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Louisiana vs Liberty Prediction, Game Preview

Louisiana vs Liberty prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win this Saturday.

Louisiana vs Liberty prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, November 20

Louisiana vs Liberty How To Watch

Date: Saturday, November 20
Game Time: 4:00 ET
Venue: Williams Stadium, Lynchburg, VA
How To Watch: ESPNU
Record: Louisiana (9-1), Liberty (7-3)
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Why Louisiana Will Win

The Ragin’ Cajuns keep on rolling.

They might have lost the opener to Texas, but they’ve cranked out ten straight wins since, they’re on the way to the Sun Belt Championship game next week, and with a whole lot of help and luck, they could be in the mix for the New Year’s Six out of the Group of Five teams.

First, the offense has to get going against a Liberty defense that’s been good, but allowed over 450 yards in two of the last three games. To be fair one of those was against Ole Miss last week, but North Texas came up with a good balance and enough points to provide a push in a 35-26 loss.

Louisiana isn’t running the ball like it did last year, but there’s a good balance, there aren’t a lot of turnovers, and there shouldn’t be a whole lot of mistakes against a Liberty D that doesn’t take the ball away.

However …

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Why Liberty Will Win

The Flames get into the backfield.

The defense has a few issues here and there, but the line makes plays. Against a Louisiana attack that needs a little time to let things develop – and loves to get outside – it’s going to be tough with the Liberty ends crashing in.

This isn’t the smoothest of Ragin’ Cajun offenses. It gets the job done, but it makes things harder on itself than it needs to be. Defensively it’s been fantastic over the last several weeks, but it hasn’t faced anything like Malik Willis and the Flame backfield that ran for 284 yards on Ole Miss and averages close to 200 yards per game.

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What’s Going To Happen

It’s like a good December bowl game at the end of November.

Louisiana has bigger fish to fry in a few weeks, and it’s got a rivalry date with ULM coming up next. First, it’s going to give Liberty a hard time for a full four quarters. The problem will be the lack of consistent scoring.

With a dangerous home finale against Army next week, the Flames need to get a win here to avoid a possible late season slide. They’ll get it, but they’ll have to come up with a few late scoring drives to get out alive.

Willis will be great when he needs to be.

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Louisiana vs Liberty Prediction, Lines

Liberty 28, Louisiana 23
Line: Liberty -4.5, o/u: 53.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

Must See Rating: 4

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Louisiana vs Troy Prediction, Game Preview

Louisiana vs Troy prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win this Saturday.

Louisiana vs Troy prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, November 13

Louisiana vs Troy How To Watch

Date: Saturday, November 13
Game Time: 3:30 ET
Venue: Veterans Memorial Stadium, Troy, AL
How To Watch: ESPN+
Record: Louisiana (8-1), Troy (5-4)
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Why Louisiana Will Win

The Ragin’ Cajuns already have the Sun Belt West locked up along with a bowl bid, but they have a shot for more than that.

If they win out and take the Sun Belt title, they might be a Cincinnati loss from being deep in the hunt for a New Year’s Six bid.

For now, they just need to be sharper.

Yeah, they’re winning, but too many games are a fight. They’re used to close battles, and this should be that against a Troy team with a good enough defense to be nasty.

However, Louisiana has the offense that can control the clock. It does all the little things right – it doesn’t turn the ball over, the punting game is solid, and the defense holds up when it has to.

Troy doesn’t have a big-time offense, but …

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Why Troy Will Win

The Trojan defense continues to hold up just fine.

This might not be a high-powered team, but it’s able stop the run, the D gets off the field on third downs, and the pass rush is enough to be a bother for a Ragin’ Cajun offense that’s used to owning the offensive front.

This is big for Troy. With Appalachian State and a trip to Georgia State to close, getting bowl eligible now would be a big deal, and …

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What’s Going To Happen

It’s been a bit of an inconsistent Troy team that doesn’t have the pop to keep up if Louisiana gets off to a hot start, but at home, the D will come through.

The Ragin’ Cajuns have a weird way of rising up and rocking – like with the destruction of Appalachian State and blowouts over Ohio and Texas State – but those are at home.

The Trojans have won three of their last four – the only loss was at Coastal Carolina – and they’ll hang on for dear life in the final moments to get their best win of the year.

