The Sun Belt Conference issued a $100,000 fine to Marshall University on Friday for opting out of its Independence Bowl matchup with Army at the conclusion of the 2024 football season. After having previously accepted the bid for the bowl on Dec.

UL Monroe will try to break its eight-game slide when the Warhawks take on Louisiana. The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season.

The Trojans and Ragin’ Cajuns match up Saturday for the first time in Sun Belt play this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Shaulana Wagner is averaging 9.8 points, 6.5 rebounds and 6.2 assists for the Trojans. Kamryn Jones is averaging 8.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and two steals for the Ragin’ Cajuns.

The Herd’s non-conference schedule has long been known and Marshall will open the season on August 30 ‘Between the Hedges’ with a game at Georgia. Marshall will then host two FCS opponents — Missouri State on September 6 and Eastern Kentucky on September 13. Marshall wraps up non-conference action on September 20 at Middle Tennessee.

Jaden Johnson had 13 points, six assists and five rebounds for ODU, and Robert Davis Jr. added 13 points and four rebounds. Dani Pounds and RJ Blakney each came off the bench to provide eight points, and Blakney had six rebounds and two blocks.

LAFAYETTE — The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns women’s basketball team claimed their first Sun Belt Conference win of the new year in dominant fashion, defeating Georgia State 68-50 on Saturday ...

A lawyer for Xavier Lucas said the former Wisconsin football player is transferring to Miami, having never entered the NCAA transfer portal.

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Sun Belt fined Marshall $100,000 on Friday for opting out of the Independence Bowl last month. Marshall withdrew from the Dec. 28 game in Shreveport, Louisiana, after a coaching change resulted in much of its roster jumping into the transfer portal.

Former South Alabama running back Braylon McReynolds is transferring to Louisiana-Monroe, he announced Monday. McReynolds, a Mobile native who starred at McGill-Toolen Catholic School, will be reunited with his high school coach in Monroe.

The South Alabama Jaguars football team’s Sun Belt Conference opponents for the 2025 season have been revealed. The Jaguars will face each division as members of the conference’s West division — as they do annually.

Freshman guard Cooper Campbell scored a season-best 16 points vs. ULM, while sophomore forward Thomas Dowd added 16 points and nine rebounds. The 6-foot-8 Dowd is the Trojans’ top inside presence, averaging 8.3 points and a team-best 5.8 rebounds.