Louisiana College QB Easton Melancon selected to represent the United States this summer as part of the USA Under-19 National Team. Pretty big honor for one of the ASC's emerging stars.

http://highschoolsports.nola.com/news/article/8910063764589116027/hahnville-alumnus-easton-melancon-selected-for-under-19-football-national-team/

Highlights from Louisiana College's 42-28 win over Mississippi College yesterday.

The win marked the first time LC has ever gone undefeated at home (5-0) in the modern era of football. Also keeps a small glimmer of hope alive for an ASC Championship, as there would be a three-way tie if MC beat UMHB next weekend.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6olr5Hu3kM&feature=share&list=UUMqsHvgtVTpW0XSJvrz2_ww

Quote from: Ron Boerger on November 05, 2013, 10:13:08 AM
Maybe things changed in the second half, but I was surprised that LC didn't go after the QB more after Peavy went down (or was removed; not clear as it happened after an INT).   Early on LC was getting good pressure on Brent, but as Trinity discovered he evaded the pressure and was able to make some big plays after escaping.   The guy that replaced him didn't seem nearly as mobile but seemed to have more time.  Maybe TLU changed their blocking schemes, maybe LC kept more people back in coverage, but given the success LC has had pressuring the quarterback I expected them to get after the new guy (White) more. 

BTW, I really enjoyed listening to your pregame/postgame shows.  Very professionally done!

Thanks Ron. Al Quartemont is the best in the business when it comes to making coverage of a Division 3 football program a priority. He did an 8 hour long documentary last season that followed the team from summer workouts all the way to our first-ever playoff appearance against Mary Hardin-Baylor. It was fantastic. Wildcatsmedia was his pet project, and now we have pre game coverage, hype videos, game recaps, and 400-500 pictures on the Wildcatsmedia Facebook page following each game. That's all because of his vision.

And to your first point, we actually did throw a lot of zone blitz packages at TLU, but their RBs did an UNBELIEVABLE job of picking them up and taking our blitzing LBers out of the play. We also had to respect their read option and screen game, they hit us hard with that often. Our defense is heavily reliant on getting pressure on the QB, we have over 30 sacks on the season, and when teams do as good a job at picking up and calling out blitzes and protecting the QB, it's tough. They did a fantastic job doing that against us. TLU's offense was impressive. Much more simple than I thought it would be, but they execute extremely well and they are very patient. They'll be a tough matchup for somebody in the playoffs.

Al Quartemont's post game wrap up from the LC-TLU game from this past weekend is below...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckrKFpPs0ns&feature=share&list=UUMqsHvgtVTpW0XSJvrz2_ww

Disappointing loss for my Cats. Playoff hopes were slim even if we had been able to win out, but this loss all but ends our playoff chances for 2014. The good news is that we have virtually everyone coming back on offense that touched the ball in 2013 minus Ryan Montague. Ryan actually does have one season of eligibility remaining should he choose to use it. He's simply listed as senior because he has stated this will be his last year.

Easton Melancon will grow a lot from this season and out of the Wildcats' top 7 WRs this season (Kyle Galyon, Jake Dunbar, Shed Davis, Ladarius Gardner, Farron Jones, and Chanz Moore, and Maurice Cooper), 3 are freshman, 3 are sophomores, and 1 is a junior. They have a chance to get back to putting up ben McLaughlin-era type numbers the next few years if everyone stays on campus and stays healthy. I think Shed Davis has the chance to be the next big thing at WR for LC, following in the footsteps of All-Americans Darnell Williams, Jordan Rideaux, D'Mario Parker, etc.

Defense should be really good too in the upcoming years, especially on the D-line, that's gonna be our strongest position. We have some really athletic pass rushers up there.

Gonna have a lot of turnover along the OL after losing 4 senior starters last season and losing another 3 after this season, but other than that, the 2014 and 2015 seasons could be special years. Having a big-time playmaking QB at the helm changes everything for a team in the ASC (see in recent years, McLaughlin, Jake Mullin, Logan Turner, LiDarrel Bailey, etc).

Here's the game highlights/report from Louisiana College's 61-14 win over Sul Ross. Ryan Montague and Kyle Galyon (easily LC's two best offensive players) combined for just 10 touches and the Wildcats had a season-low 327 yards of offense in scoring the 61 points, kind of crazy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6t1bwhDE44&feature=share&list=UUMqsHvgtVTpW0XSJvrz2_ww

And here's the Hype Video for this week's game against Texas Lutheran. LC and TLU had an absolute classic last season against TLU in Pineville, hoping for another great one this week, both teams are playing some of their best football.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RCR1kGA3VI&feature=share&list=UUMqsHvgtVTpW0XSJvrz2_ww

Can't wait to make that trip up to Wesley next year for rematch. That game we had against them last season in Pineville was awesome between two great teams, and playing against Wesley really taught us what it takes to be a championship team, which has helped us a lot since then. They are a 1st class program top-to-bottom.

LC has never played anywhere away from home that far away. Sul Ross (12-13 hours) is the farthest trip, by far, we ever make. Delaware will be a completely different animal.