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…

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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…

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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:
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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…:
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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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Saturday’s LSU game against Mississippi State features a big match-up in the Tigers defense against Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott. Prescott had a career day with the LSU defense last season passing for over 200 yards and rushing for over 100 yards against the Bayou Bengals in Baton Rouge. LSU defensive tackle Christian Lacourture says getting a lot of players around Prescott will be a key…

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The game is scheduled to kick off at 8:15 tomorrow night and you can watch on ESPN.

In a wild game last night, Western Kentucky outlasted Louisiana Tech 41-38. The Bulldogs kicked a field goal with less than a minute to go to cut the lead to three, but the ensuing onside kick went out of bounds. Tech quarterback Jeff Driskel was impressive throwing for 357 yards and two touchdowns with one interception.

A lot of state colleges will hit the gridiron Saturday: Tulane faces number 15 Georgia Tech, UL-Lafayette hosts Northwestern State, Nicholls State travels to ULM, McNeese State hosts Incarnate Word, and Southeastern Louisiana takes on Florida Tech.

The Saints kick off the 2015 regular season Sunday at Arizona. Saints radio color analyst Hokie Gajan says there is concern about the defense, who gave up some big plays and only tallied two sacks in four preseason games. Gajan says this is about as uncomfortable he’s been about the Saints heading into a season opener…

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The game starts at 3:05 Sunday afternoon.

The Franklin Parish High School football team returned to the field last night for the first time since the death of Tyrell Cameron. Cameron died after colliding with another player during a punt return last Friday night. The Patriots were defeated by Wossman 43-18.

A big match-up in Saturday’s LSU – Mississippi State game is the Tigers defense against Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott. Prescott had his way with the LSU defense last year as he rushed for over 100 yards and threw for over 200 yards against the Bayou Bengals in Baton Rouge. 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.

Western Kentucky quarterback Brandon Doughty threw for 441 yards and a touchdown as the Hilltoppers outscored Louisiana Tech last night 41-28. Bulldog quarterback Jeff Driskel threw for 357 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. This was the Conference USA opener for both teams. Tech will travel to Manhattan, Kansas to face Kansas State on September 19.

Southern scored 20 points in the first quarter and never looked back as the Jaguars routed Mississippi Valley State 50-13.

The NFL season got underway last night as the New England Patriots defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 28-21. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady threw for 288 yards and four touchdowns, three of those to tight end Rob Gronkowski.

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…

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The game starts at 3:05PM Sunday and it will be televised on Fox.

The Franklin Parish High School football team returned to the gridiron last night for the first time since the death of Tyrell Cameron. Cameron died after colliding with another player during a punt return last Friday night. The Patriots fell to Wossman 43-18.

Saints Coach Sean Payton and Quarterback Drew Brees are set to begin their tenth NFL season together. Brees says he doesn’t take his relationship with Payton for granted…
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Brees and the Saints take on Arizona this Sunday. The Saints are a two-and-a-half point undergo. The NFL season gets underway tonight with Pittsburgh at New England.

It will be an emotional night in Wossman, where the Franklin Parish football team will play its first game since the death of Tyrell Cameron. Tyrell died last Friday after colliding with another player during a punt return. The game between Wossman and Franklin Parish was moved up to tonight, because visitiation for Tyrell is tomorrow night.

LSU and Mississippi State will have to wait until 8:15 on Saturday night to kick-it off. After waiting for last Saturday’s game to be cancelled, the Tigers know what it’s like to wait around. LSU defensive tackle Christian Lacouture says they’ll be ready to go…
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Louisiana Tech will play its second game of the season tonight when they face Western Kentucky in a battle featuring the two best teams in Conference USA. The Hilltoppers held on to beat Vanderbilt last week, while the Bulldogs easily defeated Southern.

The Jaguars are also in action tonight as they take on Mississippi Valley State in a game that will be on ESPN-U at 6:30.

And on Fox Sports New Orleans, it’s the top ranked team in Class 3-A, Parkview Baptist, facing Riverside Academy in the LHSAA Game of the Week.

Louisiana Tech will face Western Kentucky tonight in the Conference USA opener for both teams. It’s a match-up of two teams that are expected to win their respective divisions in Conference USA. Bulldogs Head Coach Skip Holtz says there’s also two good quarterbacks in this game, Jeff Driskel for Louisiana Tech and the Hilltoppers Brandon Doughty, who was the nation’s passing leader last season…
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Kick-off is at 7 PM.

Also tonight…Southern is at Mississippi Valley State. The Jaguars won this contest last season, 44-13. Kick-off for this one is at 6:30 and it can be seen on ESPN U.

The Saints continue to get ready for their regular season opener against Arizona on Sunday. It doesn’t look like, safety Jairus Byrd and running back CJ Spiller will play. Both did not practice yesterday. But cornerback Brandon Browner did practice, which is a good sign, especially with Kennan Lewis out for the first couple of games.

