(LAFAYETTE, LA) – The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns are back home Saturday, October 17, after a gut punch in Ruston. They host Troy at 4 p.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium, and with both teams sitting in the thick of the Sun Belt West race, this one carries real weight. It’s also Family Weekend and the Hall of Fame Game, so expect a big crowd at Bertrand and Congress.
Cajuns Let One Slip Away in Ruston
Last Saturday’s 32-31 loss at Louisiana Tech is going to sting for a while. The Cajuns led 24-13 heading into the fourth quarter, thanks to third-quarter touchdown runs from JJ Garner and Trenton Chaney. Lunch Winfield then hit KeDarius Wade for a 45-yard touchdown to push the lead to 31-19 with 11:34 left. That should’ve been enough. It wasn’t.
Tech quarterback Blake Baker scored on a 12-yard run to make it 31-26, and after a Cajuns three-and-out, he took the Bulldogs and found Eli Finley for a 7-yard touchdown with 46 seconds left. Winfield was intercepted on the final possession, and that was the ball game. The Cajuns made plenty of big plays, but three turnovers were the difference in a one-point game.
What Troy Brings to Lafayette
Troy comes in at 3-2 overall and 1-0 in the Sun Belt after a 55-34 win over Southern Miss on October 6. Quarterback Goose Crowder was 18-of-21 for 225 yards and two touchdowns in that one, and he also ran for 145 yards and two more scores. Running back Jordan Lovett added 142 yards on the ground…