McNeese will aim to stay perfect against the Braves and SWAC teams as Saturday's matchup will be one last tuneup for the Pokes before beginning Southland play.
The McNeese Cowboys come off their worst loss since 2010, but still, are the favorite to win this week’s game over Alcorn State. The Pokes are a 1.5-point favorite to the Braves according to 5Dimes Sportsbook. The line is down from Monday when it opened at 2.5 points in favor of McNeese.
McNeese football fans will get to see a familiar face on Monday Night Football’s late game when the Denver Broncos take on the Oakland Raiders, that’s because former Cowboy standout Diontae Spencer will be the deep man returning kicks and punts for the Broncos.
Oklahoma State scored on its final two possessions of the second half, both on 91-yard drives, to build a 28-0 halftime lead, then opened the second half on a 75-yard pass and catch by Spencer Sanders to Tylan Wallace as that duo led OSU to a 56-14 win over McNeese here Saturday night.
The McNeese Cowboys will step out of the FCS ranks on Saturday when they visit the Big 12 Conference’s Oklahoma State Cowboys at Boone Pickens Stadium.
After a six year career in the NFL, former McNeese Cowboy Luke Lawton recently started his own corporation that produces a line of smart helmets to monitor air pressure.
Following his performance in his first game as McNeese’s starting punter, Bailey Raborn has been named the Southland Special Teams Player of the Week following the Cowboys’ 34-28 win over Southern.
The McNeese Cowboys have a tough game on hand following its season-opening win over Southern. The Pokes are a 37.5-point underdog to the OSU Cowboys according to 5Dimes Sportsbook.
In front of the most electric crowd at Cowboy Stadium in quite some time, the Pokes were able to start off the Sterlin Gilbert era on a high note as they outlasted a late Southern rally to take down the Jags 34-28.
The Sterlin Gilbert era of McNeese football got off to an exciting start when on Saturday night, McNeese downed Southern 34-28 in front of a Cowboy Stadium record crowd of 20,437.
Southern University head coach Dawson Odums held his first weekly news conference of the year, previewing the Jags season opener against McNesse State.
The McNeese Cowboys kick off the 2019 season next Saturday in front of what could be their biggest crowd in 35 years. McNeese welcomes in-state foe Southern to Cowboy Stadium for the second-ever meeting between the two schools. The Cowboys visited Southern in 2004, beating the Jaguars 35-18.
The former McNeese golfer's pro career has been off to a good start. Elliott has competed in four events and recently finished third at the Texas Open, winning just under 14,000 dollars.
McNeese offensive lineman Collin Fountain is out for the 2019 football season and likely beyond following a serious practice injury last week. The school released a statement on the injury Thursday.
Visits to NCAA Tournament participant Wisconsin on Nov. 13 and reigning NIT champion Texas on Nov. 30 highlights the 2019-20 basketball schedule for the McNeese Cowboys.
Former Cowgirl All-American Erika Piancastelli and standout Emily Vincent have once again reunited as members of team Forli that is participating in the European Cup that began August 19 and runs through August 24.
Thunderstorms forced an early end to McNeese’s second scrimmage of fall camp on Saturday morning, but not before the Cowboys were able to get in around 50 plays that once again, saw both sides of the ball make some plays.
McNeese men’s basketball had quite the experience last week in the Bahamas where the Cowboys faced off against three of the island’s professional teams at the BBF Summer of Thunder event.
Three of McNeese’s first four football games will be broadcast, the Southland Conference announced on Tuesday as part of its 2019 football television schedule for the first four weeks of the season.
Quarterback Cody Orgeron accounted for four touchdowns – three passing and one rushing – while defensive end Chris Livings recorded four sacks in McNeese football’s first full scale scrimmage of fall camp.
It was another scorcher on the practice field for the McNeese Cowboys Thursday morning, both with the 100-degree heat index in the air and the competition on the field.
The McNeese Cowboys stable of running backs is a talented and diverse group. McNeese has always been a team to use a handful of backs and 2019 will be no different.
