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theadvocate.com > acadiana > sports > ul_lafayette > lunch-winfield-michael-desormeaux-russell-babineaux > article_e283b00a-583b-40fd-a898-adae35aa5153.amp.html

UL's shorthanded passing game shows encouraging signs in loss to USC

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (757+ words) The concerns about the UL's passing game were legitimate going into Saturday's 49-30 loss to No. 14 Southern Cal at the Los Angeles Coliseum. Quarterback Lunch Winfield and play caller coach Michael Desormeaux didn't have their top four targets available in receivers…...


theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > sports > lsu > lsu-ole-miss-football-associated-press-poll > article_ced837ec-b124-504e-823c-159050abe30f.html

LSU and Ole Miss readying for historic matchup thanks to AP poll rankings this week

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (328+ words) College football fans have had LSU at Ole Miss circled for months. Associated Press voters just added a few more rings around the Week 3 matchup in bold pen. LSU was ranked as the No. 7 team in the country in the…...


theadvocate.com > acadiana > sports > ul_lafayette > ul-coach-pleased-with-defenses-effort-against-talented-usc-offense > article_b91e16dd-9fe7-4250-891c-ee462e592671.html

UL coach pleased with defense's effort against talented USC offense

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (683+ words) UL outside linebacker Ashley Williams tries to bring down USC running back King Miller during Saturday's 49-30 loss at USC. It was a tough evaluation for UL's defense after Saturday's 49-30 loss to the No. 14-ranked USC Trojans at the Los Angeles…...


theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > sports > lsu > ap-top-25-poll-week-two-texas-ohio-state-koki-riley > article_13586973-73ef-54f8-acb7-c234aabbd201.html

Riley: Why Ohio State sits at No. 2 in my latest AP Top 25 poll top despite gut-wrenching loss to Texas

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (686+ words) Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith celebrates after scoring against Notre Dame during first half of the College Football Playoff national championship game on Monday in Atlanta. The Texas-Ohio State showdown delivered while Oregon fell flat in Stillwater. Michigan bounced…...


theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > sports > lsu > lsu-football-lane-kiffin-ole-miss-wake-up-call > article_3c27d72f-c68e-55b2-9f26-fd48e7e06444.amp.html

Lane Kiffin hopes LSU’s Week 2 lull is a wake-up call ahead of a monumental Week 3 vs. Ole Miss

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (811+ words) Nothing about LSU’s week of preparation for Louisiana Tech signaled to quarterback Sam Leavitt that a letdown was coming. “It's funny, because a game like last week, you'd think coming into the week, everybody's going to be lackadaisical. But I…...


theadvocate.com > acadiana > sports > ul_lafayette > three-observations-after-uls-49-30-road-loss-to-no-14-usc-trojans > article_5d5c26d6-8f48-4859-b082-98401db5b740.html

Three observations after UL's 49-30 road loss to No. 14 USC Trojans

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (390+ words) theadvocate.com UL coach Michael Desormeaux's Ragin' Cajuns competed well in Saturday's 49-30 road loss to No. 14-ranked USC Trojans. 1. Pretty good overall Everyone knew it was an uphill climb for the Cajuns in this matchup, especially with Shelton Sampson, Trenton…...


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1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (36+ words) The Advocate LSU Head Coach Lane Kiffin celebrates during a game agains Louisiana Tech at Tiger Stadium on Saturday, September 12, 2026. LSU defeated Louisiana Tech 45-14 behind another solid defensive outing on Saturday, Septemb…...


theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > sports > lsu > lsu-football-sam-leavitt-louisiana-tech-interceptions-lane-kiffin > article_abb8e383-6622-5947-b670-8ae8103ef17b.amp.html

Sam Leavitt made the wrong kind of LSU history with one bad throw vs. Louisiana Tech

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (466+ words) Louisiana Tech defensive back Jordan McRae stunned Tiger Stadium on Saturday when he intercepted one of Sam Leavitt's passes and returned it 100 yards for a touchdown. LSU fans, as it turns out, had more than one reason to be surprised…...


theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > sports > southern > southern-football-move-on-loss-to-houston-marshall-faulk > article_2ca5b170-d384-408b-9d85-ac306fc2c059.html

How Southern football moves past brutal loss to No. 22 Houston: ‘That wasn’t really a game.’

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (755+ words) HOUSTON — Marshall Faulk sat down, placed his glasses on the table and didn’t sugarcoat what he saw. “That was awful,” Southern’s coach said. “That wasn't really a game. That was a kind of a preseason crash dummy test for Houston…...


theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > sports > lsu > lsu-vs-louisiana-tech-live-postgame-show > video_90e9a6ff-9c42-5632-a1b4-26d8c230b601.amp.html

LSU vs. Louisiana Tech LIVE postgame show

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (78+ words) The Advocate Join the LSU Sports Insiders live from Tiger Stadium after the Tigers' victory over Louisiana Tech. LSU will move to 2-0 but showed some sloppiness offensively with turnovers and red-zone play. On the flip side, the LSU defense was…...