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Quarterback Trey Kukuk had three touchdown runs, Andrew Burnette added two more and the pair combined for 304 yards rushing to lead Louisiana Tech to a 42-30 victory over Missouri State on Saturday in a Conference USA regular-season finale. The teams combined for 34 points in the fourth quarter. Kukuk's 2-yard touchdown run capped a 78-yard, 16-play drive that chewed up about eight minutes to stretch the Bulldogs' lead to 28-17 with 14:12 remaining in the fourth quarter. Jacob Clark answered for the Bears on the next play from scrimmage with a 75-yard touchdown pass to Jeron Askren.

Devin Gandy then broke loose on a 93-yard touchdown run on the ensuing kickoff to make it 35-23. It took six plays later for the Bears to answer with Ramone Green Jr.'s 12-yard touchdown run to get Missouri State within 35-30 with 6:44 to play. Kukuk's 58-yard touchdown run capped the scoring with 3:44 left. Clark threw an interception to Jakari Foster on the Bears' final possession. Kukuk finished with 172 yards rushing. Burnette added 132 yards that included a 98-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. They each had 16 carries. Clark was 17-of-31 passing for 294 yards and threw two touchdown passes. Shomari Lawrence had 84 yards rushing on 13 carries with a 56-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. Louisiana Tech (7-5, 5-3) clinched bowl eligibility last week with its 34-28 win over Liberty. Missouri State (7-5, 5-3) ends its season due to its transition to FBS. - Louisiana Tech/AP College Football

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RB Andrew Burnette, Louisiana Tech
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11/24/25 - Jakari Foster, rSr/2026, Louisiana Tech, 6-0, 211 (DS#26 FS) + More +

WEEK 13 CONFERENCE USA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jakari Foster, LA Tech - R-Sr. - S - Piedmont, Ala.,...Foster came up with two critical interceptions in LA Tech's 34-28 OT win over Liberty on Saturday and added eight tackles. His two picks were among four recorded by Tech safeties. His first came late in the third quarter with the Bulldogs (6-5, 4-3 CUSA) down 28-14 and Liberty driving. Foster intercepted a pass at Tech's four-yard line, setting up a 96-yard scoring drive that made it 28-21. His second interception was the biggest of the night, as he picked off Ethan Vasko's pass in the end zone on Liberty's first overtime possession. Tech scored on the first play of its overtime drive to secure the 34-28 win. The redshirt senior leads the nation with six interceptions. - Conference USA Football

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FS Jakari Foster, Louisiana Tech
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11/22/25 - Jakari Foster, rSr/2026, Louisiana Tech, 6-0, 211 (DS#26 FS) + More +

Andrew Burnette had three touchdown runs that included a 25-yarder in overtime, Jakari Foster had two of Louisiana Tech's four interceptions, and the Bulldogs overcame a 21-point, third-quarter deficit to beat Liberty 34-28 on Saturday night. Foster picked off an Ethan Vasko pass on the second play of overtime before Burnette broke loose for the game winner on the next play. Vasko threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Jacob Jenkins that stretched Liberty's lead to 28-7 with 7:39 remaining in the third quarter, but he ended the Flames' next three drives with interceptions.

Trey Kukuk completed 13 of 20 passes for 118 yards and scored twice on the ground, finishing with 143 yards on 19 carries. Burnette added 93 yards rushing on 17 carries for Louisiana Tech (6-5, 4-3 Conference USA). Kukuk had a 31-yard touchdown run and a 29-yarder, sandwiched around a Burnette 3-yard TD run, that tied it 28-all with 7:05 left in the fourth quarter. Evan Dickens ran the ball 30 times for 228 yards and had two touchdowns for Liberty (4-7, 3-4). Vasko was 8-of-21 passing for 141 yards with a touchdown pass and the four picks. - Louisiana Tech/AP College Football

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FS Jakari Foster, Louisiana Tech
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11/19/25 - Landon Nelson, rSr/2026, Louisiana Tech, 6-1, 305 (DS#67 C) + More +

WEEK 10 CONFERENCE USA OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Landon Nelson, LA Tech - R-Sr. - C - Underwood, Iowa,...Nelson made his seventh start of the season at center and helped the Bulldogs rush for 425 yards, the third most in school history (most since 1991), and six touchdowns on the ground (most since 2015). The Bulldogs had two running backs rush for over 100 yards, marking the first time since Nov. 18, 2017, versus UTEP that two Bulldogs eclipsed 100 yards on the ground in the same game. Tech's 55 points were the most points scored by the Bulldogs since Sept. 26, 2020. The Bulldogs posted 646 total yards, the third most ever by LA Tech in a CUSA game and the most since 2019. - Conference USA Football

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C Landon Nelson, Louisiana Tech
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09/29/25 - Alonzo Jackson Jr., rFr/2029, Louisiana Tech, 6-1, 227 (DS#999 ILB) + More +

