Ragin Cajuns football coach Mark Hudspeth will not name a new starting quarterback until the September 5th season opener against Kentucky. Brooks Haack, Jalen Nixon and redshirt freshman Jordan Davis are all seeking to Terrance Broadway, who has been the starting QB the last three seasons. UL Lafayette has been to the New Orleans Bowl for four straight years. Hudspeth says the annual trip to the Big Easy is not getting stale, but playing in a major bowl game is the goal…
cut 17 (15) “….not the destination”
The Ragin Cajuns were picked to finish second in the Sun Belt Preseason Poll.

Louisiana Tech will hold its annual Fan Fest on Saturday, August 22nd at 3 PM. This is an opportunity for fans to meet members of the Bulldogs football team. And Nicholls State football season tickets are now on sale. The Colonels first home game is October 3rd against McNeese State.

Former LSU pitcher Aaron Nola will make his major league debut tonight as he’ll pitch for the Philadelphia Phillies. The 22-year-old reaches the majors after spending only one season in the minors. In 18 starts in Double-A and Triple-A this season, he’s 10-4 with a 2.39 ERA. He’ll face Tampa Bay in a game that will start at 6:05.

The NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport is reporting that the Giants would like to sign Quarterback Eli Manning to a contract extension prior to the start of the regular seaosn. Manning has one more year left on his current deal and the New Orleans native is set to make 17-million dollars this season.