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Defense seals win over reigning Sun Belt champs

Warhawk fans, rejoice. Rejoice at the fact that the insufferable Ragin’ Cajuns—who were pinned by many experts to repeat as Sun Belt Conference Champions—were forcefully sent spiraling back to reality Saturday by a Warhawk program who heard enough from the self-proclaimed “University of Louisiana.”

But this year’s highly-anticipated edition of the hottest rivalry in Louisiana channeled the tension all the way to the final play of the game.

ULM defensive lineman Caleb Thomas and linebacker Fitzroy Gardner broke through the ULL offensive line and dropped Chandler Fields on the 50-yard line as the clock expired in the fourth quarter.