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12/16/21 - Chauncey Manac, rSr/2022, Louisiana + More +

2021 ALL-SUN BELT SECOND TEAM (COACHES): LB - Chauncey Manac, Louisiana (RS Sr., LB - Homerville, Ga.),...Levi Lewis (Quarterback), Johnson (Running Back), Shane Vallot (Offensive Line), Zi'Yon Hill (Defensive Line), Chauncey Manac (Linebacker), Lorenzo McCaskill (Linebacker), Eric Garror (Cornerback) and Percy Butler (Safety) were all named to the league's Second Team, while Smith (Running Back), Tayland Humphrey (Defensive Line), Andre Jones (Defensive Line) and Mekhi Garner (Cornerback) picked up Third Team honors. - Louisiana Football

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DE Chauncey Manac, Louisiana
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12/16/21 - ZiYon Hill-Green, rSr/2023, Louisiana + More +

2021 ALL-SUN BELT SECOND TEAM (COACHES): DL - Zi'Yon Hill, Louisiana (RS Jr., DL - New Iberia, La.),...Levi Lewis (Quarterback), Johnson (Running Back), Shane Vallot (Offensive Line), Zi'Yon Hill (Defensive Line), Chauncey Manac (Linebacker), Lorenzo McCaskill (Linebacker), Eric Garror (Cornerback) and Percy Butler (Safety) were all named to the league's Second Team, while Smith (Running Back), Tayland Humphrey (Defensive Line), Andre Jones (Defensive Line) and Mekhi Garner (Cornerback) picked up Third Team honors. - Louisiana Football

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DT ZiYon Hill-Green, Louisiana
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12/16/21 - Levi Lewis, rSr/2022, Louisiana + More +

2021 ALL-SUN BELT SECOND TEAM (COACHES): QB - Levi Lewis, Louisiana (Sr., QB - Baton Rouge, La.),...Levi Lewis (Quarterback), Johnson (Running Back), Shane Vallot (Offensive Line), Zi'Yon Hill (Defensive Line), Chauncey Manac (Linebacker), Lorenzo McCaskill (Linebacker), Eric Garror (Cornerback) and Percy Butler (Safety) were all named to the league's Second Team, while Smith (Running Back), Tayland Humphrey (Defensive Line), Andre Jones (Defensive Line) and Mekhi Garner (Cornerback) picked up Third Team honors. - Louisiana Football

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QB Levi Lewis, Louisiana
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12/16/21 - Chris Smith, rJr/2023, Louisiana + More +

2021 ALL-SUN BELT FIRST TEAM (COACHES): AP - Chris Smith, Louisiana (RS So., AP - Louisville, Miss.),...Smith, who also picked up Third Team honors as a running back, led the team with 834 rushing yards on 144 carries and scored eight touchdowns on the ground, while leading all running backs with 14 catches for 75 yards and a receiving score. Smith was also active as a kick returner with 20 returns for 427 yards, moving his season all-purpose yardage total to 1,336 yards. - Louisiana Football

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RB Chris Smith, Louisiana
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12/11/21 - James Ohonba, rSr/2024, Louisiana + More +

James Ohonba and Trenton Gillison spent most of this past season with Michigan State football on the sideline. Now, they will try to get on the field elsewhere after they entered the NCAA transfer portal Friday. Gillison, a former starter at tight end, played 93 snaps on offense and special teams this fall. A former four-star recruit in the 2018 class, Gillison ceded playing time to converted running back Connor Heyward, former punter Tyler Hunt and redshirt freshman transfer Maliq Carr. The 6-foot-4, 245-pound redshirt junior produced 18 catches and 201 receiving yards during his career in East Lansing. Ohonba, who joined the program as a three-star prospect at the same time as Gillison, never won a starting job despite appearing in every game since the start of the 2020 season. - Lansing State Journal

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OG James Ohonba, Louisiana
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12/04/21 - Levi Lewis, rSr/2022, Louisiana + More +

Levi Lewis scored on a career-high 56-yard run and passed for another touchdown, and No. 20 Louisiana-Lafayette capped off soon-to-be Florida coach Billy Napier's time with the Ragin' Cajuns by defeating Appalachian State 24-16 on Saturday in the Sun Belt Conference championship game. Emani Baily rushed for 117 yards, highlighted by his 35-yard touchdown run on a third-and-9 play to give the Cajuns a two-touchdown lead early in the fourth quarter. Lewis passed for 210 yards without a turnover and finished with 43 net yards rushing as Louisiana-Lafayette (12-1, 9-0 Sun Belt) lengthened its school-record winning streak to 12 games.

