LRN Sportscast 16:45 October 16

It will be a battle of the unbeatens on Saturday as the LSU Tigers face the Florida Gators in a matchup of two teams ranked in the top ten. But Florida will be without its starting quarterback. Will Grier has been suspended for taking a banned over the counter supplement, so Treon Harris will get the start for the Gators. Coach Les Miles says Harris is just as talented as Grier…
cut 30 (15) “…pocket presence”
Kick-off time on Saturday is at six PM and the game will be shown on ESPN.

LSU athletic director Joe Alleva is set to get a one-year contract extension. The LSU Board of Supervisors will vote next Friday whether to extend his seal through June 30, 2020. According to university documents, Alleva’s base salary of 525-thousand dollars will stay the same.

LSU is not the only big college football game on Saturday….Louisiana Tech looks to pull off the upset as they visit Mississippi State. In the Southland Conference…McNeese State and Central Arkansas face off against each other. Both teams are undefeated in Southland Conference play. And Grambling State will battle Alcorn State in a match-up of two teams undefeated in the SWAC. Southern and Southeastern Louisiana celebrate homecoming this weekend.

The Saints convincing 31-21 win over Atlanta on Thursday night has the Who Dat nation thinking the Black and Gold can turn this season around. In the victory, there was a blocked punt for a touchdown, the defense forced three turnovers and quarterback Drew Brees threw for over 300 yards
cut 13 (10) “…pay off”
The Saints have the weekend off, they’ll be at Indianapolis on October 25th where they’ll play the Colts.