Just after the big victory Saturday night at Cajun Field aganist in-state rival ULM, UL-Lafayette Head Coach Mark Hudspeth got a little emotional in the post-game interview. It is quiet obvious that UL, Louisiana, and the fans of UL have a special place in the heart of the first year head coach.
KATC-TV recently went behind the scenes with first year head coach of the UL Ragin Cajuns, Mark Hudspeth, to document a day in his life. From early morning meetings, to press conferences, and even a quick workout before practice, all are part of a very busy day for the first year head coach. Still, coach finds it in him to be the best he can be, and bring out the best in many of his young athletes.
The University & UL Football has requested that for their final home game of the year, Saturday Nov. 5th at 2:30pm, against UL-Monroe that fans "whiteout" the stadium. The team and university have requested that all UL fans and students wear white shirts to the game. We have seen many stadiums pull this off before, but this may be a first for Cajun Field.
ESPN.go has a great blog on the first year head coach of UL's Ragin Cajuns Football Team. For what was expected to be a "down year" or "rebuilding year" for the program, Coach Hudspeth has taken the reigns and single handily re-built a program over night. The Cajuns are 6-1 on the season, and undefeated in Sun Belt Conference play. “Our team has bought into the work ethic I wanted to bring into our program,” Hudspeth said in a recent phone interview.
September 30, 2011 As the UL football team heads into a match this Saturday at Cajun Field against Florida Atlantic, there is a buzz in Acadiana surrounding the Ragin Cajuns. It isn't just their 3-1 record going in to this weeks game. It isn't just the fact that they beat what many considered the top team in the Sun Belt conference on the road last week.
While we are all excited that football is back, we cannot deny the fact that many of us are just as excited for the tailgating that comes with football season. Whether you walk the grounds of Cajun Filed or Tiger Stadium on Game Day, one thing is certain, you will see just how creative tailgaters are, and you will smell some of the best food ever cooking at most tailgate sites.
New UL Ragin Cajun Coach Mark Hudspeth has issued yet another challenge to all UL Ragin Cajun Fans. Initially, the new coach issued a challenge to the the UL faithful to beat their previous season ticket record. Well, the faithful listened, and actually surpassed the previous record by over 600 season ticket sells. Now, "Coach Hud" has issued yet another challenge to the faithful as we rapidly approach the season opener this Saturday evening, September 17th, at Cajun Field.
September 3, 2011 I have always said that there are easily more LSU football fans in Acadiana than there are UL football fans. Over the last decade, LSU has consistently been a top contending NCAA powerhouse. Compared to UL, LSU is a bigger university, they are in a bigger conference and the bottom line is
May 10, 2011 Two students from LSU that call themselves "The Lil' Final Boyz" have released a college finals anthem via YouTube and it's pretty funny. The video is based around the LSU campus and even features a cameo from LSU football standout wide-receiver, Russell Shepard. With so many college students at LSU, UL & beyond studying for finals and looking forward to a much needed summer vacation, this video is the perfect "study break."
Hot 1079, Coca Cola, Shop Rite and the UL Ragin Cajuns are giving you a chance to be a batboy or batgirl for a UL Ragin Cajun home baseball game.
Listen for the UL Batboy Sounder during the 9am hour and 4pm hour today for your chance to get qualified. Grand Prize drawing will be held Friday April 29th in the Hot Morning Playhouse.
