LRN Sportscast 11:40 October 15

The Ragin Cajuns had a nice performance on national television last night as UL Lafayette easily defeated Texas State 34-10. U-L-L got on the board right away as Terrance Broadway connected with running back Elijah McGuire on a 62-yard touchdown pass. Broadway threw for 225 yards and one TD.

The 2015 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Induction Class has been announced. Former NFL players Kevin Faulk and Jake Delhomme highlight the eight-member class. Chairman of the Hall of Fame, Doug Ireland, says the class also features three coaching legends, Otis Washington, Pat Collins and Yvette Girouard….
cut 17 (21) “…like her”
The group will be inducted next summer.

The Saints are back on the practice field after a bye week. We should get a better idea later today when the injury report comes out on whether running back Mark Ingram will be able to play in this game. He’s been out with a broken hand. Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson is also a question mark with an ankle injury and may not play Sunday. The same could be said for Saints tight end Jimmy Graham, because of a shoulder injury.

LSU’s 2015 football schedule was released last night. The Tigers begin SEC play September 12th at Mississippi State. They’ll also travel to South Carolina October 10th and Alabama November 7th. The biggest home game could be September 19th against Auburn.

Louisiana Tech hosts Texas-San Antonio this Saturday in Ruston. Last time out, the Bulldogs scored 55 points in a blowout win over UTEP. Tech Quarterback Cody Sokul is confident the week off will not hurt their momentum…
cut 19 (5) “…move the ball”