WEEK 5 CONFERENCE USA FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Alonzo Jackson Jr., LA Tech - R-Fr. - LB - Haynesville, La.,...After losing All-CUSA linebacker Kolbe Fields to injury in the game, Jackson stepped up in a big way, registering a 23-yard interception return for a touchdown, six tackles, four solo stops, 1.5 tackles for loss, two pass breakups and one quarterback hurry. His interception return for a score marked the fifth defensive score of the season for LA Tech and sealed the 30-11 win over UTEP in the fourth quarter. He set career highs in tackles, TFLs, and pass breakups, while the interception and touchdown were the first of his career. Jackson had not recorded any tackles coming into the night, mostly seeing time on special teams during the first four games. - Conference USA Football

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ILB Alonzo Jackson Jr., Louisiana Tech
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09/22/25 - Kolbe Fields, rSr/2026, Louisiana Tech, 6-0, 220 (DS#999 OLB) + More +

WEEK 4 CONFERENCE USA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Kolbe Fields, LA Tech - R-Sr. - LB - New Orleans, La.,...The CUSA Preseason Defensive Player of the Year led the Bulldogs (3-1, 1-0 CUSA) to a 30-20 win over Southern Miss, securing their best four-game start since 2020 and first 3-0 start at home since 2019. Fields recorded his first career interception return for a touchdown and led the team with nine tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks. The redshirt senior has led the Bulldogs in tackles in three of the team's four games. - Conference USA Football

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OLB Kolbe Fields, Louisiana Tech
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09/20/25 - Blake Baker, rSo/2028, Louisiana Tech, 6-5, 224 (DS#29 QB) + More +

Blake Baker threw for 239 yards and ran for a touchdown as Louisiana Tech built a big first-half lead and held off Southern Miss for a 30-20 victory on Saturday night. Baker's 73-yard pass to Eli Finley helped set up his 1-yard touchdown run about a minute into the game. Omiri Wiggins and Clay Thevenin scored on short-yardage runs, sandwiched between Kolbe Fields' 48-yard pick-6, to help stake Louisiana Tech (3-1) to a 30-10 halftime lead.

Reed Harradine added a 30-yard field goal late in the third quarter for Southern Miss (2-2). Braylon Braxton threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Carl Chester with 22 seconds to play. Braxton was 28-of-47 passing for 392 yards with two touchdowns. Chester finished with five receptions for 152 yards. Kyirin Heath also had a touchdown catch for the Eagles. In the fourth quarter, Southern Miss punted twice and turned the ball over on downs from Louisiana Tech's 40 before Chester's late TD catch. The Eagles had 514 yards of offense compared to the Bulldogs' 340, but they were 7 of 17 on third-down conversions and 0 for 2 on fourth down. - Louisiana Tech/AP College Football

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QB Blake Baker, Louisiana Tech
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09/14/25 - Blake Baker, rSo/2028, Louisiana Tech, 6-5, 224 (DS#29 QB) + More +

Blake Baker accounted for 285 yards and two touchdowns to lead Louisiana Tech to a 49-14 win over New Mexico State on Saturday night in the Conference USA opener for both teams. Baker was 8-for-16 passing for 182 yards and rushed for 103 yards on 15 attempts. Omiri Wiggins and Clay Thevenin each added 68 yards on the ground. Wiggins and Andrew Burnette both scored rushing touchdowns. Jadon Mayfield forced a fumble and Jacob Bradford returned the ball 20 yards for a touchdown for Bulldogs (2-1, 1-0) early in the fourth quarter. Logan Fife was 16-for-33 passing for 278 yards and threw two touchdowns and two interceptions for New Mexico State (2-1, 0-1). PJ Johnson III caught seven passes for 159 yards and a touchdown. - Louisiana Tech/AP College Football

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QB Blake Baker, Louisiana Tech
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08/30/25 - Kam Franklin, rSo/2028, Louisiana Tech, 6-2, 205 (DS#999 SS) + More +

Kam Franklin had an 80-yard fumble recovery touchdown, defensive lineman Zion Nason recorded his first career interception, and defense led the way in Louisiana Tech's season-opening 24-0 win over Southeastern Louisiana. Drew Henderson's 19-yard field goal as time expired in the half was the first score of the game. The Bulldogs offense came alive early in the second half with touchdowns on back-to-back drives. Omiri Wiggins found open space on a checkdown and scored a 17-yard receiving touchdown, and Clay Thevenin ran it in from 2 yards out just four minutes later.

