Ragin’ Cajuns playing for the Sun Belt Conference Title

Published 1:44 pm Friday, December 3, 2021

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The University of Louisiana at Lafayette will host Appalachian State University on Saturday, Dec. 4 in the Sun Belt Conference title game at 2:30 p.m.

The team features one player who played high school football in Washington Parish in 2017 Varnado High School grasduate Andre Jones.

Jones is a redshirt junior defensive lineman.

This season, Jones is tied for fourth on the team in tackles with 54 stops. Jones has made 7.5 tackles for a loss and five sacks. Jones has broken up four passes, hurried the quarterback five times, has recovered two fumbles and forced one fumble.

This season, the Ragin’ Cajuns are 11-1 overall and 8-0 in conference. The one loss was in the opener to Texas, 38-18.

App State is 10-2 overall this season and 7-1 in conference play. The two losses were against Miami of Florida, 25-23 and against the Ragin’ Cajuns, 41-13.