Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Picked To Win 10 Games This Season

“Walkover wins: Southern, Louisiana Tech, Georgia State, at New Mexico State, Appalachian State

Losable games: at Ole Miss, at Boise State, Arkansas State, at Troy

Of all our “locks,” this is the one that’s the most rusty, if you will. But considering Louisiana-Lafayette has gone 9-4 each of the last three seasons and the Ragin’ Cajuns return 18 starters from last year’s Sun Belt and New Orleans Bowl champs, all signs point to 2014 being this program’s breakout.

The September back-to-back trek to Ole Miss and then Boise State will be the Cajuns’ toughest stretch, as was last year’s September trips to Arkansas and Oklahoma. But the Sun Belt is softer than ever, with the departure of Western Kentucky and the addition of two transitioning FCS programs as well as FBS doormats Idaho and New Mexico State.

ULL was 8-2 last year before quarterback Terrance Broadway broke his hand during the start of a two-game skid to end the regular season. Assuming no similar injuries befell Broadway or the Cajuns, look for them to breeze through the Sun Belt and hit that 10-win plateau.”