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Cajuns Close Mid-Week Schedule in Houston
Cajuns Close Mid-Week Schedule in Houston
Cajuns Close Mid-Week Schedule in Houston
Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns will play their final mid-week game of the season Tuesday night when they travel to Houston to take on the Cougars out of Conference USA. Game time is scheduled for 6:30 at Cougar Field. Neither team has had a year to be happy about...
Cajuns Head to New Orleans to Meet Tulane
Cajuns Head to New Orleans to Meet Tulane
Cajuns Head to New Orleans to Meet Tulane
Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns are on the road for five straight, beginning tonight, when they face the Tulane Green Wave at Greer Field/Turchin Stadium in New Orleans. Game time is at 6:30 and will be heard on espn1420. The Wave is 32-16 after a three game sweep of Southern Mississippi last weekend...
Date and Time for R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Announced
Date and Time for R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Announced
Date and Time for R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Announced
Bloody Mary's at the Dome, anyone? The Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation has announced the 2012 R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl will be played at a later date in 2012. And, it will kickoff before noon. The bowl, which drew a record crowd  of 42,841 a year ago when Louisiana defeated San Diego State, will be played on Saturday, December 22nd, 2012 and will kick off at 11am. This...
Cajuns – Green Wave Postponed Because of Impending Weather
Cajuns – Green Wave Postponed Because of Impending Weather
Cajuns – Green Wave Postponed Because of Impending Weather
Tuesday night's game between Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns and the Tulane Green Wave has been postponed because of impending weather. UL Sports Information made the official announcement just after 2pm. Tulane's website had erroneously reported the game had been postponed, when in fact, no decision had been made at the time of the post...
Looks Like Temple is Headed Back to the Big East
Looks Like Temple is Headed Back to the Big East
Looks Like Temple is Headed Back to the Big East
A few weeks ago, Temple was bypassed by the Big East Conference in their expansion plans. Now, the league has had a change of heart. Temple appears ready to return to the Big East in all sports.  They were a football only member of that league, but were expelled in 2004 because of lack of performance and commitment. ...
CUSA Board to Discuss Merger With Mountain West This Week
CUSA Board to Discuss Merger With Mountain West This Week
CUSA Board to Discuss Merger With Mountain West This Week
Having lost four schools to the Big East, Conference USA officials will meet this week to discuss a full merger with the Mountain West Conference. Memphis will announce today they are accepting an invitation to the Big East Conference, joining Houston, SMU and Central Florida as teams defecting for the Big East...
Memphis Will Be in Big East Next Season
Memphis Will Be in Big East Next Season
Memphis Will Be in Big East Next Season
The University of Memphis will become a full member of the Big East next season. The announcement will be made official today. Louisville coach Rick Pitino has been lobbying for Memphis for quite some time.  Pitino was concerned about the basketball power in the Big East dwindling, with the upcoming departures of West Virginia, Syracuse and Pittsburgh. ...
Tulane to Announce New Stadium Plans
Tulane to Announce New Stadium Plans
Tulane to Announce New Stadium Plans
After playing in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome for over 30 years, Tulane's football team is ready to move back to campus. The Tulane administration as called a 1:30 press conference to announce plans to build an on-campus football facility...
Houston, SMU, UCF Getting Big East Invites
Houston, SMU, UCF Getting Big East Invites
Houston, SMU, UCF Getting Big East Invites
The Big East Conference wants to get to twelve football playing schools.  And, they're going to reach into Conference USA for three of them. The University of Houston, the University of Central Florida and Southern Methodist University are all getting invites to join the Big East Conference in all-sports. ...
Toledo Out as Tulane Football Coach
Toledo Out as Tulane Football Coach
Toledo Out as Tulane Football Coach
Bob Toledo has resigned as Tulane football coach. The Green Wave was hammered by UTEP this past Saturday to drop to 2-5 on the season. Former offensive line coach Mark Hutson has been named interim head coach. The Green Wave face Memphis this weekend...