In other NFL news…the Panthers have reportedly signed linebacker Luke Kuechly to a five-year, 62-million dollar contract extension. The deal makes Kueckly the highest paid inside linebacker in NFL history.

LSU sophomore wide receiver Trey Quinn says he’s fully healthy for Saturday’s game against Mississippi State. Quinn was sidelined for a couple of weeks during fall camp because of a neck injury.

It will be an emotional night in Wossman tonight, where the Franklin Parish Patriots will take the field for the first time since Tyrell Cameron passed away. Cameron was playing on the punt team for the Patriots last week, when he suffered a broken neck after colliding with an opposing player. He died a short time later. Tonight’s Franklin Parish-Wossman game was moved up to Thursday, because the wake for Tyrell is tomorrow night.

Saints Coach Sean Payton expressed his dissatisfaction with quarterback Drew Brees jumping on a crocodile as he did in the NBC television show with Bear Grylls. Brees says he knew he would be out of his comfort zone by being out in the wild with snakes, but also didn’t feel he was going to seriously hurt himself
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Payton does have a good sense of humor about the whole thing. Before Brees’ weekly press conference Payton put an alligator head on a chair next to where his star quarterback was speaking.

The Saints are getting ready for Sunday’s season opener against the Arizona Cardinals. Cornerback Brandon Browner and running Khiry Robinson both practiced yesterday according to the team’s injury report.

The Louisiana Tech football team faces a tough challenge on the road tonight as they battle Western Kentucky. Tech beat the Hilltoppers 59 to 10 last season in Ruston, but Western Kentucky has won six straight since then and Coach Skip Holtz believes his team is the underdog going into tonight’s match-up…
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Kick-off is at 7 PM. Also tonight…Southern is at Mississippi Valley State for a 6:30 kickoff that can be seen on ESPN U. Both teams were blown out in their season openers last weekend.

LSU sophomore wide receiver Trey Quinn says he’s fully healthy for Saturday’s game against Mississippi State. Quinn was sidelined for a couple of weeks during fall camp because of a neck injury.

In high school football tonight…the top ranked team in Class 3A…Parkview Baptist visits Riverside in a game that will be televised on Fox Sports New Orleans at seven PM.

Saints Coach Sean Payton was not pleased that his quarterback, Drew Brees, went on the Bear Grylls show on NBC and wrestled a crocodile. Payton was asked about Brees appearance on the show, which aired on Monday night. The coach says he was caught off guard…
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Payton says the answer will be no if his star quarterback asks to go on this show or a similiar show again.

In other news…Saints safety Jairus Byrd will not play in Sunday’s season opener against Arizona. Byrd has reportedly been dealing with swelling in his knee that kept him from playing most of last season. But ESPN’s Ed Werder reports that Byrd should return to the lineup in either week two or three.

A New Orleans police department report says defensive end Cam Jordan is accussed of accosting a man and spraying champagne on a man and his girlfriend inside a nightclub early Sunday morning. But no charges have been filed.

LSU continues preparations for Saturday’s game against Mississippi State. The Bulldogs beat the Tigers 34-29 last season as State quarterback Dak Prescott rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown and threw for 268 yards and two more scores. Coach Les Miles on what LSU needs to do this Saturday to defend Dak…
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Kick-off is at 8:15.

Louisiana Tech faces Western Kentucky tomorrow in the Conference USA opener. The Hilltoppers were picked by the media to win the East Division, while the Bulldogs are the favorites to win the West division. Tech crushed Western Kentucky 59 to 10 last season, but the Hilltoppers have won six consecutive games since that contest. Kick-off is at 7 PM.

Saints Coach Sean Payton is not happy with his quarterback after watching Monday night’s telecast of NBC’s Running Wild with Bear Grylls. In the episode, Drew Brees jumped on a live crocdile and stabbed it, plus he also rappelled a long way down into a cave. Payton says he thought Brees was going to be in some sort of “Sea World” type amtopshere and not the Panama wilderness…
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When asked if he would let Brees take part in a similar thing again, Payton said no, no, no.

In other Saints news…there’s a report that safety Jairus Byrd will resume practice this week and return by week three. Also running back CJ Spiller will reportedly not play in this Sunday’s season opener against Arizona.

In major league baseball action last night, former LSU pitcher Aaron Nola tossed seven strong innings in the Phillies five to nothing win over the Braves. Nola struck out a career-high seven and as he improved his record to six and two.

Sophomore quarterback Brandon Harris missed out on some valuable reps in a game atmosphere, because of Saturday night’s cancellation with McNeese State. So Harris will now get ready for his second road start of his career this Saturday against Mississippi State. It didn’t go very well for him at Auburn last year, but Harris says he’s more prepared this time around and the game comes easier to him…
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Kick-off on Saturday is at 8:15.

UL Lafayette football coach Mark Hudspeth is keeping it a secret again on who will start at quarterback this Saturday against Northwestern State. Brooks Haack started against Kentucky, but it was Jalen Nixon who led the Cajuns on a furious rally to that resulted in UL Lafayette tying the game at 33 after trailing by 23 points.