La.-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns NCAA Football News

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

Brad McGuire was one of three Cajuns quarterbacks to pass for 100-plus yards Saturday night vs.

Back when UL's football program last played in a bowl game, current coach Rickey Bustle was a senior at Summerville High School in South Carolina.

The emotions begin to show whenever UL coach Rickey Bustle starts talking about his team's final game of the regular season.

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.

Rain usually plays into the hands of the Warhawks. They've won games - and conference games at that - in far worse conditions than the steady drizzle in Lafayette Saturday night.

Saturday's win over ULM ended a three-game losing streak to the Warhawks at Cajun Field. It also makes Louisiana bowl eligible for the second straight season and fourth time in the past five seasons.

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.

Just when UL coach Rickey Bustle thought that his defense had turned the corner, the Ragin' Cajuns lost a vital piece on that side of the ball for last week's 34-17 loss at Middle Tennessee.

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.

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

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.

It did not take a fire and brimstone speech from MTSU coach Rick Stockstill at halftime - only a challenge.

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.

UL football players Phillip Nevels and Grant Fleming were named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America All-District team earlier this week.

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

The strong hands that Lance Kelley developed as a receiver came in handy for UL during the closing minutes of last week's 21-18 win over Arkansas State.