NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana-Lafayette diverted from its usual nine-win form to its worst season since 2009 last year.
There were plenty of reasons for the 4-8 finish — a paltry turnover margin and a lack of explosive plays on offense — but Coach Mark Hudsepth pointed to the inconsistency at quarterback as the biggest. Gone last year was Terrance Broadway, who helped lead the Ragin' Cajuns to three New Orleans Bowl appearances, and in his place Hudspeth spent the season alternating between Jalen Nixon and Brooks Haack.
Neither are in the fold this year — Haack is at Northwestern State now, and Nixon is a running back.