The No. 13 ranked BYU Cougars, the highest ranked team to ever play in the independence Bowl, will face off Saturday, Dec. 18, at 2:30 p.m. against Conference USA's UAB Blazers.
Talk about a major award! Lyddy finished this past season with 53 touchdowns and 4,247 yards passing while leading the Cavaliers (11-2) to the Division IV state semifinals. Lyddy topped 300 yards passing eight times and threw for at least four TDs nine times. In two years as a starter, the 2020 First Team All-State selection threw for 7,813 yards and 96 touchdowns and now is the Gatorade Louisiana Football Player of the Year!
While Covid-19 has taken a back-burner a bit in the sports world, it still manages to sneak in from time to time. For the Cowboys, Covid snuck up in the days leading up their matchup in New Orleans versus the walking-wounded Saints and prevented Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy and five assistants from being with the team.
A group of state and local elected officials and dignitaries handed out resolutions and praise to Billy “Coach” Montgomery Wednesday in celebration of his years of service to Bossier Parish as an educator, coach and state representative.
The Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl will feature a full lineup of free bowl week events this year beginning on Wednesday, December 15. All bowl week public events are free to attend.
The 45th Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl will kick off on Saturday, Dec. 18, at 2:30 p.m. CST on ABC, and the matchup is set, as the No. 13 BYU Cougars will take on Conference USA's UAB Blazers in Shreveport.
BYU head football coach Kalani Sitake has been named one of 13 finalists for the 2021 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award, presented annually by the Football Writers Association of America in conjunction with the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
The American Heart Association (AHA) is partnering with the Center for Cardiovascular Diseases and Sciences (CCDS) at LSU Health Shreveport to deliver BRING STEM TO LIFE. The AHA is working to close the equality gap in STEM through this program. The program draws from the association’s strong legacy of science, education and discovery to help propel rewarding careers in STEM.
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