Southern Miss football travels to Louisiana Tech for Saturday matchup

Southern Miss will travel to Ruston to face Louisiana Tech in a Sun Belt Conference West Division football game Saturday. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. at Joe Aillet Stadium. The game will be available on ESPN+ and through Southern Miss Sports Network affiliates and SouthernMiss.com.

The Golden Eagles enter at 3-6 overall and 2-3 in the Sun Belt, while Louisiana Tech is 7-2 overall and 5-0 in conference play. Southern Miss is 1-1 in Louisiana this season, losing 24-21 at Tulane and beating ULM 35-21 in Monroe.

Quarterback John White is expected to make his second consecutive start after throwing for 266 yards and a touchdown against James Madison the previous week. Steven Robinson leads the Southern Miss rushing attack with 782 yards on 157 carries, averaging 5.0 yards per attempt. He is tied for the conference lead with 10 rushing touchdowns and leads the league with 11 total scores. Jamarice Wilder has 518 yards on 81 carries.

Mario Sanders leads the receivers with 50 catches for 698 yards and six touchdowns. Kaden Saunders has 22 catches for 333 yards, while AJ Little has 18 catches for 275 yards and one touchdown. On defense, Mathis Haygood leads Southern Miss with 83 tackles, followed by Michael Robinson III with 77 and Landon Sylvie with 62. Jameer Lewis leads the team with four sacks.

The schools will meet for the 55th time in a series dating to 1935. Southern Miss leads 36-18, but Louisiana Tech won last season’s game in Ruston, 30-20. The Golden Eagles are 17-10 in Ruston and 3-3 there in six games since 2013; Saturday’s contest will be their seventh in the city since then.

After the Louisiana Tech game, Southern Miss is scheduled to host South Alabama at Renasant Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 21, at 3 p.m.

Source: Southern Miss Athletics.