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Louisiana vs Troy Prediction, Lines

Troy 27, Louisiana 24
Line: Louisiana -6.5, o/u: 48
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

Must See Rating: 3.5

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Georgia State vs Louisiana Prediction, Game Preview

Georgia State vs Louisiana prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win this Saturday.

Georgia State vs Louisiana prediction, game preview, how to watch: Thursday, November 4

Georgia State vs Louisiana How To Watch

Date: Thursday, November 4
Game Time: 7:30 ET
Venue: Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA
How To Watch: ESPN
Record: Georgia State (4-4), Louisiana (7-1)
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Why Georgia State Will Win

On a three-game winning streak, the Panthers have kicked in the running game with close to 900 yards on the ground over the stretch while also being able to balance it all out with an effective passing game to keep everything moving.

There are problems – the yards aren’t always translating into points – but the defense has been able to hold up in key moments and allowing 19 points per game overall.

Can it handle the running game? Does it have the front line to hold up against the Louisiana attack? It was able to keep the Georgia Southern quirky ground game to just over 200 yards and held Army to 258 – teams aren’t gouging the Panthers.

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Why Louisiana Will Win

Again, for all of the good things Georgia State is doing, it’s having a hard time putting the biscuit in the basket.

The passing game isn’t efficient enough, the offense doesn’t hold on to the ball for long – the O is on the field for under 28 minutes per game, and …

The pass defense. That’s the problem. The Panthers don’t get destroyed, but they’re good for giving up over 250 yards through the air.

Louisiana is managing to do what it must to get things moving. It would like to run, but Levi Lewis and the passing game can balance it all out without a problem … and it will.

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What’s Going To Happen

Indiana, Northwestern, San Jose State, Ball State, Liberty, Iowa State – to a certain extent – it’s been hard for all of the darlings of 2020 to keep the mojo going in 2021.

Louisiana has made it happen, and all with a bit of an overhaul in a few key spots.

This isn’t always the most dynamic of teams like past versions were, but it keeps getting the job done.

Georgia State has the offense to win this, but it doesn’t have the D. It’ll keep up and make it a fun game, but the Ragin’ Cajuns will pull off another weeknight victory as they take the Sun Belt West title.

It’ll be a fight, though, into the fourth.

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Georgia State vs Louisiana Prediction, Lines

Louisiana 30, Georgia State 20
Line: Louisiana -12.5, o/u: 53.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

Must See Rating: 3

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Texas State vs Louisiana Prediction, Game Preview

Texas State vs Louisiana prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win this Saturday.

Texas State vs Louisiana prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, October 30

Texas State vs Louisiana How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 30
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA
How To Watch: ESPNU
Record: Texas State (0-0), Louisiana (0-0)
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Why Texas State Will Win

How well can the Bobcats run the ball?

They’ve had moments here and there, but they were able to overcome a slew of their other issues by running all over South Alabama in a stunning win a few weeks ago. When they can’t control things on the ground – even a little bit – bad things happen.

Louisiana has been a bit too inconsistent. The wins are rolling, but some days the passing attack works, and some days if doesn’t really show up. The offense pitched a gem against Appalachian State, and then it went right back to moving the ball well without scoring enough in a too-tight 28-27 win over a bad Arkansas State team.

Texas State has to keep this close – four of the six Louisiana wins were decided by eight points or fewer.

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Why Louisiana Will Win

The running game is on a roll.

After starting the season slow out of the gate, it all started to work with four 225-yard-and-more days in the last five games, and they’re about to push for 300 in this.

Texas State’s defense hasn’t been all that awful, but it doesn’t do any one thing at a high level. There isn’t enough of a push into the backfield, and the run defense doesn’t hold up well at the point of attack.

The Bobcat run D allowed 200 yards or more in three of the last four games, but …

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What’s Going To Happen

This is a weird Louisiana team.

It’s on a six-game winning streak, it blew the doors off of Appalachian State, but it struggled against … Arkansas State? South Alabama? Georgia Southern?

A win is a win is a win, but it would be nice to come up with a breather going into the finishing kick. This can’t be a West-clinching game, but if the Ragin’ Cajuns win and ULM loses to Appalachian State, they’ll earn a piece of the division title.

It won’t be easy.

Texas State won’t come up with enough good defensive stops, but the offense will be dangerous enough to make Levi Lewis and company keep pushing.

