A largely tough Week 8 for Louisiana’s college football programs has already spilled into Week 9 with Louisiana Tech’s 28-27 overtime loss to Western Kentucky on Tuesday.
Nine of the state’s other teams will be in action Saturday, including No. 20 LSU hosting a top-20 SEC home game against No. 3 Texas A&M and a Southland Conference showdown between McNeese State and Nicholls State in Hammond.
Only Tulane is idle this weekend ahead of a Thursday, Oct. 30, trip to UTSA.
Grambling State, McNeese State and Southeastern Louisiana will aim to build on Week 8 success — and a three-game winning streak for Southeastern — while LSU, Louisiana (Lafayette), ULM, Nicholls State, Northwestern State and Southern — in interim coach Fred McNair’s debut — will try to rebound from losses.
Here’s the rundown of who to watch, when, where and against whom.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25
Southeastern Louisiana (5-2, 3-0) at Houston Christian (2-5, 1-2) — 2 p.m.
Strawberry Stadium
ESPN+
ULM (3-4, 1-2) at Southern Miss (5-2, 3-0) — 2:30 p.m.
M.M. Roberts Stadium (Hattiesburg, Miss.)
ESPN+
Line: Southern Miss -10.5
McNeese State (2-5, 1-2) at Nicholls State (1-6, 1-2) — 3 p.m.
John L. Guidry Stadium
ESPN+
Northwestern State (1-6, 0-3) vs. Lamar (6-1, 3-0) — 4 p.m.
Turpin Stadium
ESPN+
Southern (1-6, 0-3) vs. Florida A&M (2-4, 1-1) — 4 p.m.
A.W. Mumford Stadium
SWACTV
Grambling State (4-3, 1-2) vs. Jackson State (5-1, 3-0) — 5 p.m.
Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas)
HBCUGO
Louisiana (Lafayette) (2-5, 1-2) at Southern Miss (5-2, 3-0) — 6 p.m.
Veterans Memorial Stadium (Troy, Ala.)
ESPN+
Line: Troy -8.5
No. 20 LSU (5-2, 2-2) vs. No. 3 Texas A&M (7-0, 4-0) — 6:30 p.m.
Tiger Stadium
ABC
Line: Texas A&M -2.5