Thanks to the Sun Belt, college football fans can get a jump on Week 8 action on Tuesday night with the UL-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns and Texas State Bobcats. The Bobcats host the Ragin' Cajuns in San Marcos, where Texas State has collected two of its three wins on the season. UL-Lafayette has yet to win on the road, dropping its first two chances to Ole Miss and Boise State.
How to watch UL-Lafayette vs. Texas State: Game guide, TV schedule, streaming, odds
Two Sun Belt teams give college football fans something to do on Tuesday night.
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Texas State enters the matchup coming off two wins, the most recent a 35-30 victory over Idaho. The Ragin’ Cajuns, meanwhile, are coming off a 34-31 win over Georgia State. Both UL-Lafayette and Texas State are 1-0 in Sun Belt play, so a win for one team would do well to keep pace with conference leaders Georgia Southern and Arkansas State, who are 4-0 and 2-0 in Sun Belt play, respectively.
Both teams are among the conference’s top rushing offenses, though Texas State is better at scoring points. The Bobcats average 38.6 points per game, which is second in the Sun Belt. The Ragin’ Cajuns, on the other hand, put up 24.6 points per game, eighth in the conference.
How to watch, listen, and stream
Game time: 8 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN2
Radio: Texas State, UL-Lafayette
Online streaming: WatchESPN
The numbers
Rankings and records: Texas State is 3-2 (1-0 Sun Belt) and unranked. UL-Lafayette is 2-3 (1-0) and unranked.
Vegas: Texas State opened as a 1-point favorite.
Weather forecast: 72 and clear at game time.
Two things at stake
Tuesday’s game will be the second between the two teams. Lafayette won the first last season, 48-24. As mentioned above, the winner would move to 2-0 in Sun Belt play.
One big matchup
Texas State running game vs. UL-Lafayette defense. Terrence Franks amounted for 288 of the Bobcats' 466 total yards in their win over Idaho, with 284 of those yards coming on the ground. Texas State averages 259.8 rushing yards per game, good for 16th in the country. UL-Lafayette ranks 92nd in rushing defense, allowing 185.8 yards per game on the ground. Franks could be in for another productive rushing game, and his backfield mate, Robert Lowe, could bounce back from a knee injury and a season-low 43 yards against Idaho.
Further reading
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