LSU will count on several true freshmen this Saturday at Auburn. Defensive tackle Davon Godchaux, safety Jamal Adams, running back Leonard Fournette, wide receiver Malachi Dupre and quarterback Brandon Harris are expected to see significant playing time against the fifth ranked Tigers. Harris will make his first start and Dupre says he can handle the big stage…
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Coach Les Miles says Saturday will be a unique experience for Harris and and they’re getting him ready to handle the crowd noise.

Mike Glennon is expected to start at quarterback when Tampa Bay visits the Saints on Sunday. Glennon is filling in for Josh McCown, who has a thumb injury. Glennon was at the helm when the Bucs came from behind to beat Pittsburgh last weekend. He said today he expects to see a lot of different blitzes this Sunday.

Training camp is underway for the New Orleans Pelicans and Ryan Anderson is back on the court. Anderson had surgery to repair two herniated discs in his neck after a he was involved in a colision on the court against Boston last January. Anderson says he feels good and Coach Monty Williams says point guard Jrue Holiday also looked good after suffering a stress fracture in his right tibia last January.

Former Cajuns basketball star Roy Ebron has passed away. Ebron was a three-year letterwinner for head coach Beryl Shipley from 1970-73 and helped lead the Ragin Cajuns to two straight NCAA Division One Tournament appearances. He’s still the school’s all-time leading rebounder.

It will be a busy weekend on the Louisiana Tech campus. Of course the highlight is the Bulldogs home football game against UTEP on Saturday night. But there’s also the baseball team holding intra-squad scrimmages tomorrow through Saturday and the Tech basketball team officially opens team workouts on Friday.

True freshman Brandon Harris will start at quarterback for LSU against Auburn and expect him to target another true freshman, Malachi Dupre. In his last two games, Dupre has caught seven passes, three of them were touchdowns. The six-foot-three wideout from New Orleans believes he’s getting better every week…
cut 19 (13) “…team win”
Safety Jamal Adams and running back Leonard Fournette are a couple of other true freshmen who will see significant playing time Saturday.

The Tampa Bay Times says Mike Glennon will likely start at quarterback for the Buccaneers in Sunday’s game against New Orleans. Glennon is getting a chance to start, because Josh McCown, the Bucs normal starting Q-B, has an injured thumb. Glennon led Tampa Bay to an impressive come from behind win over Pittsburgh last Sunday.

Several Louisiana college football teams will play at home this Saturday. The Ragin Cajuns will host Georgia State, who U-L Lafayette beat 35-21 last season. The Panthers were winless last season, but Coach Mark Hudspeth says they have a much better team this year…
cut 17 (16) “…ahead of us”

Louisiana Tech is back in Joe Aillet Stadium on Saturday as they host UTEP. Both teams feature excellent running backs. The Miners have sophomore Aaron Jones, while the Bulldogs feature Kenneth Dixon.

Two of the top quarterbacks in the Southland Conference meet at S-L-U’s Strawberry Stadium on Saturday as Northwestern State visits Southeastern. The Lions Brian Bennett is the returning Southland Conference Player of the Year, while The Demons Zach Adkins is fifth in the nation in completion percentage.

U-L Lafayette will look to snap a three game losing streak on Saturday when they return to Cajun Field to host Georgia State. It’s the Sun Belt opener for the Cajuns who haven’t won since beating Southern in the season opener. Coach Mark Hudspeth hopes the adversity his team has faced in September will help them in conference play…:
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The Cajuns beat Georgia State 35-21 last season.

Louisiana Tech hosts UTEP this Saturday in a Conference USA matchup. ULM looks to improve to 3-and-0 in the Sun Belt on Saturday when they visit Arkansas State.

True freshmen wearing purple and gold will play big roles in Saturday’s SEC tilt between 15th ranked LSU and fifth ranked Auburn. Wide receiver Malachi Dupre was playing for John Curtis High School last season, but is not surprised by the increased playing time as the season goes on…:
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Safety Jamal Adams, running back Leonard Fournette and quarterback Brandon Harris are three other true freshman who will see significant playing time Saturday.

McNeese State says for the first time since 2010 there’s an increase in football season ticket sales. The Cowboys near upset of Nebraska helped give them an extra bump in ticket sales. McNeese will begin Southland play this Saturday when they host winless Nicholls State.

