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The Advocate is Louisiana's leading news source, providing award-winning local and regional news coverage.

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theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > sports > southern > southern-football-lights-out-houston-marshall-faulk > article_3706ba59-21f4-4d58-a010-9383d42b87a0.html

In what could be Southern football’s darkest moment of 2026, the lights went out vs. No. 22 Houston

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (621+ words) HOUSTON — No. 22 Houston was humming. The Big 12 team was in the process of burying Southern at TDECU Stadium on Saturday. When coach Marshall Faulk’s team trailed 42-0 with a couple of minutes left before halftime, the overhead lights went out, making…...

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theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > sports > southern > southern-football-three-things-learned-vs-houston > article_85ffa681-e3d7-4586-840b-6ca3267e1f1c.html

Three things we learned from Southern football’s loss to No. 22 Houston

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (266+ words) Here are three things we learned from Southern football’s extreme blowout loss to No. 22 Houston on Saturday at TDECU Stadium. HOUSTON — Southern was clobbered 77-6 by No. 22 Houston on Saturday at TDECU Stadium. Here are three takeaways from the game:…...

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theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > sports > southern > toyloy-browns-prediction-on-the-southern-houston-game > article_b49f1795-d183-4ebd-853c-6cb253a7cf95.html

Check out Toyloy Brown's prediction on the Southern-Houston game

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (99+ words) Here's how Toyloy Brown sees Southern’s game against No. 22 Houston. Houston 59, Southern 10 No. 22 Houston is by far the most talented opponent on Southern’s schedule. The Cougars are expected to overwhelm coach Marshall Faulk’s team in all three phases....

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theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > sports > southern > southern-football-room-to-grow-marshall-faulk-trey-holly > article_fab872c7-0cf0-4f68-a18c-f7973a66f45d.html

Southern is happy but not satisfied after win vs. Kentucky State: ‘That wasn't our best football.’

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (638+ words) Trey Holly wasn’t worried about a bounce-back game. After rushing for the third-fewest yards of his Southern career (38) vs. Alabama State on Aug. 29, the star running back was back to bouncing off defenders and accelerating to the end zone in…...

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theadvocate.com > acadiana > sports > ul_lafayette > cajuns-may-be-leaning-heavily-on-offensive-line-defense-early-on > article_2e0effe9-065f-4840-ac35-dd718e11223b.html

Cajuns may be leaning heavily on offensive line, defense early on

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (804+ words) UL center Cooper Fordham (50) and the offensive line will be counted upon heavily in Saturday's season opener to spark the Cajuns' rushing attack. Before trying to anticipate how UL's offense is going to fare in Saturday's 7 p.m. Season opener against Lamar…...

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theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > news > communities > zachary > fingers-crossed-for-the-2026-football-season > article_102e97b8-f0c5-487e-bd1c-50bcaece27b4.html

Fingers crossed for the 2026 football season

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (417+ words) The Broncos enter to start jamboree action. The Broncos defense clamps down on a Trojan running back during jamboree action. There are lots of things to be excited and hopeful about as the 2026 NFL, college, high school and middle school…...

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1+ week, 5+ day ago   (25+ words) The Advocate Linebacker Jake St. Andre (44) during UL football fall camp at the practice fields on Tuesday, September 1, 2026 in Lafayette, La.....

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theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > sports > outdoors > ex-saints-player-rickey-jackson-part-of-winning-fishing-team > article_1af21f8f-8af1-487e-903a-e452ea2f19d6.html

Former Saints player Rickey Jackson part of winning Bassmaster pro-am team

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (170+ words) CLAYTON, N.Y. — Former New Orleans Saints linebacker Rickey Jackson teamed with national touring pro angler John Garret to win Monday’s inaugural Bassmaster Randy Moss Pro Football Hall of Fame Pro-Am held on the St. Lawrence River. Jackson, the first…...

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theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > sports > high_schools > catholic-university-high-prep-football > article_c7501cc2-9888-4309-9c24-63d5cc85beb5.html

Catholic's dominant defensive line duo wreaks havoc in jamboree against University High

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (562+ words) Friday night's jamboree between University High and Catholic High marked Knox Kiffin's first football game played in Baton Rouge. He looked to get off to a fast start, but the matchup was overshadowed by a swarming Catholic defense, highlighted by…...

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theadvocate.com > acadiana > sports > high_schools > lafayette-renaissance-plans-to-ride-defense-to-bigger-things-in-2026 > article_1889c438-e95f-4fa4-8645-716171f7fffd.amp.html

Lafayette Renaissance plans to ride defense to bigger things in 2026

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1076+ words) It begins with the front seven, headlined by the return of linebackers Ansinneo Charles and Kaycee Sellers, and defensive tackle Tyler Yokum. “Our defense has shown signs of being ahead of our offense,” Tigers coach Hunter Landry said. “There are…...