The Nevada Wolfpack and the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns are playing live on the FBS Bowl schedule on Saturday for the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl and the game from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome is one of the early matchups and starts at 11 am ET on ESPN and streaming online from the WatchESPN website.
Cody Fajardo and Terrance Broadway are the leaders for these teams and this is one of the top early matchups of the bowl season. Louisiana-Lafayette comes in looking to win in their town and they get the chance to play in front of their fans in the home state and they have a tough matchup with Nevada. Fajardo comes in leading the team in passing and rushing and he has over 25 TDs combined this season and has been very impressive for the team.
Fajardo has over 2300 yards passing this season and 18 touchdowns, while he has also added nearly 1000 yards and 13 TDs on the ground. Fajardo gives the team a good chance to win and the team comes in after a win against UNLV to end the season and that saw Fajardo rack up over 160 total yards. The team comes in after going 7-5 on the season and they were 4-1 in the MWC west division and now they have a tough matchup with the Cajuns.
Nevada was one of the best rushing teams in the nation this year and they ranked 32nd overall with over 215 yards per game. The team averages 30 points per game and they come in having won four of the final six games of the season. The team won three in a row against BYU, Hawaii and San Diego State and they lost to Air Force and Fresno State before winning over UNLV to end the season.
Broadway comes in leading LA with 2000 passing yards and he had 12 TDs on the season and now Louisiana-Lafayette is looking to win this bowl matchup. The team averaged 30 points per game and they were also impressive rushing the ball, averaging over 220 yards to rank 26th in the nation. Louisiana-Lafayette has had a strong finish to the season and they have won seven of the final eight games and now they are 8-4 and should be favored in this matchup.
The team won over Troy to end the season and before that they lost against App State. That snapped a six game winning streak and that included wins against South Alabama and New Mexico State. The team now has the chance to play a major bowl game and this should be a very entertaining matchup for these teams.
Check here for the Nevada Wolfpack and the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns live coverage.