LSU freshman quarterback Brandon Harris will make his first collegiate start at Auburn this Saturday and a raucous crowd is expected for this SEC West clash. Coach Les Miles expects Harris and the rest of the team to handle the hostile environment well….
cut 17 (11) “…will get that”
Auburn had three starters who left last Saturday’s game against Louisiana Tech because of injuries. Coach Gus Malzhan says linebackers Kris Frost and Cassanova McKinzy and right tackle Patrick Miller listed as day-to-day and he’s hopeful they’ll be able to play Saturday against LSU.

Louisiana Tech hosts UTEP this Saturday in a Conference USA matchup. The Bulldogs lead the all-time series over the Miners seven-two-and-one. Tech beat them last year in a close affair, 38-35.

ULM looks to improve to 3-and-0 in the Sun Belt on Saturday when they visit Arkansas State. Warhawks Coach Todd Berry has never beaten the Red Wolves in four tries.

The Ragin Cajuns football team is coming off a bye week and it’s allowed the team to get healthy. It looks like top wide receiver Jamal Robinson will be able to play this Saturday against Georgia State. Coach Mark Hudspeth says Robinson gives opposing defenses something to think about….
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The Cajuns are looking to snap a three-game losing streak.

McNeese State says for the first time since 2010 there’s an increase in football season ticket sales. The Cowboys near upset of Nebraska helped give them an extra bump in ticket sales. McNeese will begin Southland play this Saturday when they host winless Nicholls State.

There are many issues plaguing the 1-and-3 Saints as they prepare for Sunday’s game against Tampa Bay. A negative six turnover ratio jumps off the page when you look at the team’s statistics. The Saints are also allowing nearly 400 yards a game and 27 points a contest.

New Orleans defense has only sacked the quarterback five times this year. Coach Sean Payton says stopping opposing offenses from running the football and making them throw more can help improve their sack totals…
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In other NFL news…former LSU standout and Cowboys cornerback Morris Claiborne will miss the rest of the season after tearing the patellar tendon in his left knee. And former Tiger and Colts strong safety LaRon Landry has been suspended four games for violating the league’s performance enhancing policy.

There was a collective cheer from the purple and gold nation yesterday after the news broke that true freshman Brandon Harris is the new starting quarterback at LSU. Coach Les Miles says Harris deserves a chance to start this Saturday against fifth ranked Auburn after leading the Tigers on seven consecutive touchdown drives against New Mexico State on Saturday. Miles says Harris made quality decisions with the football:
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Harris will make his first collegiate start at Auburn and raucous crowd is expected for this SEC West clash.

The Louisiana Sports Writers Association named Harris the Offensive PLayer of the week. ULM’s Michael Johnson got defensive honors from the LSWA and Warhawk Justin Manton got special teams honors in their amazing 22-20 win over Troy on Saturday.

Saints Coach Sean Payton says there needs to be a sense of urgency this week to correct the mistakes that has led to a 1-and-3 start. On Monday, Payton listed several reasons why the team has struggled. He says a negative turnover ratio of negative six, which is tied for worst in the NFL is near the top of the list…:
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The Black and Gold take on Tampa Bay back at home on Sunday.

In the NBA, the Pelicans begin training camp today. New Orleans has aspirations to make the playoffs this season, but they can’t have injuries derail their season like they did last year. The team has already said forward Tyreke Evans could miss up to five weeks because of a hamstring injury.

LSU Coach Les Miles announced today true freshman Brandon Harris will start at quarterback when the 15th ranked Tigers visit fifth ranked Auburn. Harris led LSU to seven consecutive touchdown drives when he replaced a struggling Anthony Jennings on Saturday. Miles explained why he chose to make the announcement today….
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Harris spoke with reporters following Saturday night’s win over New Mexico State. The former Parkway star gave a diplomatic response when asked if he should be the starter…
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A lot went wrong in the Saints 38-17 loss to the Dallas Cowboys last night. For the third straight game, the defense failed to produce a turnover. Meanwhile, the offense turned it over three times. Coach Sean Payton says you can’t win many games when the turnover ratio is negative three…
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The 1-and-3 Saints host Tampa Bay this Sunday. The Bucs are also 1-and-3.