Bulldogs quarterback Trey Kukuk completed 14 of his 19 passing attempts for 130 yards and one touchdown, and added 48 yards rushing on 17 attempts. Kukuk's start marked the sixth season in a row with a different opening day quarterback for Louisiana Tech. Eli Finley led the Bulldogs with 59 receiving yards on four receptions. Carson Camp completed 11 of 22 attempts for 122 passing yards to pace the Lions. Luke Besh hauled in three receptions for 59 yards, and Jaedon Henry had 31 rushing yards on eight attempts. - Louisiana Tech/AP College Football

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SS Kam Franklin, Louisiana Tech
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02/06/23 - Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim, rSr/2025, Louisiana Tech, 6-0, 200 (DS#195 WR) + More +

Odieu Hiliare and Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim put up impressive numbers together at Alabama A&M. The two wide receivers want to do the same thing at Bowling Green State University. Hiliare and Ibrahim, Florida natives who excelled together for three seasons at the Football Championship Subdivision school, have reunited in northwest Ohio. Ibrahim transferred to BGSU in mid-January, around one year after Hiliare joined the Falcons. "When we first came to A&M, met in the 2019 summer, we told each other we're going to start something together and we're going to finish it together," Ibrahim said. "We started at A&M, and we're going to finish at Bowling Green." Hiliare and Ibrahim both have one season of eligibility remaining. The duo will be aiming to recreate the magic when they combined for nearly 2,000 receiving yards and 17 touchdowns the last time they played together in 2021. - Toledo Blade

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WR Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim, Louisiana Tech
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01/30/23 - Craig Williams, rSr/2024, Louisiana Tech, 5-08, 168 (DS#999 WR) + More +

Former Baylor running back Craig "Sqwirl" Williams announced that he's transferring to Louisiana Tech after recently entering the transfer portal. Williams arrived at Baylor in 2018 and redshirted that season before injuries derailed him much of the next three seasons. However, he delivered a strong season as a fifth-year junior in 2022 as he rushed for 557 yards and four touchdowns. He enjoyed his best game against Oklahoma in Norman as he rushed for 192 yards and two touchdowns to lead Baylor to a 38-35 win. - Waco Tribune Herald

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WR Craig Williams, Louisiana Tech
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01/18/23 - Shadeed Ahmed, rSr/2026, Louisiana Tech, 6-0, 175 (DS#999 WR) + More +

The transfer portal gives and it takes. The Marshall football team has already gotten commitments from a handful of transfers who entered the portal in the past year, but has now lost 12 players from the 2022 roster who have made the decision to separate from the Herd. Shadeed Ahmed, a wide receiver who caught 60 passes for 651 yards and four touchdowns in three seasons at Marshall, officially announced his decision to enter the transfer portal Sunday afternoon, marking the 12th transfer Charles Huff has seen exit the program since the end of the 2022 regular season.

Ahmed followed in the footsteps of eleven former teammates, including quarterback Peter Zamora, offensive lineman Jack Murphy, defensive backs Jaydyn Johnson, Demarco Gibson and Hagan Stephenson, linebackers Dan Foster and James Smyre, defensive linemen Emmanuel Balogun, Immanuel Bush and Sherman Hatton and kicker Kenyon Bowyer. Of those transfers, seven have already found new homes, including three that transferred to teams within the Sun Belt. - Charleston Gazette

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WR Shadeed Ahmed, Louisiana Tech
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01/15/23 - Craig Williams, rSr/2024, Louisiana Tech, 5-08, 168 (DS#999 WR) + More +

Baylor running back Craig "Sqwirl" Williams announced Friday that he's entering the transfer portal. Williams arrived at Baylor in 2018 and redshirted that season before injuries derailed him much of the next three seasons. However, he delivered a strong season as a fifth-year junior in 2022 as he rushed for 557 yards and four touchdowns. He enjoyed his best game against Oklahoma in Norman as he rushed for 192 yards and two touchdowns to lead Baylor to a 38-35 win. Even without Williams, Baylor will be stocked at running back in 2023 with freshman All-American Richard Reese returning along with Qualan Jones, Oklahoma State transfer Dominic Richardson, incoming Franklin star Bryson Washington and others. - Waco Tribune

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WR Craig Williams, Louisiana Tech
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01/11/23 - Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim, rSr/2025, Louisiana Tech, 6-0, 200 (DS#195 WR) + More +

Bowling Green State University's football team filled a key spot at wide receiver as the school announced the addition of Alabama A&M transfer Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim on Tuesday. The 6-foot-1, 190-pound wideout will have one year of eligibility with the Falcons after playing four seasons with the Bulldogs, an FCS team.

In 31 career games, Ibrahim totaled 163 receptions for 2,488 yards and 22 touchdowns. The former walk-on at Alabama A&M led the Southwestern Athletic Conference with 1,008 receiving yards in 2021. During his first collegiate season in 2019, Ibrahim was third in the SWAC with 1,004 yards and a finalist for the Jerry Rice Award, which is given to the nation's top freshman in the FCS. - Toledo Blade

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WR Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim, Louisiana Tech
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12/20/22 - Smoke Harris, rSr/2024, Louisiana Tech, 5-06, 178 (DS#73 WR) + More +

2022 ALL-CONFERENCE USA SECOND TEAM: KR: Smoke Harris, LA Tech,...Harris also led the conference and ranked seventh nationally in kick return average at 27.2. The St. Francisville native had 19 returns for 517 yards. - Louisiana Tech Football

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WR Smoke Harris, Louisiana Tech
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