Category: Southeastern Louisiana Lions
Louisiana squads look to stay in Southland title hunt
The Southland Conference has regularly gotten two teams into the NCAA's Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) postseason playoffs/tournament. But it's been a decade and a half, since way back in 1998, that the SLC got three teams into the 20-team tour… more »
Roberts rally’s the SLU troops for fall camp
As fall edges nearer, so does the start of the Southeastern Louisiana University Lions 2012 football season and head coach Ron Roberts’ debut.
Until then, the Lions are taking the necessary steps to make sure they are prepared for the season. The squ… more »
Coaches: Southland should be competitive as ever
The Southland Conference will look a little different this season compared to years past.
The effects of the conference realignment movement in college football have made its way down to the Southland.
Gone is longtime Southland member and footbal… more »
‘Thunder foot’ Adams worked to get noticed at Pigskin Classic
Ryan Adams was easily the best player in the area at his position last football season. But unlike scores of other great players and even teammates, he wasn’t close to landing a college athletic scholarship.
No matter that he had crisscrossed the Mid… more »
Southland Conference Reaffirms Membership Withdrawal Policies
Texas State, UTSA to depart Southland on June 30, 2012
The Southland Conference's Board of Directors met recently to review the Conference's constitutional articles related to membership withdrawal. The meeting took place after Southland members Texa… more »
SLU has look on contender in Southland
The Southeastern Louisiana Lions have plenty of reasons to be optimistic about the upcoming football season.
After posting the program’s first winning season since 2004 and contending for the Southland Conference title last season, the Lions return 5… more »
Southland TV Network Announces 2010 Football Schedule
FRISCO, Texas - The award-winning Southland Conference Television Network will televise 10 football games in 2010, league commissioner Tom Burnett announced Wednesday.
Entering its third year of programming, the network has affiliate commitments from… more »
Southland Contemplating Requiring All League Members to Field Football Teams
College Sporting News has learned that the Southland Conference tabled a measure at their recently completed meetings that would require all league members to field teams in each of the league's sponsored sports.
As it pertains to football, this rule… more »
Southeastern's Lucas Receives Three-Year Contract Extension
HAMMOND – Southeastern Louisiana University football coach Mike Lucas has received a three-year contract extension University officials announced on Monday.
The extension, which runs through the 2012 season, is pending approval from the Board of Supe… more »
SLU Lions Set to Open Spring Practice
HAMMOND – The Southeastern Louisiana football team will open spring practice on Friday, working out at 3:30 p.m.
Friday’s practice will start a run of 15 workouts that will culminate with the Spring Game on April 24. The annual scrimmage that signals… more »
Rudolph Elevated To Offensive Coordinator; Asselta Joins SLU Staff
HAMMOND – Southeastern Louisiana University head football coach Mike Lucas announced Monday that Allen Rudolph has been elevated to offensive coordinator and that Art Asselta has joined the coaching staff as quarterbacks coach.
The appointment of Ass… more »
Rivals.com Rates SLU, ASU Football Signing Class No. 1 In FCS
HAMMOND – For the first time in school history, Southeastern Louisiana University’s football signing class earned national honors when it was rated No. 1 in the Football Championship Subdivision by Rivals.com.
Southeastern, which last week signed 21… more »
UTSA Now Plans to Go It Alone in Football
Switching gears from a tentative plan to join the Southland Conference in football, UTSA has charted a new course for its fledgling program.
University of Texas at San Antonio athletic director Lynn Hickey said the school, which is slated to begin pl… more »
Lucas Named Coach of the Year; Four Lions Named All-Louisiana
BATON ROUGE – Southeastern Louisiana University head football coach Mike Lucas was honored Thursday as he was named Coach of the Year by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association.
The team was announced after a series of nominations from the football… more »
SFA Playoff Ticket Priority Registration Due
Varsity Club and SFA season-ticket holders priority registration deadline Monday at 5 p.m.
Ticket registration forms for Varsity Club members and SFA season-ticket holders are due to the SFA Ticket office no later than Monday by 5 p.m., for fans wis… more »