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Louisiana-Lafayette got kick and punt returns for touchdowns to help secure one of its biggest wins in program history, 31-14 win over No. 23 Iowa State on Saturday. On a day when both offenses seemed overmatched, the Ragin' Cajuns were ignited by Chris Smith's 95-yard kickoff return in the second quarter and Eric Garror's 83-yard punt return in the third. Levi Lewis also threw a 78-yard scoring pass to Peter LeBlanc to give Louisiana-Lafayette a 17-14 lead late in the third quarter. Louisiana-Lafayette beat a Top 25 opponent for the first time, having gone 0-26 against ranked foes away from home. The Ragin' Cajuns' only other win over a Top 25 team was in 1996 at home against Texas A&M. The Ragin' Cajuns limited Cyclones quarterback Brock Purdy to 16-of-35 passing for 145 yards, with no touchdowns and an interception. It was ISU's fewest passing yards in two years. Iowa State's Breece Hall rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries. - AP College/Louisiana-Lafayette Football

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CB Eric Garror, Louisiana
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09/07/20 - Levi Lewis, rSr/2022, Louisiana, 5-09, 187 (DS#21 QB) + More +

With a presence that inspires others to constantly be at their best, Levi Lewis does what any good leader should. UL's senior starting quarterback gets those around him to follow. But what separates Lewis from others? It may be the buy-in from those under his command. "Levi is the most-confident (person) I know on the team," Ragin' Cajuns running back Trey Ragas said. "The most hard-working person I know on the team. "So, with him, I know he's going to take this year very serious and he's going to give us his all." Which motivates his Cajun teammates to do the same as they prepare to open their 2020 season Saturday morning at No. 25 Iowa State. Yet for the product of Baton Rouge's Scotlandville Magnet High, there wasn't always a two-way sense of certainty.

"The first year," said Rob Sale, who came in as UL's offensive line coach and offensive coordinator at the same time Billy Napier took over as head coach of the Cajuns prior to the 2018 season, "it kind of felt like (a) he-was-looking-at-us and we-were-looking-at him type deal." Lewis merely threw for 3,050 yards with a 64.3 completion percentage (243-for-378) and 26 touchdowns last season, when UL went 11-3, made it to its second straight Sun Belt Conference championship game and beat Miami (Ohio) of the MAC at the LendingTree Bowl in Mobile. The 3,050 yards and 26 TD throws both were school records, and now Lewis is on national preseason watch lists for major awards including the Davey O'Brien, the Maxwell, the Manning and the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm. - Daily Advertiser

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QB Levi Lewis, Louisiana
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09/04/20 - Levi Lewis, rSr/2022, Louisiana, 5-09, 187 (DS#21 QB) + More +

2021 SENIOR BOWL WATCH LIST: Levi Lewis, Louisiana,...During his junior campaign, Lewis threw for 3,050 yards and 26 touchdowns, both of which were single-season school records. He went on to lead the Ragin' Cajuns to 11 wins and a thrilling 27-17 victory over Miami (Ohio) in the 2020 LendingTree Bowl, where he was named the game's Most Valuable Player. Lewis enters his final season ranked ninth in program history with 4,012 career passing yards and fourth in total passing touchdowns with 35. - Louisiana Football

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QB Levi Lewis, Louisiana
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09/04/20 - Elijah Mitchell, Sr/2021, Louisiana, 5-10, 201 (DS#15 RB) + More +

2021 SENIOR BOWL WATCH LIST: Elijah Mitchell, Louisiana,...Mitchell was a huge part in the group's success a year ago after he galloped for 1,147 yards and 16 touchdowns. His yardage total ranked fourth in the Sun Belt and made him just the sixth player in program history to eclipse the 1,000-yard mark, while his touchdown total ranked 11th nationally. On the year, he notched five, 100-yard games and four multi-touchdown games. - Louisiana Football

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RB Elijah Mitchell, Louisiana
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09/04/20 - Trey Ragas, rSr/2021, Louisiana, 5-10, 218 (DS#23 RB) + More +

2021 SENIOR BOWL WATCH LIST: Trey Ragas, Louisiana,...Ragas played a big role in the backfield in 2019, toting the ball 116 times for 886 yards and 11 touchdowns. The New Orleans native joined Mitchell as one of the most productive backs in the conference, ranking fifth in touchdowns and eighth in rushing yards. - Louisiana Football

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RB Trey Ragas, Louisiana
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08/31/20 - Elijah Mitchell, Sr/2021, Louisiana, 5-10, 201 (DS#15 RB) + More +

The proof is rooted is in the same backfield they've shared for a few seasons now. Ragin' Cajun running backs can get their shot at the NFL if they play things right, and Elijah Mitchell and Trey Ragas - slated to get going when UL opens its 2020 season Sept. 12 at No. 25 Iowa State - need look no further than the very room from which they work to be reminded of that. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected their teammate, running back Raymond Calais Jr., out of UL in the seventh round of this year's NFL Draft. And in 2017, after Mitchell had finished his 2016 senior season at Erath High and Ragas was coming off a season in which he redshirted as a freshman at UL, the Jets drafted Elijah McGuire, who played two seasons with New York and spent last year on the practice squad of the Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs.

