Lafayette Louisiana News Center
Louisiana Tech starts spring drills today (The Advocate)
March 20, 2010RUSTON — Louisiana Tech’s football program will hit the field for the first time in the Sonny Dykes’ era when spring practice starts at 4 p.m. today at Joe Aillet Stadium.
Cajuns Continue Spring Football Practice (KATC 3 Lafayette)
March 20, 2010Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns crossed the midway point of spring football on Monday, as the team conducted its eighth of 15 practices. The team did not start practice until 4 p.m. and ended prior to 6 p.m. on a beautiful afternoon in Lafayette. The starting time was delayed 30 minutes so that the team had more time to watch video of Saturday’s scrimmage. “We spent some time correcting things ...
Football: Murphy, Ridley compete for top running back spot (The Daily Reveille)
March 20, 2010By: Rowan Kavner It’s like a movie. An injured veteran and a largely unknown former fullback fill in for one of the most successful athletes to take a handoff at LSU. That’s the backfield situation heading into the 2010 LSU football season, only the climax of ...
SIFL Kicks off Season (OurSports Central)
March 20, 2010LAKE CHARLES, LA (March 19, 2010) - The first weekend of Southern Indoor Football League action kicks off on Saturday evening with two defending champions going head-to-head as well as a possible showcase of the SIFL's top three quarterbacks on Sunday.
Cajuns pass halfway mark of spring drills (The Advocate)
March 20, 2010LAFAYETTE — The University of Louisiana at Lafayette crossed the midway point of spring football on Monday, as the team conducted its eighth of 15 practices.
New curbs follow gameday trashings of north campus (Athens Banner-Herald)
March 20, 2010The aroma of sizzling hamburgers will not be wafting across the University of Georgia's old North Campus next football season.
UGA to tone down tailgate parties (The Augusta Chronicle)
March 20, 2010ATHENS, Ga. -- University of Georgia officials unveiled new rules today designed to tone down tailgating parties on the university's north campus next football season.
Education secretary decries low graduation rate for college athletes (WWL-TV, Channel 4 New Orleans)
March 20, 2010NEW ORLEANS - As fans celebrate the first and second rounds of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at the New Orleans arena, the nation's top education official is speaking out about what he describes as a lack of accountability for college athletic programs in the arena of academic performance. U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan believes college teams with graduation rates less than 40 ...
SIFL to Move on without Houston (OurSports Central)
March 20, 2010LAKE CHARLES, LA (March 18, 2010) - After learning late last week Houston Lightning and the Reliant Center do not have a lease agreement, the Southern Indoor Football League and the Lightning decided that the franchise will not participate this season.
High School Blitz (The Gainesville Sun)
March 20, 2010By John Patton Staff writer Notes from area sports this week.
