Nicholls State University NCAA News

Traditionally, media day, with the release of the Southland Conference men's basketball polls and all-conference teams, has been tough on the Colonels.

For Nicholls State , no seniors is either bad or good news. Bad, because it means duplicating a rare 20-victory season without the most veteran of veterans will be an uphill climb.

Nicholls State had only its second 20-win season since moving to Division I in 1980-81. The other time was 1994-95. --Nicholls State brings two Aussies off the bench in its frontcourt, Dominic Friend and Cameron McCallum .

Texas State received bad news Tuesday: star running back Karrington Bush, who had finally gotten his season on track in Saturday's 34-28 win at Nicholls State, is lost for the season after re-injuring his right knee.

Tyler McAfee's role on the football field has changed since playing for Calhoun, but his goal at Texas A&M-Kingsville is the same as it was his senior season in Port Lavaca.

Ryan Perrilloux, playing in Louisiana for the first time since LSU dismissed him in May 2008, threw four touchdowns and ran for another to lead Jacksonville State to a 60-10 victory over Nicholls State on Saturday.

Jacksonville State quarterback Ryan Perrilloux -- a Louisiana native -- threw four touchdowns and ran one more, helping the Gamecocks topple the Nicholls State University Colonels.

Playing in his first game in Louisiana since being booted off the LSU team before the 2008 season, Perrilloux accounted for five touchdowns as Jacksonville State routed Nicholls St.

Former LSU quarterback Ryan Perrilloux will return home Saturday with his new team, Jacksonville State, as they take on Nicholls State in Thibodaux.

Ross Jenkins passed for a career-high 357 yards and two scores to lead Louisiana Tech to a 48-13 win over Nicholls State before 19,400 fans at Joe Aillet Stadium Saturday night.

Nicholls State University is happy to be playing a true season opener this week, while Southeastern Louisiana is hosting its first home season opener since 2005 as the state college football season hits full swing today.

Texas quarterback Colt McCoy will lead the Longhorns in their season opener against Louisiana Monroe on Saturday.

Time: 11 a.m. at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo. Series: First meeting.

The Southeastern Louisiana University football team worked out for more than two hours in full gear on Saturday focusing on short yardage along with its two-minute package before conducting a 30-play scrimmage.

The Ravensa revamped secondary has gotten a good deal of attention this offseason.

The Ravens continue to make quick work of signing their draft picks, agreeing to a three-year deal with third-rouder Lardarius Webb.

The silence marking the halls of Ravens headquarters in Owings Mills, Md., is owed to the end of rookie camp, giving all players more than a month off before they must return for training camp.

Summer is not "officially" here, but June is summer for me, and to keep things rolling lets preview the non-conference opponents.

Lardarius Webb could barely pay attention to the action on the field, even if it was an NFL playoff game.

In the third round, a former Southern Miss defensive back, Lardarius Webb, was taken by the Baltimore Ravens.