The Pelicans begin training camp tomorrow. New Orleans has aspirations to make the playoffs this season, but they can’t have injuries derail their season like they did last year. The team has already said forward Tyreke Evans could miss up to five weeks because of a hamstring injury. Evans sustained the injury during a pickup basketball game.

With Atlanta and Carolina both losing on Sunday, a win last night for the Saints would have put them at two and two and in a tie for first place in the NFC South. Instead, the Saints are tied for last in the division with Tampa Bay at one-and-three after a 38-17 loss to Dallas. Coach Sean Payton says it’s been a frustrating start to the season…
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For the third straight game, the Saints defense failed to produce a turnover. Meanwhile the offense turned it over three times.

New Orleans is back home this Sunday to face Tampa Bay. The Bucs rallied to beat Pittsburgh 27-24 yesterday. Former LSU Tiger Russell Shepard had two catches for 30 yards.

Saturday was not a good night for LSU Quarterback Anthony Jennings as he threw two interceptions and one fumble and fans were chanting for Coach Les Miles to replace him with Brandon Harris. Once Harris got into the game, he led the Tigers to seven straight scoring drives. Coach Les Miles was asked if Jennings lost his confidence…
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Miles also didn’t say after the game if Harris will start this Saturday against Auburn.

Southeastern Louisiana quarterback Bryan Bennett is playign with a lot of confidence. Bennett accounted for 301 yards of offense and four touchdowns in the Lions 63-7 win over Incarnate Word. Bennett was named today as the Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Week.

The Saints had an opportunity to move into a first place tie in the NFC South with a win last night in Dallas, instead New Orleans got off to a slow start and lost to the Cowboys 38-17. It took until the fourth quarter for the Saints to score a touchdown, while the defense allowed Tony Romo to throw for three touchdowns and DeMarco Murray to rush for 149 yards. Coach Sean Payton says they struggled in all areas of the game…:
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The 1-and three Saints are now tied for last in the NFC South with Tampa Bay who they play Sunday before having a bye.

Carolina and Atlanta both lost on Sunday so if New Orleans would have won yesterday they would be in a two-and-two tie for first place in the division.

Freshman Brandon Harris made his case to be the starting quarterback as he threw for 178 yards and three touchdowns in LSU’s 63-7 win over New Mexico State. Harris also rushed for two TDs as the Tigers scored in all seven positions he was in at quarterback. But Coach Les Miles says a decision on who will be the starting quarterback will be made to the team first…:
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LSU travels to face No. 5 Auburn on Saturday. The Tigers did move up two spots in the AP poll after the win and now sit at No. 15.

ULM is 3-1 for the first time since 1993 after pulling out a 22-20 win over Troy on Saturday night.

LSU concludes its four-game homestand tonight with a non-conference game against New Mexico State. Many Tiger fans are wondering if LSU will be up to play this game, after a tough loss last week and a big game against Auburn coming up. Coach Les Miles says LSU will be ready….
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Miles says Anthony Jennings will likely take the first snap at quarterback tonight, but he says they plan to give true freshman Brandon Harris plenty of snaps as well.

Also in the SEC today…fifth ranked Auburn will host Louisiana Tech. A matchup to watch in this game is Bulldogs running back Kenneth Dixon against Auburn’s defense. The War Eagles have only allowed 86 yards on the ground this season. Kick-off on the SEC Network is at 3 PM.

ULM has a good opportunity to improve to 2-and-0 in the Sun Belt as they host Troy at six Pm tonight. The Trojans are 0-and-4 overall and have scored just 62 points on the season. But the Warhawks will need to get their offense going too, after getting shutout at LSU two weeks ago.

Tulane is at Rutgers for an eleven A-M kickoff. The Green Wave are 1-and-3, while the Scarlet Knights are 3-and-1.

Southeastern Lousiaina begins Southland play tonight against Incarnate Word. The Lions are looking to break a two-game losing streak. Nicholls State seeks its first win of the year as they visit Central Arkansas. McNeese State returns from a bye week to host Arkansas Tech.

In the SWAC….Grambling State, who beat Jackson State last week, faces winless Prairie View in Dallas, and Southern visits Alcorn State in a game that can be seen on ESPN 3 at four P-M.

Tomorrow night…the Saints visit the Dallas Cowboys. New Orleans would like to force more turnovers, they have just one takeaway and that came in the season opener.