The 7-5 Tulane Green Wave appearing in their first bowl game since 2002 will have their hands
full tomorrow night squaring off with the 8-4 Louisiana Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns, who are competing in their third consecutive R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The Ragin' Cajuns held off East Carolina 43-34 in last year's game. The Green Wave has flourished defensively under second-year coach C. J. Johnson, while the offense has struggled to find consistency. Eleven Ragin' Cajun players were named to the All-Sun Belt Conference team, which included a couple of former St. Tammany Parish players. Junior receiver Jamal Robinson, who prepped at Salmen High and senior tight end Jacob Maxwell, who starred at Pearl River High, were recognized. Robinson was named to the All-Sun Belt second team, leading his team with 50 catches for 812 yards with eight TDs. Maxwell received honorable mention, splitting his time at tight end. Maxwell caught 12 passes for 158 yards with two scores. Ragin' Cajun freshman Al Damion Riles, another former St. Tammany Parish player, who starred at Lakeshore High School, played in all 12 games in the secondary and finished with 38 tackles. Riles recorded 27 solo stops, which included 3 and a half tackles for loss. Riles also picked off a pass and returned it 99 yards for a score this season.
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| Louisiana Lafayette junior receiver Jamal Robinson, who starred at Salmen High in Slidell, earned All-Sun Belt Second team honors. Photos by Brad Kemp/UL Athletics. |
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| Jamal Robinson (15) hauls in a pass during the season. Robinson caught 50 passes for 812 yards with eight TDs. |
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| Senior tight end Jacob Maxwell, who starred at Pearl River High, received All-Sun Belt Conference Honorable Mention. |
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| Ragin' Cajuns' freshman Al-Damion Riles (25) scampers 99-yards with a pick six. Riles prepped at Lakeshore High School |
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| Freshman Al-Damion Riles |
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