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Wondering what the future holds for UL football after a 48-31 loss to Troy on Saturday night at Cajun Field.

Rickey Bustle took a deep breath and exhaled in the moments after UL held on for a 21-17 win over UL Monroe on Saturday night.

With one game left in the regular season for UL's football team, the dream for the postseason remains alive for the Ragin' Cajuns.

LAFAYETTE, La., Nov. 23 -- The University of Louisiana issued the following news release: Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns football team will look for its seventh win of the season this Saturday when they take on Troy at Cajun Field.

Grant Fleming found himself exactly where UL needed him to be Saturday during the most critical moment.

Backup quarterback Brad McGuire rushed for two touchdowns to lead Louisiana-Lafayette to a 21-17 victory over Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday night.

Running back and last year's Sun Belt Player of the Year Tyrell Fenroy may been done with his collegiate career at Louisiana-Lafayette, but ULM cannot rest easy on that one factor.

A disappointing 4-8 record last season resulted in a flurry of offseason changes for UL Monroe, including an overhaul of the coaching staff and a switch defensively to a 3-3-5 scheme from the 4-2-5. That shift defensively has paid off brilliantly so far this season for the Warhawks under first-year defensive coordinator Troy Reffett, who previously ...

Given all of the challenges that UL quarterback Chris Masson faced last week, coach Rickey Bustle was glad to see some toughness from his first-year starter in a 34-17 loss at Middle Tennessee.

Sophomore running back D.D. Kyles ran for 177 yards and junior quarterback Dwight Dasher passed for two touchdowns as the Blue Raiders defeated the University of Louisiana at Lafayette 34-17 at Floyd Stadium Saturday.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Middle Tennessee's defense concerned UL coach Rickey Bustle, largely because of its ability to rush the quarterback.

Dwight Dasher threw for two touchdowns and 219 yards to spark Middle Tennessee to a 34-17 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday after trailing by three points at halftime.

Showdown Saturday has arrived for the Southland Conference leaders, while the University of Louisiana at Lafayette faces a key Sun Belt Conference showdown with Middle Tennessee to highlight today's state college football schedule.

MTSU is 6-3. Louisiana-Lafayette is 5-4. Both are hoping for an at-large bowl bid, and they meet Saturday.

ARKANSAS STATE: Ryan Aplin came off the bench and pulled the Red Wolves within three points, but a late interception sealed a 21-18 victory for UL-Lafayette. The freshman quarterback came in with ASU trailing 21-3 in the third quarter and he led two long scoring drives in the fourth quarter to make it a 21-18 game.

JONESBORO, Ark. - To survive on the road and avoid the embarrassment of a possible fourth-quarter collapse, UL needed the biggest play of Lance Kelley's college career.

Lance Kelley's interception with 2:52 left stopped Arkansas State's comeback and saved Louisiana-Lafayette's 21-18 victory Saturday.

DATE & TIME: Saturday, November 7th, 3:30 p.m. FACTS & STATS: Site: ASU Stadium -- Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Arkansas State held its weekly football press conference with head coach Steve Roberts Wednesday at the ASU Football Facility.

Just when UL appeared to be getting healthy, an ugly nemesis struck the team again as tight end Ladarius Green and quarterback Brad McGuire got hurt two weeks ago in the second half of a loss to Florida Atlantic.