All 11 of Louisiana’s Division-I college football programs are in action again his weekend, including a pair of in-state showdowns.
LSU (1-0) will host Louisiana Tech (1-0) in a battle of early unbeatens in this season’s Tiger Stadium opener, while 0-1 Louisiana (Lafayette) will get another shot at its first win at a newly renovated Cajun Field as nearby McNeese State (1-0) visits.
ULM (1-0), Northwestern State (1-0) and Grambling State (1-0) will meanwhile hit the road to Power-Four hosts No. 21 Alabama (0-1), Minnesota (1-0) and No. 1 Ohio State (1-0), respectively, while Tulane (1-0) and Southeastern Louisiana (0-1) travel to South Alabama (1-0) and Murray State (0-1).
Nicholls State (1-1) and Southern (1-1), which both started their season in Week 0, will return home to host West Georgia (1-0) and Alabama State (0-1).
Here’s the rundown of who to watch, when, where and against whom.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
Northwestern State (1-0) at Minnesota (1-0) — 11 a.m.
Huntington Bank Stadium (Minneapolis, Minn.)
BTN
Grambling State (1-0) at No. 1 Ohio State (1-0) — 2:30 p.m.
Ohio Stadium (Columbus, Ohio)
BTN
Tulane (1-0) at South Alabama (1-0) — 6 p.m.
Hancock Whitney Stadium (Mobile, Ala.)
ESPN+
Line: Tulane -10.5
Southeastern Louisiana (0-1) at Murray State (0-1) — 6 p.m.
Roy Stewart Stadium (Murray, Ky.)
ESPN+
Nicholls State (1-1) vs. West Georgia (1-0) — 6 p.m.
John L. Guidry Stadium (Thibodaux)
ESPN+
Southern (1-1) vs. Alabama State (0-1) — 6 p.m.
A.W. Mumford Stadium (Baton Rouge)
ESPN+
No. 3 LSU (1-0) vs. Louisiana Tech (1-0) — 6:30 p.m.
Tiger Stadium (Baton Rouge)
ESPN+
Line: LSU -37.5
ULM (1-0) at No. 21 Alabama (0-1) — 6:45 p.m.
Bryant-Denny Stadium (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
SEC Network
Line: Alabama -36.5
Louisiana (Lafayette) (0-1) vs. McNeese State (1-0) — 7 p.m.
Cajun Field (Lafayette)
ESPN+