Louisiana college football programs will try to rebound Saturday from a tough previous weekend overall.
LSU and Tulane, the state’s only Division-I teams to win in Week 7, will kick off the nine-game slate at 11 a.m. with pivotal conference games: the Tigers on the road at Vanderbilt and Green Wave at home against Army.
The Sun Belt, Southland and SWAC contingents will carry the torch from there with a steady stream of Louisiana representation throughout the day.
Louisiana Tech (4-2) is the state’s lone idle team in Week 8.
Here’s the rundown of who to watch, when, where and against whom.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18
No. 10 LSU (5-1, 2-1) at No. 17 Vanderbilt (5-1, 1-1)  — 11 a.m.
FirstBank Stadium (Nashville, Tenn.)
ABC
Line: Vanderbilt -2.5
Tulane (5-1, 2-0) vs. Army (3-3, 2-2) — 11 a.m.
Yulman Stadium
ESPNU
Line: Tulane -9.5
ULM (3-3, 1-1) vs. Troy (4-2, 2-0) — 2 p.m.
Malone Stadium
ESPN+
Line: Troy -6.5
Grambling State (3-3, 0-2) at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2-3, 1-1) — 2 p.m.
Simmons Bank Field (Pine Bluff, Ark.)
SWAC TV
Southern (1-5, 0-2) vs. Prairie View A&M (4-2, 3-0) — 2 p.m.
A.W. Mumford Stadium
HBCUGO
Louisiana (Lafayette) (2-4, 1-1) vs. Southern Miss (4-2, 2-0) — 4 p.m.
Cajun Field
ESPN+
Line: Southern Miss -3.5
Northwestern State (1-5, 0-2) at Southeastern Louisiana (4-2, 2-0) — 4 p.m.
Strawberry Stadium
ESPN+
McNeese State (1-5, 0-2) vs. Houston Christian (2-4, 1-1) — 6 p.m.
Navarre Stadium
ESPN+
Nicholls State (1-5, 1-1) at Stephen F. Austin (4-2, 2-0) — 6 p.m.
Homer Bryce Stadium (Nacogdoches, Texas)
ESPN+
