a secure area behind Mike the Sixth’s habitat on the LSU campus. It happened around the start of the McNeese State game, but Mike was in Tiger Stadium. Trent Paul Boudreaux, who is not an LSU student, was cited, but not booked in jail.

If the Saints want to reach the playoffs this season, they’ll need to do a better job in the red zone. They had four trips inside the Cardinals 20-yard line on Sunday, but came away with only one touchdown. Former Saints tight end Jimmy Graham was a weapon near the goal line, but he’s gone. Coach Sean Payton says they can’t use Graham’s departure as an excuse…

cut 18 (16) “we’ll do”

The Saints face Tampa Bay this Sunday in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

Some bad injury news for the Saints. The NFL Network reports safety Rafael Bush tore his pectoral muscle in Sunday’s loss to the Cardinals. If that’s the case, Bush will likely miss the rest of the season. New Orleans has reportedly signed veteran free agent safety Kenny Phillips. The former first round draft pick has eight career interceptions, but hasn’t played in the NFL since 2012. He was with the Saints during training camp, but was part of the final cuts made by the team.

Even though he threw just 14 passes in the season opening win against Mississippi State, LSU Coach Les Miles liked what he saw from sophomore quarterback Brandon Harris. Miles says they hope to see more of that kind of play from Harris in the future…
cut 30 (20) “…expect that”
Harris only threw for 74 yards against the Bulldogs, but did not turn the ball over.

How about Southeastern Louisiana this past weekend. The Lions forced nine turnovers in their 28-17 win over Florida Tech. Linebacker Demareyeh Lane had two interceptions and returned one 58 yards for a touchdown. He was named today as the Southland Defensive Player of the Week.

More bad injury news for the Saints. The NFL Network reports safety Rafael Bush tore his pectoral muscle in yesterday’s loss to the Cardinals. If that’s the case, Bush will likely miss the rest of the season. New Orleans has reportedly signed veteran free agent safety Kenny Phillips. The former first round draft pick has eight career interceptions, but hasn’t played in the NFL since 2012. He was with the Saints during training camp, but was part of the final cuts made by the team.

Cowboy fans are happy about last night’s come from behind win to beat the Giants. But wide receiver Dez Bryant suffered a broken bone in his foot and could miss the next four to six weeks. The Saints are set to host Dallas on October fourth.

LSU has announced they arrested a 21-year-old man from Cut Off for allegedly climbing a security fence and entering a secure area behind Mike the Sixth’s habitat on the LSU campus. It happened around the start of the McNeese State game, but Mike was in Tiger Stadium. Trent Paul Boudreaux was cited, but not booked in jail.

It looked like the Saints were on the verge of pulling off a come from behind win on the road, but a couple of fourth quarter touchdowns by the Cardinals resulted in a 31-19 loss for New Orleans. The Saints played several rookies and first-time starters. Rookie linebacker Hau-oli Kikaha forced a fumble and receiver Willie Snead made his NFL debut by reeling in a 63-yard pass from quarterback Drew Brees that led to one of four field goals by new kicker Dustin Hocker. But 1st-year cornerback Delvin Breaux was penalized four times. Coach Sean Payton says the Saints inexperience showed at times…
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That second game is this Sunday against Tampa Bay. The Bucs had a brutal opening to the season as they were blasted by Tennessee 42-14.

On September 26th, get ready to wake up early to watch the Tigers. LSU’s road game against Syracuse in the Carrier Dome will kick-off at 11 AM and it will be televised by ESPN or ABC. LSU’s home opener is this Saturday against Auburn. Kick-off for that one is at 2:30.

LSU running back Leonard Fournette is must-see television. The Heisman Trophy candidate rushed for 159 yards and three touchdowns in the Tigers two-point win over Mississippi State on Saturday. Fournette had 28 carries, and Coach Les Miles says he has no problem giving him the rock…
cut 17 (15) “…towards em”
LSU is ranked 13th in the latest AP poll.

UL Lafayette running back Elijah McGuire had a big game Saturday as he tied the school record with five touchdowns in a victory over Northwestern State. Four of the TDs came in the first-half.

