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.