Practice No. 5 of fall camp for the McNeese football team on Wednesday followed an off day and was also the first practice in full pads and it didn’t disappoint.
Governor John Bel Edwards and local leaders announced Monday, Aug. 5 that the National College Baseball Hall of Fame’s Night of Champions induction and awards ceremony will take place at the River Center Nov. 2.
McNeese football slipped on the shoulder pads for the first time in fall camp on Sunday morning, focusing on more fundamentals and technique while stressing the importance of competition.
Football is a game of inches. While the skill position players get most of the glory, games are truly won and lost upfront. McNeese currently has 19 offensive linemen on the roster which is by far more than they’ve had in recent years. With the up-tempo offense that’ll be on display this upcoming se
From the time he stepped foot on McNeese’s campus, Chris Livings has made a living in opposing teams’ backfields. With one season to go as a Cowboy, he sits 10.5 sacks away from tying McNeese’s all-time career record.
The 2019 football season officially kicked off on Thursday when first-year head coach Sterlin Gilbert welcomed his McNeese Cowboys for the first day of fall camp.
Former McNeese All-American Erika Piancastelli reached one of her lifelong goals last weekend by helping her Italian National team qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after defeating Great Britain5-0 at the WBSC Softball Europe/Africa Qualifier in Utrecht’s, Netherlands.
The McNeese Cowboys basketball team will head to the Bahamas on Saturday to play three games in five days, battling against one national and two professional teams.
Former McNeese golfer Robert MacIntyre rolled in a 25-foot birdie putt on the 18th and final hole of his first Open Championship and ended golf’s final major of the season in a tie for sixth place at 5-under par.
Despite being ranked sixth in the Southland preseason poll the mood was one of excitement in Houston as the Cowboys are getting closer to the 2019 season
McNeese offensive lineman Grant Burguillos, defensive end Chris Livings, and defensive back Colby Burton are all first team selections on the 2019 Preseason All-Southland Conference Football teams, the league office announced on Thursday.
Former McNeese golfer and 2015 Louisiana and Southland Conference Freshman of the Year Robert MacIntyre will fulfill a life-long dream of playing in 148th Open Championships July 18-21 at the Royal Portush Golf Club in Northern Ireland.
Former McNeese softball All-American Erika Piancastelli recently helped Italy win the 2019 European Championship and in doing so, Piancastelli was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player, announced by Softball America.
McNeese women’s golfer Riley Isaac has been named to the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholar Team, the organization announced today.
UL Lafayette baseball coach Tony Robichaux passed away Wednesday morning at the age of 57. But hearing from those who knew him, the McNeese Hall of Famer’s impact reaches far beyond the diamond.
McNeese freshman relief pitcher, Will Dion, added to his 2019 accolades after he was named to the Baseball America first team Freshman All-American team over the weekend.
McNeese Director of Athletics Bruce Hemphill, on Friday, announced the signing of a new three-year contract for Cowgirl softball coach James Landreneau.
Former McNeese Cowboy golf standout Bob MacIntyre continues to excel in his rookie season on the European Tour having made 14 cuts in the 16 tournaments played so far, including two second place finishes.
McNeese Cowgirl softball head coach James Landreneau has announced the signing of Caylon Brabham who is transferring from UL Lafayette after a 2019 redshirt season.
McNeese third baseman Carson Maxwell has made history as the only Cowboy to ever win a collegiate gold glove award. The ABCA and Rawlings announced the winners Wednesday night.
In the seven weeks prior to football season, KPLC 7 Sports will once again bring you the 7-in-Seven countdown each week leading into our TDL: Two-A-Days coverage. Countdowns will include topics from McNeese's most exciting matchups to the top high school prospects in Southwest Louisiana.
Junior McNeese quarterback Cody Orgeron has been invited to participate at this year’s Manning Passing Academy, which will take place June 27-30 at Nicholls State University.
Although he went undrafted, former McNeese pitcher Aidan Anderson will have the opportunity to continue his baseball career at the professional level as he signed with the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday.
McNeese State University’s women’s rodeo team is once again first in the nation after winning the team championship and two national individual championships Saturday night at the 71st College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyo.
