Rough first game for Louisiana Tech football coach Sonny Cumbie as the Bulldogs allowed 558 yards of offense in a 52-24 defeat to Missouri. Tech rushed for only 11 yards and quarterback Matthew Downing threw for three interceptions.

There’s a lot of talk about LSU’s defensive line heading into the football season. But what about Florida State’s. The Tigers tangle with the Seminoles on Sunday night in the Superdome and Coach Brian Kelly says F-S-U’s defensive line has size…
cut 17 (20) “….their defensive line”

In recruiting news, Neville four-star offensive tackle Zalance Heard committed to LSU.

The Ragin Cajuns kick off its season tomorrow with the nation’s longest winning streak at 13 games. They’ll try to make it 14 in a row when they host Southeastern Louisiana at 6 PM. The Lions are the preseason favorite to win the Southland, even though they have a new quarterback in Cephus Johnson. U-L Lafayette Coach Michael Desormeaux on the matchup…
Cut 18 (17)“…out of it.”
Former Rummel quarterback Chandler Fields will start at Q-B for the Cajuns. He’s a redshirt sophomore who has thrown 22 passes in three seasons as a backup to Levi Lewis.

Tomorrow, ULM is at Texas. Northwestern State travels to second ranked Montana, McNeese visits fourth ranked Montana State, Nicholls is at South Alabama and Grambling is at Arkansas State and Louisiana College kicks off its season against Southwestern Assemblies of God University.