Louisiana Tech senior linebacker Ezekiel Barnett was named one of 67 nominees for the 2020 Burlsworth Trophy, recognizing the most outstanding FBS player who began his career as a walk-on and has shown outstanding performance on the field.
The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs will get the opportunity to extend the nation’s longest bowl win streak after accepting a bid on Monday to take on Georgia Southern at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 23 in the New Orleans Bowl at the Superdome.
Louisiana Tech redshirt freshman kicker/ punter Jacob Barnes hit a big “daily double” Monday coming off the Bulldogs’ 42-31 win at North Texas last Thursday.
Louisiana Tech senior running back Israel Tucker has been named the Conference USA Co-Offensive Player of the Week after leading the Bulldogs to a 42-31 victory at North Texas on Saturday in Tech’s first game since Oct. 31.
Like Lucy yanking the football out from under Charlie Brown, COVID-19 has again forced the cancellation of a third straight Louisiana Tech football game.
