Best QB Tech will play this year:

Per Dr. Wood:

“Coach Cumbie and I met with Brevin Randle today and informed him that he has been suspended indefinitely as a result of the incident during last night’s game versus UTEP. In speaking with Brevin, he acknowledges that his action was wrong and understands the consequence of that action. Our University, athletic department, and football program believe in culture, class, and competitive excellence and in no way was that displayed in that moment.”

Sonny Cumbie will release a statement later today.

Sonny Cumbie, Tyre Shelton, DeShon Hall, and Blake Oschendorf will speak to the media on Tuesday. Starts at noon.

I got it covered.

@ntruppel takes a look at the difference in WKU's passing game from 2022 to 2023 + their effectiveness in the red zone:

New week, new opportunities:

Official statement from Brevin Randle

“I want to apologize and take full accountability for my action towards Steven Hubbard and the UTEP football program. I am aware that my action was unacceptable, and does not align with what Louisiana Tech or I stand for. Although one play does not define me as a person or a player, I take this as a lesson to learn from and hope others can learn from me because I will never condone behavior of this matter. I hope this finds your heart well as I plan to use my time away from the game I love to reflect on how I have impacted Steven, my university, team and family.”

-Brevin Randle

The Player of the Week is... Louisiana Tech's # 6 Brevin Randle!
Oh wait, that's # 6 Smoke Harris. My bad.
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The WKU @ LA Tech game just got HUGE all of a sudden!

TEAM CONF OVR
Liberty 2-0 4-0
Jacksonville State 2-0 4-1
Louisiana Tech 2-0 3-3
Western Kentucky 1-0 3-2
New Mexico State 0-1 2-3
Middle Tennessee 0-1 1-4
Sam Houston 0-1 0-4
Florida International 0-2 3-2
UTEP 0-2 1-5

I am pleasantly surprised in how he is coming along. Not saying he is a world beater but he has done a better job than I had thought he would. I don’t see him mixing it up inside like Randle but he has preformed.

Hilltoppers open as 7.5-point favorite:

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Takeaways:

- Shelton is legit
- Best game of Edwards season
- Turner struggles in 2nd start
- Limited snaps for Singleton leads to increased production?
- Lesser names on DL have to be better

What ya got?

Wins: FIU, NSU, UTEP

Losses: SMU, North Texas, Nebraska

Offense | The offense with Hank or Jack has looked rough. WRs hurt. RBs hurt. OL has been better last few weeks. No rhythm all year. PPG & yards per game are down from last year against a weaker schedule. — D

Defense | Allowing 12 less points and 90 less yards per game. Pass defense has been really good. Run defense seems to get more TFL, but they are still below average. Scheme issues all over the place each week. Has kept a struggling offense in every game outside of North Texas. — C+

Special Teams | Barnes has been great at kicker. Buck has been great at kickoffs. Punting is massively improved w/ Oschendorf. No blocked kicks allowed. No big returns allowed. Smoke ran a punt back. Negatives were the 12 men on field against SMU and fake FG allowed against Nebraska. Sharp has been really solid this year. — B+

Overall | I’m feeling generous after a win, but I’m still not sold we are making much progress. Just feels sloppy too often. — C-

Thoughts?

What happened to Crosby? He came in, made a 20 yard run and never returned.

Sam Houston up 21-7 on Jacksonville State nearing the half.

Takeaways:

- Gilbert sees separation from Rossell at RG
- Nason plays big role at DT w/ Hall shifting outside
- Shelby plays big snaps and plays well at CB
- Singleton’s snap count drops, Mcelvane increases
- Evans earns more snaps at DE

The question to the board is what should Randle's punishment be?

Feel free to explain your reasoning.

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LA Tech & UTEP are set for an 8 PM kickoff on Friday night.

Tech is a 1.5-point favorite at some books. I’ve seen them as a 1-point underdog as well. O/U at 50.5.

Jack Turner will make his 2nd career start at QB.

Gavin Hardison will be a game-time decision for UTEP.

Tech is looking for its first road win in 1,030 days.

Let’s gooooo!!!

I’ve been away from this board for quite a while so this may be a topic that’s already been beaten to death, BUT does Tech have an athletics collective? If so, I’ve never heard of it. Given living in Hattiesburg in a family of USM fans, I know the USM program is pushing their collective hard and credit the collective in keeping Frank Gore Jr. From transferring.

2-TD win. Let’s goooo!!!

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Let’s hear ‘em!

Road losing streak comes to an end.

Tech 22
UTEP 13

WE NEED A WIN. Let's find a way @gtpddEvan:

Everyone saw that Smoke Harris caught his 250th career reception yesterday. During the game broadcast one of the Big Ten Network announcers stated that only 80 FBS players have ever caught 250 or more career passes and 5 of the 80 were Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. Is this correct? Very impressive if that is the case.
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