Saints Pro bowl center Erik McCoy will reportedly miss the next six to eight weeks after undergoing surgery on his groin. McCoy was injured in the first quarter in the loss to the Eagles and New Orleans had trouble moving the ball against Philadelphia’s defense. WWL Saints analyst Mike Detillier says Lucas Patrick will take McCoy’s place at center, but there will be a drop off..

Cut 16 (15)   “…type center”

The Falcons will also be without their starting center for Sunday’s game against the Saints. Drew Dalman has been placed on injured reserve. Kick off in Atlanta is at noon.

Also in the NFC South this Sunday,…the Panthers, fresh off a win with Andy Dalton at quarterback, will host Cincinnati. Joe Burrow’s Bengals are 0-and-3.

The Buccaneers will get a chance to beat the Eagles in Tampa Bay. Both teams are two and 1 on the season.

Saturday’s LSU-South Alabama game will be a homecoming for Jaguars coach Major Applewhite, who grew up in Baton Rouge and was a star quarterback at Catholic High. But Applewhite is treating his return to the Red Stick as an opportunity to go 3-and-2 on the season…

Cut 19 (22) “….good performance”  

Applewhite is in his first season as head coach of the Jaguars. He was the offensive coordinator for South Alabama in the two previous seasons.

Louisiana Tech coach Sonny Cumbie has yet to decide who will start at quarterback this Saturday in the Conference USA opener against FIU. Evan Bullock replaced starter Jack Turner in the fourth quarter in last Saturday’s overtime loss against Tulsa.

The LSU women’s basketball team has begun practice as they begin the post Angel Reese era. It’s year number 40 as a coach for Kimy Mulkey who believes this Lady Tigers squad has a good mix of experience and young players. LSU will feature a good backcourt with Flau’jae Johnson and Mikaylah Williams.

Bad news concerning Saints pro bowl center Erik McCoy as he’ll reportedly miss six to eight weeks, because he’ll need surgery to repair an injured groin. We’ll hear from Coach Dennis Allen tomorrow about this report, but here’s what he said on Monday….

Cut 19 (19) ‘…in the game”

Veteran Lucas Patrick moved from guard to center during Sunday’s loss to the Eagles and he’ll likely take over at center. But McCoy is considered the glue of the offensive line and his absence in Philadelphia’s loss was evident.

New Orleans will be at Atlanta this Sunday and the Falcons lost their starting Drew Dalman. He was placed on injured reserve today with a high ankle sprain. Atlanta could also be without starting right tackle Kaleb McCray who left last Sunday’s loss to the Chiefs with an injury.

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Former LSU star Jayden Daniels is the talk of the NFL today as he put on a historic performance last night as the Commanders defeated Joe Burrow and the Bengals 38 to 33. In his third NFL game, Daniels set an NFL rookie record for a completion percentage of 91 percent. The 2023 Heisman Trophy winner also accounted for three touchdowns.

The LSU Tigers are facing a very good offensive team this week. After opening the season with losses to North Texas and Ohio, South Alabama has scored a combined 135 points in blowout victories over Northwestern State and Appalachian State.

Jaguars starting quarterback is a redshirt freshman, Gio Lopez, who rushed and threw for over 100 yards last week. And freshman running back Fluff Bothwell is averaging nearly ten yards a carry. Coach Brian Kelly…

Cut 18 (18)  “…for us.”

LSU linebacker Harold Perkins is out for the year with a torn ACL, but speedy wide receiver Chris Hilton is expected this Saturday against South Alabama. Coach Brian Kelly says Hilton will add to what is already a highly effective passing game…

Cut 17 (15) “…even better”

Quarterback Garrett Nussmeier is the SEC Offensive Player of the Week after throwing for a season-high 352 yards and three touchdowns against UCLA.

