Three Louisiana colleges’ football seasons have already ended, and more will Saturday, while a few others jockey for playoff and bowl positioning.
Southeastern Louisiana will kick off the state’s Thanksgiving weekend slate with a noon kickoff Saturday to its FCS home playoff matchup against Illinois State.
And the annual Bayou Classic between in-state SWAC rivals Grambling State and Southern provides another SWAC headliner.
Louisiana (Lafayette) needs one more win to secure bowl eligibility, and ULM will visit its in-state Sun Belt rival with hops of playing spoiler.
Louisiana Tech and LSU will try to finish the regular season on positive notes and improve their respective standings in the bowl pecking order.
And Tulane will provide a night-cap in which victory is critical to maintain the Green Wave’s ongoing pursuits of an American Athletic Conference championship and a College Football Playoff berth.
Here’s the rundown of who to watch, when, where and against whom — complete with some betting lines for the FBS matchups.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29
Southeastern Louisiana (9-3) vs. Illinois State (8-4) — 12 p.m.
*** FCS Playoffs first round ***
Strawberry Stadium
ESPN+
Louisiana Tech (6-5, 4-3) at Missouri State (7-4, 5-2) — 1 p.m.
Robert W. Plaster Stadium (Springfield, Mo.)
ESPN+
Line: Missouri State -2.5
Grambling State (7-4, 4-3) vs. Southern (1-10, 0-7) — 1 p.m.
Caesars Superdome
NBC
ULM (3-8, 1-6) at Louisiana (Lafayette) (5-6, 4-3) — 2:00 p.m.
Cajun Field
ESPN+
Line: Cajuns -8.5
LSU (7-4, 3-4) at Oklahoma (9-2, 5-2) — 2:30 p.m.
Memorial Stadium (Norman, Okla.)
ABC
Line: Oklahoma -10.5
No. 24 Tulane (9-2, 5-1) vs. Charlotte (1-10, 0-7) — 6:30 p.m.
Yulman Stadium
ESPNU
Line: Tulane -30.5