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Texas State vs Louisiana Prediction, Lines

Louisiana 31, Texas State 20
Line: Louisiana -21, o/u: 57
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

Must See Rating: 2.5

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Louisiana vs Arkansas State Prediction, Game Preview

Louisiana vs Arkansas State prediction, game preview, how to watch: Thursday, October 21

Louisiana vs Arkansas State prediction, game preview, how to watch: Thursday, October 21

Louisiana vs Arkansas State How To Watch

Date: Thursday, October 21
Game Time: 7:30 ET
Venue: Centennial Bank Stadium, Jonesboro, AR
How To Watch: ESPNU
Record: Louisiana (5-1), Arkansas State (1-5)
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Why Louisiana Will Win

Is that the real Louisiana?

It had a rough start in the loss to Texas, and it didn’t exactly rip through an easy part of the early slate with close win after close win – the blowout over Ohio aside.

But the running game was okay as the first half of the season went on, and the wins were there to mask the other problems, and then, out of the blue … bam. The Ragin’ Cajuns pulled off their best performance of the year by a mile, rolling through Appalachian State 41-13 in a game that was over about six minutes in.

By the way, Arkansas State is totally miserable against the run.

Everything started out fine against Central Arkansas, but everyone else came up with 200 rushing yards or more in the five-game losing streak.

If it’s possible to hit the 200-yard rushing mark on the first drive, Louisiana might do it against this D. But …

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Why Arkansas State Will Win

It’s not like Louisiana has faced a who’s who of top passing attacks after starting the season against Texas.

The offenses that could throw a little bit were able to do it, but there were issues against South Alabama and a Nicholls State attack that rolled for close to 360 yards through the air.

No, Arkansas State doesn’t do much on D, but the passing game would be able to start bombing and keep going against a Ragin’ Cajun secondary that’s been good, but is about to be pushed harder than it has all year.

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What’s Going To Happen

It’s not like Arkansas State doesn’t have talent.

Yes, the defense has been bad, and yes, it’s been a rough start to the Butch Jones era with five straight losses after the opener. But there might be a reason for that …

Memphis, at Washington, at Tulsa, at Georgia Southern, Coastal Carolina.

The Red Wolves either played teams that were better, or lost a tough road game, or both.

That doesn’t excuse a D that’s had such a rough time, but as good as Louisiana has been, it’s playing someone its own size at home.

It’ll be a good battle, but the Arkansas State defense won’t be able to get the job done when it needs a few big fourth quarter stops.

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Louisiana vs Arkansas State Prediction, Line

Louisiana 40, Arkansas State 31
Line: Louisiana -18, o/u: 70
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3

Must See Rating: 2.5

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#23 Louisiana vs. #21 Texas live stream, TV channel, start time, odds, how to watch NCAA football

The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns will meet the Texas Longhorns on Saturday from DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium.

The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns will meet the Texas Longhorns on Saturday in their opening game of the college football season from DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium.

Louisiana is coming off a phenomenal year after going 10-1 on the season and they will look to continue their run under Billy Napier. As for Texas, they had a decent season as well while finishing 7-3 on the season under their brand new coach Steve Sarkisian.

This will be a great Saturday of college football, here is everything you need to know to stream the game.

#23 Louisiana vs. #21 Texas

  • When: Saturday, September 4
  • Time: 4:30 p.m. ET
  • TV Channel: FOX
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Everything Steve Sarkisian said to the media Thursday

Steve Sarkisian spoke with reporters two days before Texas’ season opener against Louisiana.

Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian spoke to reporters on a Zoom call Thursday to address his mindset on the season opener. There still seem to be a plethora of burning questions for Sarkisian.

No. 21 Texas will be taking on No. 23 Louisiana on Sept. 4. The Longhorns will be tested right off the bat, as the Ragin’ Cajuns are fresh off a 10-1 season that included a win over Iowa State.

As the new coach, Sarkisian has been tasked with resurrecting a program that was once at the peak of college football glory and has been on a mission to get back for over a decade.

He inherited a very talented team, even with the losses of key players like quarterback Sam Ehlinger, pass rusher Joseph Ossai, and left tackle Samuel Cosmi. Sarkisian has to find their successors and up until recently all of the starters were decided except for the quarterback spot.

In a position battle that Sarkisian said was the toughest he had ever been apart of, redshirt freshman Hudson Card beat out Junior Casey Thompson for the starting job. This has has left many people questioning what Thompson’s role with the team will be in the Week 1 matchup against Louisiana, among many other concerns.

