LANGSTON, Okla. – The Louisiana Christian University football program will make its first of five long bus rides this Saturday when it takes on the Langston Lions at 6 p.m. inside W.E. Anderson Stadium.

Know Before You Go:
 

• Time & Date
  • September 16 (6 p.m.)

 

• Watch
  • https://www.sacsportsnetwork.com/langston/ (SAC Sports Network)

 

• Listen
  • https://streamdb8web.securenetsystems.net/cirrusencore/kezp& (104.3 The Bridge)

 

• Live Stats
  • https://langstonsports.com/sidearmstats/football/summary

 

• Tickets
  • https://langstonsports.com/sports/2021/7/19/2318_132711798783748210.aspx

 

• Records
  • (RV) Louisiana Christian (2-0, 1-0 Sooner)
  • Langston (0-1, 0-0 Sooner)

 

• Location
  • Langston, Oklahoma – W.E. Anderson Stadium

 

• Series History
  • Louisiana Christian Leads 2-0 (100%)

 

• Last Meeting
  • October 29, 2022 | Louisiana Christian 39, Langston 14 | Langston, Oklahoma (W.E. Anderson Stadium)

 

• Winning Streak
  • Louisiana Christian (W2) | Langston's Last Win: N/A

 
(RV) Louisiana Christian Wildcats
 

• The Cats are riding the longest win streak among all four-year colleges in the state of Louisiana at eight straight and have won back-to-back road games going back to last year.

 

• Offensively, LCU is among the NAIA's elite units, ranking inside the top-ten regarding first downs per game (25.5), points per game (44.5), and total yards per game (454.5) while slotting in the top-five for nearly all rushing categories including total rush yards (633), rushing yards per game (316.5), and yards per carry (7.8) in addition to placing eighth for rushing touchdowns (8).

 

• The two-headed monster in the backfield consisting of Daylon Charles and Devin Briscoe have been a nightmare for opposing defensive coordinators with the pair touting the third (9.8) and fourth best (8.9) yards per rush total in the nation, respectively.

 

• Briscoe in particular has been dynamic, averaging 116 yards a night (8th in NAIA) and gaining 232 on the ground overall (13th in NAIA), despite splitting the load to the tune of only 26 carries.

 

• Sal Palermo III, the first SAC Offensive Player of the Week in program history, has not been called on that often due to the prolific rushing attack but when he has, he's shone brightly. The grad student has posted the eighth-highest quarterback rating (166.1), a top-20 completion percentage (62.9%, 22-of-35), and four passing touchdowns (top-25), in addition to a pair of rushing scores.

 

• His top target has come in the form of Sammy Feaster, whose six catches for 104 yards and two TDs are all team-bests while Jacob Ganote also has two touchdowns out of his four receptions.

 

• Defensively, they have been equally impressive in all facets as they sit 13th in sacks (7), 18th in scoring defense (16.0), and 22nd in tackles per game (69.0).

 

• It has been the Logan Brimmer and Andre Reed show through two contests up front, with the two defenders wreaking havoc from sideline-to-sideline and particularly behind the line of scrimmage.

 

• Brimmer has been a terror, racking up 5.5 tackles for loss of resulting in 25 yards in the wrong direction plus a pair of sacks.

 

• "Bubba" Reed is doing his best Ray Lewis impression, leading the conference with 17 tackles, ten of those needing no assistance from his teammates.

 

• In the secondary, Tyren Young gave Louisiana Christian its second straight SAC Defensive Player of the Week, following in Reed's footsteps with a seven-tackle, two-TFL performance vs. Arkansas Baptist, picking off the team's first pass of 2023 in the process.

 

• Elsewhere in the defensive backfield, three players are currently tied for the pass breakup crown as Kavin Touriac, Cole Jones, and Brandon Isaac each producing two.

 

• The kickoff return team has been efficient, racking up an average of 23 yards per return to rank in the top-25 plus the punts have been booming when needed, averaging 41.2 yards per boot, a top-20 mark.

 

• Taevion Cunningham has been the lone kickoff return man, outside of a squib pickup from Noah James, notching 126 yards on five returns which included the 18th-longest return of the season on a 51-yard scamper.

 

• Mason Ingram returned to the lineup versus ABC and went to work, coffin-cornering all three of his punts inside the Buffaloes red zone with an average of 44.3 a kick, the third highest if he qualified.

 
Langston Lions:
 

• In LU's season opener back on August 26, the Lions took MidAmerica Nazarene to overtime where it fell by a score of 24-21 in its only game to date.

 

• Three former SAC All-Conference performers found their way back to the sidelines including First Team defensive back Travis Martin, Second Team wide receiver Bryon Hanspard, and Second Team defensive lineman James Grace.

 

• Of the trio, Grace was the only one to make a significant impact,  leading the Lions with eight tackles plus a sack.

 

• Langston, similar to the Cats, are a run-first offense, dicing up the MidAmerica Nazarene defense for 250 yards with six different ball carriers doing the damage.

 

• Quarterback Wrentie Martin went for 104 yards and a touchdown through the air while adding 41 yards plus another score on the ground.

 

• The only receiver to catch more than one ball from Martin was Ivory Wilwright, who made three grabs for 41 yards and a TD.

 

• The Louisiana Christian punt team will need to keep its head on a swivel if Kevin Allen gets his hands on the ball, averaging 34.7 yards per return with a 74-yard bolt that saw him get tripped up at the one-yard line accounting for the majority of his yardage.

 
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