Last Updated on September 5, 2009 3:00 pm by drew
UL-Monroe at Texas
The Texas Longhorns look to extend their home winning streak to 10 games on Saturday at 7PM ET when they host Louisiana-Monroe at
The second-ranked Longhorns have won nine-straight season openers and have high hopes to win the national championship in 2009, thanks in part to their senior quarterback Colt McCoy, who was a Heisman Finalist in 2008 after throwing for 3,859 yards and 34 touchdowns while rushing for 561 yards with 11 scores. McCoy led the Longhorns to a 12-1 record a season ago and this year, McCoy has receiver Jordan Shipley back as his main target. Shipley caught 89 passes for 1,060 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2008. While the
The Warhawks are coming off a 4-8 season in 2008 under seventh-year coach Charlie Weatherbie. The Warhawks allowed 31.2 points per-game and scored just 23.7 points per-contest in 2008. Despite the struggles, UL-Monroe has 18 returning starters back, with 10 coming on offense. The lone replacement is at quarterback, where the Warhawks lose Kinsmon Lancaster, who threw for over 2,000 yards last season. Frank Goodin will lead the offense at running back after rushing for 783 yards and five touchdowns in 2008. Defensively, UL-Monroe returns eight starters, led by linebacker Cardia Jackson who recorded 127 tackles and four sacks last season.
Oddsmakers from online sports book SBGGLOBAL have made
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LA MONROE is 7-21 ATS (-16.1 Units) as a road underdog of 21.5 or more points since 1992.
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College Football Week 1: Louisian-Monroe Odds & Over/Under Totals:
Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks Over 61 (OFF)
Posted: 9/5/09 3:00PM ET