Let’s take a look at everything Sarkisian said on Thursday.

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Five areas of concern for Texas ahead of the season opener against Louisiana

Five areas of concern to keep an eye on ahead of Texas’ season opener against No. 23 Louisiana.

It’s finally game week in Austin.

Texas has a big task in front of them with having to take on the No. 23 ranked Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns in their season opener.

The Longhorns had a full offseason under a new coaching staff to prepare for their tough first half of the schedule, and to just simply just to train in general as last season the offseason was decimated by COVID-19. However, just because Texas feels as if they are prepared for this matchup, does not mean that it will be a walk in the park by any means. It’s college football, anything can happen.

There is added pressure for Texas to succeed this season for a multitude of reasons. The first being the fact that they hired arguably the best offensive mind in college football in Steve Sarkisian to help them contend, and also the fact that the Longhorns are slated to make the move to the SEC conference in the near future. The target on their back is as big as its ever been.

All the questions of whether Texas is back or not will not be determined by a single game, but it could be a great indicator as to how this era will be different from the last.

The Longhorns got off to a rough start under Tom Herman when they lost to Maryland. Many of the issues we saw in his opening game became a constant throughout the Herman era as the team struggled with penalties and were unable to overcome a slow start.

Granted, this is obviously a much different team, but there are areas of concern that have emerged and could be prevalent in the Week 1 matchup for Texas.

Let’s take a look at some potential issues that could potentially get the Sarkisian era off to a Herman-like start.

College Football News predicts upset for Texas in Week 1

According to CFN, the Longhorns are on upset alert in Week 1.

In what could be the most dangerous first game imaginable, considering there will be a new coaching staff and new players sliding into starting roles all over the field (especially at quarterback), the Longhorns are tasked with hosting Louisiana.

The Billy Napier coached Ragin’ Cajuns are one of the best, if not the best Group of Five team in the nation. After finishing 10-1 last season, including a win over Iowa State, the Ragin’ Cajuns are not only returning practically all of their starters from last season, but they added multiple Power Five transfers in the process.

Steve Sarkisian will not get a cupcake game in week one to usher in the Longhorn’s new culture, but rather, Texas will be facing off against a Louisiana team that will be nationally ranked. It’s a matchup that College Football News does not find favorable, as they predicted 21 of the top college football Group of Five over Power Five upsets.

The week one matchup for the Longhorns and Ragin’ Cajuns was ranked No. 15.

Louisiana 31, Iowa State 14. Yeah, it really did happen to start the 2020 season – even if the rankings refused to acknowledge the victory all season long – and the 2021 Ragin’ Cajuns come back loaded. This isn’t the layup the Steve Sarkisian era might need or want to kick things off.

Regardless of who wins the starting job at quarterback, or how high Texas is ranked going into the season, the Longhorns cannot overlook Louisiana by any means. Sarkisian will look to break the curse of former Texas head coaches that were unable to win their first game.

College Football News predicts upset for Texas in Week 1

According to CFN, the Longhorns are on upset alert in Week 1.

In what could be the most dangerous first game imaginable, considering there will be a new coaching staff and new players sliding into starting roles all over the field (especially at quarterback), the Longhorns host Louisiana.

The Billy Napier coached Ragin’ Cajuns are one of the best, if not the best Group of Five team in the nation. After finishing 10-1 last season, including a win over Iowa State, the Ragin’ Cajuns are not only returning practically all of their starters, but they also added multiple Power Five transfers in the process.

Steve Sarkisian will not get a cupcake game in Week 1 to usher in the Longhorns’ new culture, but, rather, Texas will face a Louisiana team that will be nationally ranked. It’s a matchup College Football News does not find favorable: It predicted 21 of the top college football Group of Five over Power Five upsets.

The Week 1 matchup for the Longhorns and Ragin’ Cajuns was ranked No. 15.

Louisiana 31, Iowa State 14. Yeah, it really did happen to start the 2020 season – even if the rankings refused to acknowledge the victory all season long – and the 2021 Ragin’ Cajuns come back loaded. This isn’t the layup the Steve Sarkisian era might need or want to kick things off.

Regardless of who wins the starting job at quarterback, or how high Texas is ranked going into the season, the Longhorns cannot overlook Louisiana. Sarkisian will look to break the curse of former Texas head coaches that were unable to win their first game.