"Me and Eli, we talk about it all the time," Ragas, an Archbishop Shaw High product from New Orleans, said when asked about the inspiration he and Mitchell get from Calais. "That's somebody in our own room who got drafted. "Eli McGuire, he got drafted. It's showing us it's real - like we've got the power to reach the next level. And it's in our hands." In their heads, too. Because make no mistake: Ragas is not shy to admit that getting an NFL shot of their own is constantly on his and Mitchell's minds. "Just about every day we talk about it," he said. - Daily Advertiser

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RB Elijah Mitchell, Louisiana
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08/29/20 - Eric Garror, rSr/2023, Louisiana, 5-08, 174 (DS#64 CB) + More +

2020 PRESEASON ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): DB & RS - Eric Garror, Louisiana,...Garror picked up two selections on the Second Team as a defensive back and as return specialist. Defensively, he started in all 14 games, posting a team-leading eight pass breakups and 35 total tackles, while returning 25 punts for 161 yards, good for 30th in the FBS for punt yards per game (6.7). - Louisiana Football

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CB Eric Garror, Louisiana
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08/29/20 - ZiYon Hill-Green, rSr/2023, Louisiana, 6-0, 285 (DS#999 DT) + More +

2020 PRESEASON ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): DL - Zi'Yon Hill, Louisiana,...Hill appeared in 12 of the team's 14 games during his redshirt sophomore campaign...Earned Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference honors…Ranked fourth on the team in total tackles with 53 on the season...One of four players on the squad with 50 or more tackles...Added 2.5 tackles-for-loss, 2.5 sacks, three quarterback hurries and two fumble recoveries. - Louisiana Football

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DT ZiYon Hill-Green, Louisiana
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08/29/20 - Max Mitchell, Sr/2022, Louisiana, 6-6, 307 (DS#11 OT) + More +

2020 PRESEASON ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): OL - Max Mitchell, Louisiana,...Mitchell was a staple on the offensive line for Louisiana, starting in all 14 games in 2019…Helped pave the way for a Louisiana ground attack which finished the year ranked third nationally in yards per carry (6.28), fourth nationally in rushing touchdowns (42), sixth nationally in rushing yards per game (257.4) and seventh nationally in total rushing yards (3,604). - Louisiana Football

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OT Max Mitchell, Louisiana
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08/28/20 - Rhys Byrns, rSr/2023, Louisiana, 5-11, 191 (DS#6 P) + More +

2020 PRESEASON ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): P - Rhys Byrns, Louisiana,...Byrns, who also earned Second Team All-Sun Belt honors, set the program record for punt average in a single season (44.2). The Melbourne, Australia, native booted 45 punts for 1,991 yards and a long of 70 yards, which he achieved on Sept. 21 at Ohio. - Louisiana Football

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P Rhys Byrns, Louisiana
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08/27/20 - Elijah Mitchell, Sr/2021, Louisiana, 5-10, 201 (DS#15 RB) + More +

2020 PRESEASON ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): RB - Elijah Mitchell, Louisiana,...Mitchell became the sixth player in program history to eclipse the 1,000-yard mark with 1,147 yards and rushed for 16 touchdowns in 2019. His yardage total ranked fourth in the Sun Belt, while his touchdown total ranked 11th nationally. After wrapping up a successful junior season with First Team All-Sun Belt Conference honors, Mitchell enters 2020 with his name on the Doak Walker Award Preseason Watch List and the Reese's Senior Bowl Top 250. - Louisiana Football

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RB Elijah Mitchell, Louisiana
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08/27/20 - Trey Ragas, rSr/2021, Louisiana, 5-10, 218 (DS#23 RB) + More +

2020 PRESEASON ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): RB - Trey Ragas, Louisiana,...Ragas also played a big role in the backfield, toting the ball 116 times for 886 yards and 11 touchdowns. The New Orleans native joined Mitchell as one of the most productive backs in the conference, ranking fifth in touchdowns and eighth in rushing yards. - Louisiana Football

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RB Trey Ragas, Louisiana
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08/27/20 - Joe Dillon, rSr/2021, Louisiana, 6-2, 220 (DS#35 ILB) + More +

2020 PRESEASON ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): LB - Joe Dillon, Louisiana,...Dillon was stellar in 2019, leading the team with 8.0 sacks and 10.5 tackles-for-loss before earning Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference honors. The redshirt senior enters his final season with 19.5 career sacks, 2.0 shy of breaking the program record held by Jeff Mitchell (21.0) and Christian Ringo (21.0). - Louisiana Football

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ILB Joe Dillon, Louisiana
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08/27/20 - Levi Lewis, rSr/2022, Louisiana, 5-09, 187 (DS#21 QB) + More +

2020 PRESEASON ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): QB - Levi Lewis, Louisiana,...Lewis was stellar during his junior campaign, throwing for 3,050 yards and 26 touchdowns, both of which were single-season school records. He enters his final season ranked ninth in program history with 4,012 career passing yards and fourth in total passing touchdowns with 35. The quarterback has also been highly touted ahead of the 2020 season, having been named to the Manning Award Preseason Watch List, the Davey O'Brien Award Preseason Watch List, the Maxwell Award Preseason Watch List, the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Watch List and was listed on the Reese's Senior Bowl Top 250. - Louisiana Football

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QB Levi Lewis, Louisiana
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08/26/20 - Elijah Mitchell, Sr/2021, Louisiana, 5-10, 201 (DS#15 RB) + More +

The Sun Belt Conference announced its 2020 Preseason All-Sun Belt Football teams and individual awards Tuesday, as voted by the 10 SBC head football coaches and selected media representatives. App State senior quarterback Zac Thomas was tabbed as the Preseason Offensive Player of the Year while Troy's junior linebacker Carlton Martial was voted the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. - Sun Belt Football

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RB Elijah Mitchell, Louisiana
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