In only his third game with the Commanders, Jayden Daniels set an NFL record as he completed 91-percent of his passes in a 38-33 win over Joe Burrow and the Bengals. Daniels had three touchdowns and the former LSU star is not completely surprised by his early success…

Cut 29 (08) “…execute”

Saints defensive end and fan favorite Cam Jordan only appeared in 20 snaps on Sunday as the 35-year-old has only one tackle this season. Coach Dennis Allen says they have younger defensive ends, Chase Young and Carl Granderson, who deserve to play more…

cut 20 (11) “…other guys”

The Saints have been accused of playing dirty in their loss to the Eagles. But Allen said his guys played extremely hard. And Saints linebacker Payton Turner denies he spit on Devonta Smith when he was on the ground hurt.

The Pac-12 approached Tulane and several other schools in the American Athletic Conference to join a new look Pac-12. However, Tulane and the other schools are staying in the A-A-C.

In the high school football polls…Ruston, Teurlings Catholic, University High, Newman and Southern Lab are ranked number one in their respective classes.

LSU football coach Brian Kelly is disappointed linebacker Harold Perkins will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL. Perkins suffered a devastating knee injury in last Saturday’s win over UCLA. Kelly says Perkins will be missed, but the defense will not lose its identity or fall apart…

Cut 16 (15)   “…want to be”

LSU defensive end Bradyn Swinson was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week for the second consecutive week after picking up two more sacks against the Bruins.

Jayden Daniels had a sensational performance in the battle of former Heisman trophy-winning quarterbacks. Daniels completed an NFL rookie record 91 percent of his passes and had three total touchdowns in the Commanders 38-33 win over Joe Burrow and the Bengals.

Saints defensive end and fan favorite Cam Jordan only appeared in 20 snaps on Sunday as the 35-year-old has only one tackle this season. Coach Dennis Allen says they have younger defensive ends, Chase Young and Carl Granderson, who deserve to play more…

cut 20 (11) “…other guys”

The Saints have been accused of playing dirty in their loss to the Eagles. But Allen said his guys played extremely hard. And Saints linebacker Payton Turner denies that he spit on Devonta Smith when he was on the ground hurt.

The Pac-12 approached Tulane and several other schools in the American Athletic Conference to join a new look Pac-12. However, Tulane and the other schools in the A-A-C say they are committed to their current conference.

Aaron Nola won his 13^th game last season to help the Phillies win their first N-L East Crown in 13 years. Nola allowed two runs over six innings in a win over the Cubs.

LSU football coach Brian Kelly confirmed the reports that star linebacker Harold Perkins is out for the year with a torn ACL. Perkins injured his knee while making a tackle in Saturday’s win over UCLA.

LSU’s defense has been a work in progress this year and LRN sports director Jeff  Palermo says the Tigers could not afford to lose one of its best athletes…

Cut 9 (14)  “…both of them are gone.”

LSU lost veteran defensive tackle Jacobian Guillory to an Achilles tendon injury in the home opener to Nicholls.

The Saints lost starting center Erik McCoy to a groin injury early in its 15-12 loss to Philadelphia yesterday. New Orleans went on to accumulate only 219 yards of total offense. Coach Dennis Allen didn’t have any update on the severity of McCoy’s injury. New Orleans will visit Atlanta this Sunday. The Falcons lost to the Chiefs last night.

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Louisiana Tech rallied back from a ten point, fourth quarter deficit, only to lose in overtime 23-20 to Tulsa. Bulldogs Coach Sonny Cumbie is disappointed they could not send Bulldog fans home with a win…

Cut 19 (09) “….like to”  

Tulane running back Makhi Hughes rushed for 166 yards and a touchdown as the Green Wave defeated the Cajuns 41-33 in Lafayette. Coach Michael Desormeaux’s (DEZ-er-mo) team gave up 272 rushing yards

Cut 20 (20) “..like that”

ULM took on top ranked Texas and lost to the Longhorns 51-to-3. The Warhawks will open Sun Belt play this Saturday by visiting Troy.

Grambling improved to 3-and-1 with a 41-to-20 win over Jackson State as the Tigers defense forced five turnovers. Grambling is in Dallas this Saturday for their matchup against Prairie View.