Cameron Peoples ran for a 43-yard touchdown in the first half for Appalachian State (10-3, 7-2), but the Mountaineers' offense struggled to match its usual production while trying to play catch-up from its first possession. Appalachian State QB Chase Brice, who averaged 241.8 yards passing per game during the regular season, completed just 12 of 30 passes for 119 yards and was sacked four times - twice each by Cajuns defensive lineman Zi'Yon Hill and edge rusher Chauncey Manac. - Louisiana/AP College Football

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QB Levi Lewis, Louisiana
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11/20/21 - Levi Lewis, rSr/2022, Louisiana + More +

Levi Lewis threw for 166 yards and three touchdowns, Louisiana-Lafayette had six takeaways and seven sacks and the No. 22 Ragin' Cajuns capped the nonconference portion of their schedule with a 42-14 victory over Liberty on Saturday night. Louisiana-Lafayette (10-1) won its 10th straight game since a season-opening loss at Texas. Liberty dropped to 7-3. Lewis completed one of his first eight passes, then connected on 13 of 17 attempts with touchdown strikes of 4, 15 and 2 yards. He has thrown 10 touchdown passes to one interception in his last four games. "Well-executed plan and certainly knew it was going to be a challenge and they stepped up tonight," coach Billy Napier said. Louisiana-Lafayette contained Liberty quarterback Malik Willis and prevented him from getting into a rhythm. Willis completed 14 of 34 passes for 162 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. Willis has thrown 11 interceptions this season after throwing only six in the 2020 season. - Louisiana-Lafayette/AP College Football

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QB Levi Lewis, Louisiana
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11/13/21 - Levi Lewis, rSr/2022, Louisiana + More +

Levi Lewis threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score to help No. 24 Louisiana-Lafayette beat Troy 35-21 on Saturday. Lewis had touchdown passes of 52, 15 and 13 yards and ran 27 yards for the other score. His TD passes came on the Ragin' Cajuns' first two drives of the game and their first drive of the second half. Lewis completed 14 of 21 passes for 166 yards to help ULL (9-1, 7-0 Sun Belt Conference) extend its winning streak to a school-record nine games after losing its season opener at Texas 38-18. ULL has also won 13 straight regular-season conference games.

ULL had already clinched its fourth consecutive appearance in the conference championship game on Dec. 4. Saturday's victory allowed it to clinch home-field advantage in the title game for the first time. After Troy pulled to 28-21 early in the fourth, Louisiana-Lafayette kept the ball on the ground for eight consecutive plays and more than four minutes before Montrell Johnson scored on a 6-yard run up the middle with 5:15 remaining to restore ULL's lead to two scores. ULL rushed for more than 200 yards, including 102 yards on 15 carries by Chris Smith. Johnson finished with 67 yards. Gunnar Watson was 29 of 55 for 350 yards with one touchdown and one interception for Troy (5-5, 3-3). Troy turned it over on its final three possessions. Watson's pass for Jamontez Woods was thrown behind him and ULL linebacker Ferrod Gardner picked it off along the sideline. Troy fumbled it after a completion to end its next possession and Watson fumbled while being sacked. - Louisiana-Lafayette/AP College Football

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QB Levi Lewis, Louisiana
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10/30/21 - Levi Lewis, rSr/2022, Louisiana + More +

Levi Lewis threw for three touchdowns, setting a program record with 65 for his career, and Louisiana-Lafayette eased by Texas State 45-0 on Saturday. Lewis, in his 33rd consecutive start, broke Jake Delhomme's record (64) with a 3-yard connection to Jalen Williams over the middle in the third quarter. Lewis was 22 of 32 for 228 yards. Texas State was shut out for the first time since 2002.

Chris Smith had one rushing touchdown and one receiving for Louisiana-Lafayette, which has won all eight meetings against Texas State. T.J. Wisham, a fifth-year junior, scored his first career touchdown late in the fourth before a lengthy celebration with his teammates. Louisiana-Lafayette (7-1, 5-0 Sun Belt Conference) received 32 votes in the latest AP Top 25 poll. The Ragin' Cajuns host Georgia State on Thursday. Tyler Vitt passed for 42 yards and rushed for 94 to lead Texas State (2-6, 1-3), which was coming off a 28-16 loss at Georgia State. - Louisiana-Lafayette/AP College Football

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QB Levi Lewis, Louisiana
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10/25/21 - Chris Smith, rJr/2023, Louisiana + More +

Chris Smith of Louisiana and Chase Brown of Illinois turned in the only 200-yard rushing performances. Smith ran 24 times for 238 yards against Arkansas State on Thursday, and Brown had 33 carries for 223 yards against Penn State. Brown's big day came in the Illini's 20-18 nine-overtime win. His rushing total was the highest against Penn State since Michigan State's Sedrick Irvin went for 238 yards in 1997. - AP College Football

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RB Chris Smith, Louisiana
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10/21/21 - Chris Smith, rJr/2023, Louisiana + More +

Freshman Montrell Johnson took a handoff 99 yards for a school and Sun Belt Conference record-long touchdown, Chris Smith rushed for 238 yards and the game-winner and Louisiana-Lafayette battled past Arkansas State 28-27 on Thursday night. Johnson and Smith scored all of the Ragin' Cajuns points as Louisiana-Lafayette (6-1, 4-0 Sun Belt Conference) rolled for 424 rushing yards. Johnson, who gained 150 yards, had scoring runs of 99 and 3 yards. Smith scored from the 6 and and added a game-winning 74-yard touchdown run. Louisiana-Lafayette pushed its win streak to six games, but didn't escape without a fight as the teams exchanged a furious burst of points late in the first half, with a tie and four lead changes. Arkansas State (1-6, 0-3) built a 27-21 lead with a touchdown and a field goal off of two Louisiana turnovers.