LSU sophomore quarterback Brandon Harris only threw the ball 14 times on Saturday night and Coach Les Miles liked what he saw from the Bossier City native in the 21-19 win over Mississippi State. Miles says Harris made some good decisions…

cut 16 (18) “so improved”

The 14th ranked Bayou Bengals face number 18 Auburn Saturday afternoon at Tiger Stadium.

Also on the college gridiron: number 15 Georgia Tech blasted Tulane 65-10, UL-Lafayette crushed Northwestern State 43-17, ULM shut out Nicholls State 47-0, McNeese State rolled past Incarnate Word 43-6, and it was Southeastern Louisiana over Florida Tech 28-17.

A slow start and a poor finish resulted in a 31-19 loss for the Saints in the season opener against Arizona. New Orleans fell behind 14-3 in the first half, but rallied to get within one point in the third quarter. However, the defense allowed two touchdowns in the fourth quarter , which sent the Saints back to the Big Easy with a loss. The Saints had 408 yards of total offense, but had to settle for four field goals. Head Coach Sean Payton…

cut 18 (10) “with a touchdown”

The Black & Gold face Tampa Bay Sunday at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in an NFC South matchup.

Speaking of the Bucs, they were crushed in their season opener against Tennessee 42-14.

The Carolina Panthers opened their season with a 20-9 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Atlanta’s season gets underway tonight. The Falcons host the Philidelphia Eagles with kickoff slated for 6:10PM. That game can be watched on ESPN.

It’s gameday and Louisiana is in for some great action on this Saturday. LSU and Mississippi State face off and one of the big things to watch is how the Tigers’ defense will fair against the Bulldogs QB and former Haughton High School star Dak Prescott. Prescott threw LSU around last year but Bayou Bengal defensive tackle Christian Lacourture says getting a lot of players around State’s QB will be key:
CUT 1 (17) “be okay”
Northwest Louisiana is looking forward to seeing two from their region go head to head as LSU quarterback Brandon Harris is a Parkway High product and Prescott from Haughton are both from the Bossier Parish School District. The game kicks off at 8:15 tonight and will be televisied on ESPN.

In other college football action tonight, Southeastern Louisiana hosts Florida Tech. Nicholls State travels to Monroe to take on ULM. Incarnate Word is at McNeese. Tulane visits Georgia Tech. UL-Lafayette plays Northwestern State at Cajun Field.

The Saints open their regular season Sunday afternoon at Arizona. Saints radio color analyst Hokie Gajan says this is about as uncomfortable he’s been about the Saints heading into a season opener…:
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The game tomorrow kicks off at 3:05 and you can watch it on FOX.

In high school football scores…Ponchatoula took control last night and rode four first-half touchdowns to get the 26-0 win over defending back-to-back 5A champion Acadiana last night. Franklinton downed Amite 40-12. University High beat the top ranked team in One-A, Southern Lab, 35-16. The game of the night was between Haynesville and Union Parish and it was Union Parish winning 27-26. North Desoto beat Mansfield 19-14 in a rivalry game. Haugton knocked off Minden 17-10. Delhi defeated Vidalia 32-31. And Carroll beat Rayville 21-20.

One of the big things to keep an eye on in the LSU Mississippi State game is Tigers defense against State’s QB Dak Prescott. Prescott put one over big time on LSU last year rushing over 100 yards and throwing for over 200. LSU defensive tackle Christian Lacourture on their gameplan to stop Prescott…:
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Kickoff is at 8:15PM and you can watch on ESPN.

The Saints open their regular season Sunday afternoon at Arizona. The Black and Gold are looking to rebound after a disappointing 7-9 campaign last season. Saints radio color analyst Hokie Gajan says preseason injuries have him concerned heading into the season opener…:
cut 18 (14) “be out there”
The game starts at 3:05PM Sunday and it will be televised on Fox.

LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri is set to receive a two-year contract extension at his base salary of $750,000. Softball coach Beth Torina is set to get a 25 percent raise and a one-year extension. The proposed contract changes are expected to be approved by the board at its meeting next Friday.

The Franklin Parish community continues to mourn the loss of Tyrell Cameron, the Franklin Parish High School football player who lost his life after an injury during a game last Friday. Jeff Palermo has more…:
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