Southeastern Louisiana University head football coach Mike Lucas announced Monday that Amite native Sam Petitto has been named as an assistant football coach. The hiring of Petitto, who was a member of former Southeastern head coach Hal Mumme’s coach… more »

HAMMOND – Looking to build on its best season since 2004, Southeastern Louisiana officially opened spring football practice on Monday as head coach Mike Lucas welcomed back 44 letterwinners and 15 starters. Coming off a 5-7 season, the Lions will pra… more »

Six home games, including a pair of Thursday night contests, a game at defending Cotton Bowl champion Ole Miss and a rugged seven-game Southland Conference slate highlight the 2009 Southeastern Louisiana University football schedule announced Director o… more »

Former Southeastern Louisiana University football standout Felton Huggins was one of seven players to sign future free agent contracts with the NFL’s Buffalo Bills in a release by the organization. Huggins, a 2004 All-American at Southeastern, spent… more »

While college football teams across the nation are battling first-week jitters and injuries, the Southland Conference squads are also combating the elements. Three of the eight teams in the SLC are in the middle of hurricane season. Nicholls State, M… more »

The wealth of skill position talent the Southeastern Lions have at their disposal this season is well-documented. Now, about that offensive line... Eclipsing even the question of who will start at quarterback this fall is the question of who will sta… more »

Southeastern coach Mike Lucas readily admits that the solution to one of his chief concerns heading into fall camp is kind of hard to see. And that's just the way he wants it. Certainly there's no big worries in the foot-oriented portion of the sp… more »

Gas is nearly $4 a gallon, home foreclosures are rampant and 401Ks are down to "four-ohs — hope I'm going to be OK." I'm thankful that another college football season is quickly approaching. Here's a quick question-and-answer session on the upcomi… more »

The wealth of skill position talent the Southeastern Lions have at their disposal this season is well-documented. Now, about that offensive line... Eclipsing even the question of who will start at quarterback this fall is the question of who will sta… more »

For the first time since the second season of Southeastern's football resurrection, the Lions have an incumbent starting quarterback in camp. But unlike when Martin Hankins wore that mantle, nothing is etched in stone for redshirt junior Brian Babin.… more »

Below is a report from The Advocate on preseason training camp, files on August 7th, 2008. Southeastern Louisiana DEFENSE STANDS OUT AS LIONS WORK IN PADS FOR FIRST TIME: In Hammond, the Southeastern Louisiana University football team put on sho… more »

Brown, Bomar lead list of talented players Nathan Brown of Central Arkansas, Rhett Bomar of Sam Houston, Bradley George of Texas State, Brian Babin of Southeastern Louisiana and Derrick Fourrox of McNeese. They were the top five passing quarterbac… more »

HOUSTON—For a conference that fancies itself as "the SEC of I-AA", embarrassing was about the only applicable word for its FCS playoff showing last season. After an outstanding undefeated run through the meat grinder Southland Conference schedule, th… more »

The Southland Conference is infamous for its notable Div. I-A transfer quarterbacks. After years of trying, Southeastern's Lions finally have landed one of their own. Lions head coach Mike Lucas has announced the addition of Baylor University transfe… more »

Jay Lucas had a "frame-it" game against the University of Central Arkansas last season. He rushed for career-high 215 yards on 24 carries, the third-highest single-game yardage in Southeastern Louisiana history. He most vividly remembers one pla… more »