Smith, whose fumble led to Arkansas State's 24-21 lead, carried the Cajuns on his back late in the third quarter with runs of six and 74 yards to score the winning, come-from-behind touchdown. Layne Hatcher completed 16 of 31 passes for 300 yards and three touchdowns for the Red Wolves, answering Louisiana-Lafayette score for score through the middle quarters. Taylon Doss made a career-high 11 tackles and EJ Alexander added 12 for Arkansas State. Johnson's 99-yard TD was the second in as many games given up by the Red Wolves, who had allowed a 99-yard pass play to then No. 15 Coastal Carolina Oct. 7. - Louisiana-Lafayette/AP College Football

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RB Chris Smith, Louisiana
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10/12/21 - Levi Lewis, rSr/2022, Louisiana + More +

Levi Lewis threw for one touchdown and ran for another, Chris Smith added two rushing scores and Louisiana-Lafayette eased by Appalachian State 41-13 on Tuesday night. Louisiana-Lafayette (5-1, 3-0 Sun Belt Conference) scored a touchdown on its first three drives and led 20-6 at the break. Eric Garror intercepted a pass on Appalachian State's opening possession of the second half, leading to Smith's 21-yard run. The Louisiana-Lafayette defense entered with just three takeaways on the season, but came up with four against Appalachian State.

Lewis threw for 209 yards, moving into second in program history for career passing yards, and Smith rushed for 82 yards on 13 carries. Montrell Johnson added 103 yards rushing, including a 2-yard touchdown to cap a 98-yard drive in the fourth. On the second play of the game, Lewis threw a deep pass down the middle to Kyren Lacy for a 55-yard completion. Lewis scored six plays later on a 3-yard run. Chase Brice was 15-of-26 passing with two interceptions for Appalachian State (4-2, 1-1 Sun Belt). He ran for a 5-yard TD to pull within 27-13 midway through the third. - Louisiana-Lafayette/AP College Football

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QB Levi Lewis, Louisiana
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10/04/21 - Chris Smith, rJr/2023, Louisiana + More +

OCT 4 SUN BELT FOOTBALL SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Chris Smith, Louisiana, (RS So., RS – Louisville, Miss.),...Ragin' Cajuns redshirt sophomore running back and return specialist Chris Smith tallied 137 kickoff return yards in Louisiana's 20-18 win at South Alabama. The Louisville, Miss., native recorded an 87-yard return on the opening kickoff, setting up his lone rushing touchdown on the game. Smith added 40 yards on the ground to register a game-high 177 all-purpose yards. He joins Ohio State's De'Montre Tuggle as 1-of-2 players in the country to rush for 40 yards and tally more than 130 kickoff return yards in the same game. - Sun Belt Football

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RB Chris Smith, Louisiana
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10/03/21 - Levi Lewis, rSr/2022, Louisiana + More +

Chris Smith and quarterback Levi Lewis each had a first-quarter touchdown run and Louisiana-Lafayette held on to beat South Alabama 20-18 on Saturday night. Smith scored on a 10-yard run on the third play from scrimmage and Lewis brook loose for a 22-yard TD run about three minutes later for Louisiana-Lafayette (4-1, 2-0 Sun Belt Conference). Emani Bailey's 15-yard TD run stretched the Ragin Cajuns' lead to 20-0 early in the second quarter. Lewis was 9-of-20 passing for only 49 yards, and he didn't throw a touchdown pass, snapping his 22-game streak with at least one. He did add 66 yards rushing on 10 carries. Bailey finished with 81 yards on the ground. Bryan Hill ran for a pair of short-yardage touchdowns for South Alabama (3-1, 0-1). Jake Bentley's 1-yard TD run capped the scoring with 12:51 remaining. - Louisiana-Lafayette/AP College Football

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QB Levi Lewis, Louisiana
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09/26/21 - Levi Lewis, rSr/2022, Louisiana + More +

Levi Lewis threw for three touchdowns and Louisiana-Lafayette held off Georgia Southern 28-20 on Saturday night in a Sun Belt Conference opener. Lewis threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Johnny Lumpkin and a 46-yarder to Dontae Fleming to extend the Ragin' Cajuns' lead to 28-13 in the third quarter. Gerald Green's 76-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter got the Eagles (1-3, 0-1) within 28-20. Their final possession came with 4:22 to go but the drive died with 44 seconds remaining. Lewis, who also threw a 48-yard score to Michael Jefferson to tie the game at 7, finished 17 of 28 for 249 yards for the Ragin' Cajuns (3-1, 1-0). Emani Bailey had Louisiana-Lafayette's other touchdown on a 3-yard run for a 14-7 lead. Green rushed for three touchdowns and a career-high 186 yards on 18 carries for the Eagles. Justin Tomlin threw for 175 yards with an interception. - Louisiana-Lafayette/AP College Football

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