QB from Iowa, Illini DL officially sign with LaTech
A pair of previously reported transfers from the Big Ten have officially come to fruition. In announcing a total of five players to its football roster, Louisiana Tech announced that defensive end...
View ArticleU.S. passport glitch only adds to potential problems for Conference USA
One of the more difficult tasks in organizing and running a college football program may be the responsibility of arranging for the travel of the team. Throw in the need to get passports for all...
View ArticleBaseball player rejoins LaTech football team
An LSU stick-and-baller did it earlier this month. Now, another FBS football program in that state will be the beneficiary of a similar move. Earlier this week, Louisiana Tech announced that Taylor...
View ArticleLaTech’s top WR granted sixth season
Less than two weeks before the start of a new season, Louisiana Tech officially learned that one of its most productive offensive players in 2013 will be available in 2014 as well. The Bulldogs...
View ArticleFormer Iowa QB will start for Louisiana Tech
The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs were plagued by poor quarterback play during Skip Holtz‘s first season as head coach. Holtz will now lean on a transfer from the Big Ten Conference to turn the offense...
View ArticleThe Fifth Quarter: Week 1 Rewind
As is the case each and every season, each and every week, any omission below is not on purpose, it’s merely intentional. THUMBS UP Shaky title defense begins Last year, Florida State rolled over,...
View ArticleBig early slate for Group of Five contenders Marshall, UCF
As college football enters Week 3 of the season, it finally feels as though fall is here. Not only is the NFL now gearing up for the second week of its regular season, but for the first time this...
View ArticleWeek 9, Statistically Speaking
0 – Lost fumbles for UNLV in eight games this season, the only FBS team that can make that claim. At the opposite end of the spectrum is Eastern Michigan, which has lost 14 in 2014. 0 – Games UCF has...
View ArticleThe Fifth Quarter: Week 10 Rewind
As is the case each and every season, each and every week, any omission below is not on purpose, it’s merely intentional. CONFERENCE CHASES CLEARING UP With some added clarity (in most cases) in Week...
View ArticleWeek 10, Statistically Speaking
A numerical snapshot of the week that was in college football… .850 — Duke’s winning percentage with Anthony Boone as a starter (17-3), the highest mark in the program’s history. Worth Lutz‘s record...
View ArticleThe best 2014 turnaround you haven’t noticed: Louisiana Tech
A year ago at this time, Louisiana Tech was 3-5 en route to a 4-8 finish under first-year head coach Skip Holtz. The Bulldogs beat Lamar, UTEP, Florida International and Southern Miss (combined FBS...
View ArticleThe Fifth Quarter: Week 11 Rewind
As is the case each and every season, each and every week, any omission below is not on purpose, it’s merely intentional. SEPARATION SATURDAY Thanks to a handful of games, the divisional and conference...
View ArticleBroyles Award nominees include Kiffin, Venables, 38 others
With the next round fo the coaching carousel about to get underway at full speed, some programs may want to pay attention to the list of names nominated for the Broyles Award. The Broyles Award is...
View ArticleSorting through the Group of Five conference title scenarios
Not surprisingly, most of the college football world’ attention is focused on the Power Five conference teams and the College Football Playoff heading into the last full weekend of the 2014 regular...
View ArticleOffensive fireworks send Marshall’s perfect season up in OT flames
And then there was one. Entering Week 14, Marshall was one of just two undefeated FBS teams in the country. The Herd had also just entered the Top 25 of the most recent College Football Playoff...
View ArticleLaTech hangs 76 on Rice to claim spot in Conference USA title game
The Louisiana Tech-Rice game earlier today essentially served as a play-in game to the Conference USA title tilt. What it also ended up doing was serving as a woodshedding for one of the combatants....
View ArticleMarshall gets Conference USA home-field advantage
Marshall will get one last home game to make a case for the Group of Five access bowl. The Thundering Herd will host Louisiana Tech in the Conference USA championship game this week. Hosting the...
View ArticleRamifications 101: setting up Week 15
After 14 weeks in the 2014 regular season, it all comes down to the final week of the year. At stake? Conference championships, bowl slotting and, most importantly, setting up the field for the...
View ArticleLa Tech rules 6 academically ineligible for C-USA title game
Louisiana Tech will be undermanned when they take on Marshall for the Conference USA championship game in the early afternoon portion of Championship Saturday. Six players, including five starters,...
View ArticleUndermanned La Tech holding upper hand on Marshall at half
Louisiana Tech may be playing without five starters due to an academic eligibility issue, but the Bulldogs are leading Marshall on the road in the Conference USA championship game at halftime. A sloppy...
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