Louisiana-Lafayette is trying to win its second outright Sun Belt football title and first since the departure of current Florida coach Billy Napier when the Ragin' Cajuns host the Marshall Thundering Herd. This is Louisiana-Lafayette's fifth appearance in the Sub Belt title game.
Marshall quarterback Braylon Braxton fires off a pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against James Madison in Harrisonburg, Va., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. What’s at stake?
The Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns are trying to win their second outright Sun Belt title and first since the departure of former coach Billy Napier after he led the Cajuns to the 2021 title just before leaving to coach the Florida Gators. Marshall is seeking its maiden Sun Belt crown.
Louisiana-Lafayette: QB Ben Wooldridge. He’s completed 68.3% of his passes for 2,392 yards, 17 TDs, and just five INTs.Because Marshall and ULL both went 7-1 in the Sun Belt, but did not play each other, the conference had to resort to its tiebreaker system using composite computer rankings to determine that the Cajuns would serve as host. ... The teams first met in the 2021 New Orleans Bowl, which ULL won, 36-21, on Dec. 19, 2021.
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