Arkansas State was down a few key weapons in its first trip to the Sun Belt Conference’s oldest bowl in 10 years Saturday night.
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Now he figures he shouldn’t shy away from the chance to serve as inspiration to other players whose careers aren’t progressing as expected.
“All we’ve heard about this hospital is great things”, said Brian Scott, grandfather of 1-month-old Braden, hospitalized to correct a cyst that’s caused him trouble sleeping. Let the game come to you.
Kenneth Dixon and Jeff Driskel couldn’t have asked for a better way to end their collegiate careers.
At 6-foot-4, with a strong arm and good foot speed, Driskel arrived at Florida as a coveted dual-threat recruit.
The previous record for penalties in a full, four-quarter New Orleans Bowl was 15 – these two teams committed their 16th penalty with a minute left to play in the first hafl.
As of press-time Saturday evening, Louisiana Tech running back Kenneth Dixon had set a new NCAA career touchdown record.
“The first day we ever ran (sprints), he was leading everybody, ” Dixon said.
Series Record: Louisiana Tech leads 25-12. “It’s not something we’ve done for a while”, Arkansas State coach Blake Anderson said.
Anderson’s team ran the table in the Sun Belt Conference, going 8-0 following a slow start against a challenging early slate.
Two scores shy of Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds’ mark of 85 set this season, he doesn’t care if he reaches the end zone in the New Orleans Bowl as long as the Bulldogs finish with more points than Arkansas State.
If Jeff Driskel hoped to close his college career by impressing National Football League scouts, mission accomplished with 457 yards in the New Orleans Bowl. Hampered by an ankle injury, he’s still contributed 968 yards and 17 TDs rushing this season.
“This guy was analyzing Anthony Davis’ game!” said Hughes, a redshirt freshman wide receiver still on crutches. If we didn’t get turnovers we couldn’t have scored.
Arkansas State’s running game out of multiple formations, which averages 236.7 yards per game, against Louisiana Tech’s stout interior defensive line led by National Football League prospect Vernon Butler.
“I see a benefit to it”, Holtz said. Knighten has noticed a lot of Tech opponents won’t run the ball at him.
“We really focused in after we found out who we were playing”, senior Paul Turner said in a news release.
“Hopefully, we’ll find something out maybe in the next couple of weeks”, Mondie said. Our bowl picks series will let you know who we think will come out on top against the spread. Thursday’s practice will also be held at the Saints facility, while Friday’s will take place in the Superdome.
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HIGH SCHOOL REUNION: In 2011, Knighten was named Arkansas’ best high school player and Dixon finished second in the voting. But Tech did not turn the ball over, while Arkansas State turned it over three times on two interceptions and a fumble.
