By Jason Plotkin, CSN Down South Columnist It was a long road for the Nicholls State Colonels. The team had seen two games canceled, played three straight road games to open its season and were the last FCS team in the country to play a game in its h… more »

By Jason Plotkin, CSN Down South Columnist Stephen F. Austin entered this season with 11 consecutive losses. When preseason ballots were returned to the Southland office, each head coach and SID voted the Lumberjacks last. Fans picked the game ag… more »

By Jason Plotkin, CSN Down South Columnist What a wild ride the last two weeks have been, and last I checked, it's just beginning! If you haven't jumped aboard for the 2008 Southland Conference football season, you might have missed your chance befo… more »

By Jason Plotkin, CSN Down South Columnist If Southeastern Louisiana’s trip to Stephen F. Austin was any indication of what to expect when the rest of the Southland Conference opens league play this week, we're in for exciting and high-scoring games.… more »

By Jason Plotkin, CSN Down South Columnist Too close for comfort, but good enough. That’s the way Southeastern Louisiana feels after recording its second close victory over a school from the Dakotas in a matter of a few weeks. It all began Sept. 1… more »

By Jason Plotkin, CSN Down South Columnist As we wrap up September, does anyone have a handle on the Southland? Can anyone tell me that outside of the two favorites – McNeese State and Central Arkansas – it has a team capable of competing for the con… more »

By Jason Plotkin, CSN Down South Columnist Canceled. Canceled. Canceled. Canceled. Four Southland Conference games were canceled this past weekend. A football fan's worst nightmare. Games between McNeese State and Cal Poly, Sam Houston State and… more »