The Ragin Cajuns receive some national TV exposure tonight as they face Texas State in a game that will be televised on ESPN Two in San Marcos, Texas. Tuesday is an unusual day to play a football game, but Coach Mark Hudspeth says his team proved they can handle the unique situation….
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Both teams enter tonight’s game with 1-and-0 records in Sun Belt play.
LSU Coach Les Miles says its his hope quarterback Brandon Harris will get a chance to play Saturday against Kentucky. Miles says they wanted to get Harris on the field against Florida, but the opportunity never presented itself. Jennings is expected to start against the Wildcats. The last time he played in Tiger Stadium, he was booed off the field after committing three turnovers.
The 2015 Lousiaina Sports Hall of Fame Induction Class was announced today and it’s a star-studded group of individuals, led by LSU’s all-time leading rusher Kevin Faulk. Former Ragin Cajuns star Jake Delhomme is also part of the class, and so is former ULM football coach Pat Collins, ex LSU and Cajuns softball coach Yvette Girouard and NBA player and coach Avery Johnson, who is from New Orleans and played at Southern. They will be officially enshrined on Saturday, June 27th.
The SEC will announce conference football games for the 2015 season tonight at six P-M. And the league has also announced that Commissioner Michael Slive will retire next summer. He’s been serving in that position for 13 years.
The Pelicans make their first appearance in the Smoothie King Center tonight as they host Houston in preseason action. Tyreke Evans will not play tonight, as he continues to nurse a hamstring injury he suffered during an offseason pick-up game. Evans hopes he can play on Thursday.