Tough loss for the Saints as they dropped their first game of the year yesterday, losing to the Philadelphia Eagles 15 to 12. The offense struggled as starting center Eric McCoy went down in the first quarter with a groin injury.

The defense gave a great effort, but gave up two big plays, a 65-yard rushing touchdown to Saqoun Barkley and a 61-yard pass play to Dennis Goedert that set up Barkley’s winning touchdown. Saints safety Tyrann Mathieu says the defense played well, but allowed a couple of big plays…

Cut 17 (14) “…defense”

The Saints will visit the Falcons on Sunday. Atlanta lost to Kansas City 22 to 19 last night.

Tonight it’s the LSU Heisman Trophy bowl as Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals host Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders. The Bengals are 0-and-2. The Commanders are 1-and-1, but Daniels is still looking for his first touchdown pass.

LSU football has lost one of its best players for the season as linebacker Harold Perkins tore an ACL in his knee while making a tackle in Saturday’s win over UCLA. Perkins has not forced any turnovers this season and has zero sacks, but LRN sports director Jeff Palermo says his loss will be felt

Cut 8 (10)  “…the quarterback.”

Saturday was another strong performance from Garrett Nussmeier who threw for 352 yards and three touchdowns. Nussmeier and the Tigers also started fast, scoring on their first drive…

Cut 15 (17) “…finish strong.”

Louisiana Tech scored 13 points in the fourth quarter but lost to Tulsa in overtime 23-20. The Bulldogs are now 1-and-2 and are at F-I-U on Saturday.

New Orleans easily won its first two games, but Philadelphia bullied the Saints yesterday in the Superdome and the Eagles came away with a 15-12 victory. Quarterback Derek Carr only threw for 142 yards and his last pass of the day was an interception…

Cut 18 (15) “…we did”

The Saints are 2-and-1 and will visit Atlanta on Sunday.

LSU is 3-and-1 and ranked 14^th in the country after beating UCLA 34-17. The Bruins scored all 17 of their points in the first half, but linebacker Whit Weeks says they regrouped at halftime and shutout UCLA in the second half…

Cut 14 (08) “…make a play”

Linebacker Harold Perkins injured his knee and we’ll get an update from Coach Brian Kelly later today.

Louisiana Tech rallied back from a ten-point, fourth quarter deficit, only to lose in overtime 23-20 to Tulsa. Bulldogs Coach Sonny Cumbie is disappointed they could not send Bulldog fans home with a win…

Cut 19 (09) “….like to”  

Louisiana Tech will kick off Conference USA play this Saturday by visiting Florida International.

After a couple of tough losses to Kansas State and Oklahoma, Tulane went on the road to beat the Ragin Cajuns 41-33 on Saturday. Sophomore running back Makhi Harris rushed for 166 yards and a touchdown.

ULM took on top ranked Texas and lost to the Longhorns 51-to-3. The Warhawks will open Sun Belt play this Saturday by visiting Troy.

In the Southland…McNeese and Nicholls had blow out victories, while Southeastern Louisiana and Northwestern State suffered blow out losses.

Grambling improved to 3-and-1 with a 41-to-20 win over Jackson State and Southern rallied to beat Prairie View A-and-M in overtime in 31 to 24.

The 16^th ranked LSU Tigers will host UCLA Saturday afternoon in what is expected to be a hot Tiger Stadium. It’s UCLA’s first ever game in Louisiana and the Bruins are coming into this game after an embarrassing 41-13 loss to Indiana. The Tigers defense is making strides under first year defensive coordinator Blake Baker and Coach Brian Kelly says the goal this week…

Cut 20 (04) “…important thing”

Kick off is at 2:45.

At 11 AM the Ragin Cajuns will host Tulane. U-L Lafayette is 2-and-0, while the Green Wave are 1-and-2. Tulane has a first year starting quarterback in Darian Mensah. Cajuns Coach Michael Desormeaux (DEZ-er-mo) says he would like to pressure Mensah without relying on the blitz…

Cut 17 (18) “…find some receivers.”

