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AP All-America team: Travis Hunter, Xavier Watts back on first team; Ashton Jeanty is unanimous pick
Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter of Colorado was a first-team selection at two spots and a second-team pick at another on The Associated Press All-America team announced Monday. Hunter and Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts were repeat first-team selections, and Boise State's Ashton...
Travis Hunter, the 2-way standout for Colorado, is the AP college football player of the year
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Travis Hunter is a throwback-type player — an elite receiver one moment, a lockdown cornerback the next — who rarely leaves the field and has a knack for making big plays all over it. The Colorado Buffaloes' two-way standout ( see: unicorn ) even...
Braxton, Marshall beat Louisiana-Lafayette 31-3, win Sun Belt Conference title
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Braylon Braxton threw two touchdown passes and Jordan Houston had 117 yards rushing, including a 9-yard TD, on 17 carries to help Marshall beat Louisiana-Lafayette 31-3 on Saturday night and win the Thundering Herd's first Sun Belt Conference Championship. ...
Perry runs for 2 TDs, Louisiana-Lafayette reaches Sun Belt title game after beating UL Monroe 37-23
MONROE, La. (AP) — Zylan Perry rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns, and Louisiana-Lafayette earned a spot in the Sun Belt Championship game for the fifth time in the seven-year history of the game by beating in-state rival UL Monroe 37-23 on Saturday in the regular season finale. ...
Davis runs for 3 TDs, Louisiana-Lafayette beats Troy 51-30, clinched berth in Sun Belt title game
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Chandler Fields was 18-of-24 passing for 323 yards and two touchdowns, Bill Davis ran for three touchdowns and Louisiana-Lafayette exploded for 27 points in the second quarter Saturday night to beat Troy 51-30 and clinch a berth in the Sun Belt Conference championship game. ...
South Alabama defends two-point try to escape with 24-22 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Gio Lopez had short touchdown runs in the first and second quarters, Kentrel Bullock added a 2-yarder, and South Alabama thwarted a two-point conversion attempt by Louisiana-Lafayette to escape with a 24-22 victory on Saturday night. Lopez ran it in from 2...
Washington, Davis run for 2 TDs each, Louisiana-Lafayette beats Arkansas State 55-19
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Dre’lyn Washington had 123 yards rushing and two touchdowns on eight carries, Bill Davis added TD runs of 13 and 10 yards and Louisiana-Lafayette beat Arkansas State 55-19 Saturday night. Louisiana (8-1, 5-0) has won six games in a row since a 41-33 loss to...
Louisiana-Lafayette beats Texas State 23-17 to remain the only undefeated team in Sun Belt play
SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) — Ben Wooldridge threw for 252 yards and a touchdown, Dre’lyn Washington rushed for 94 yards and another score, and Louisiana-Lafayette beat Texas State 23-17 on Tuesday night. Louisiana-Lafayette (7-1, 4-0) is the only undefeated team in Sun Belt play. ...
Wooldridge throws 3 TD passes, runs for another in Ragin' Cajuns' 34-24 win over Chanticleers
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Ben Wooldridge threw three touchdown passes and ran for another to lead Louisiana-Lafayette to a 34-24 victory over Coastal Carolina on Saturday for the Ragin' Cajuns' fourth straight win. Kenneth Almendares kicked three field goals, becoming the Ragin' Cajuns...
Louisiana makes its late FG, Wake Forest misses as Ragin' Cajuns take 41-38 road win
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Kenneth Almendares kicked the go-ahead 31-yard field goal with 52 seconds left to help Louisiana edge Wake Forest 41-38 on Saturday. The game ended with Wake Forest's Matthew Dennis trying a final-play 42-yard field goal for the tie, only to see the ball...