Louisiana Tech will host the Tulsa Golden Hurricane on Saturday night in the first meeting between the two schools since 2013. The Bulldogs are coming off a ten-point loss to North Carolina State on the road, while Tulsa has lost back-to-back games to Arkansas State and Oklahoma State. Kick-off is at 6.

ULM is at top ranked Texas on Saturday night. It will be Arch Manning’s first start at Quarterback for the Longhorns. Southeastern Louisiana will host the top ranked team in the F-C-S, as South Dakota State visits Strawberry Stadium.

On Sunday in the Dome, the Saints seek their first 3-and-0 start since 2013 when they host the Eagles. Philadelphia is led by quarterback Jalen Hurts. Saints defensive end Chase Young …

Cut 15 (10) “…they’ve had”

Kick off is at noon.

The LSU Tigers are 24.5 point favorites to beat UCLA on Saturday. The Bruins are off to a tough start under first year coach Deshaun Foster. UCLA struggled to beat Hawaii and then they got rolled by Indiana. Coach Brian Kelly expects the Bruins will be motivated a group when they enter Tiger Stadium tomorrow afternoon…

Cut 19 (12) “….football team”  

Kick off is at 2:30 and it’s expected to be hot with high temperatures in the mid-90s.

The Saints are looking to go 3-and-0 for the first time since 2013 when they host the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday at noon. Philadelphia is 1-and-1 and coming off a tough loss to the Falcons. New Orleans defense will look to contain Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, who rushed for three touchdowns the last time they faced Hurts in 2021.

Louisiana Tech will host Tulsa on Saturday night. The Bulldogs are looking to rebound from a loss to North Carolina State last Saturday, while the Golden Hurricanes are coming off back to back losses to Arkansas State and Oklahoma State. Tech Coach Sonny Cumbie expects a highly competitive game..

Cut 16 (12)   “…football games”

ULM is a 44.5 point underdog on Saturday night as they will visit top ranked Texas. The Warhawks are 2-and-0 and Coach Bryant Vincent says a lot can be gained by playing the Longhorns in Austin…

Cut 18 (18)  “…Sun Belt.”

And Southeastern Louisiana is also playing a number one ranked team as the Lions host top top ranked team in the F-C-S South Dakota State for a 6 PM kick.

LSU is a 22.5 point favorite heading into Saturday’s matchup against UCLA. Tigers receiver CJ Daniels says getting off to a fast start will be a key…

Cut 20 (11) “…this weekend”

LSU receiver Chris Hilton is expected to make his season debut tomorrow. He missed the first three games with a bone bruise and his speed could open up the deep passing game.

Louisiana Tech will host Tulsa on Saturday night. The Bulldogs are looking to rebound from a loss to North Carolina State, while the Golden Hurricanes are coming off back to back losses to Arkansas State and Oklahoma State. Tech Coach Sonny Cumbie expects a highly competitive game..

Cut 16 (12)   “…football games”

Kick off is at 6 PM.

The Saints Taysom Hill returned to practice for the Black and Gold yesterday after missing Wednesday’s practice with a chest injury. New Orleans will host Philadelphia on Sunday. Eagles receiver A-J Brown is expected to miss the game with a hamstring and former Saints and safety C-J Garner Johnson did not practice because of a foot injury.

Big night of high school football tonight…in north Louisiana the marquee matchup is Homer at Haynesville, Alexandria Senior High hosts Destrehan and Acadiana takes on St. Thomas More in Lafayette.

Tomorrow marks the start of deer hunting season as the archery season gets underway in Areas 3, 7, 8 and 10 in southwest Louisiana. LDWF deer program manager Johnathan Bordelon says last year was the highest reported harvest since tagging started in 2008, and he expects this year to be at least just as big.

Cut 15 (09) “…the previous year.”