Louisiana-Lafayette cruises to 27-3 victory against Texas State

Elijah McGuire ran for 112 yards and two touchdowns to lead Louisiana-Lafayette to a 27-3 win over Texas State on Saturday night.
McGuire had 20 carries and punched in his touchdowns from the 4 in the second quarter and from the 1 midway through the third. Anthony Jennings completed 18 of his 22 passes for 156 yards, including an 18-yard touchdown throw to Keenan Barnes, while Stevie Artigue had 36- and 42-yard field goals.
The win snapped a three-game skid for Louisiana-Lafayette (3-4, 2-2 Sun Belt).
Texas State (2-5, 0-3) got a 29-yard field goal from Marcus Ripley to cap the game’s 12-play, 63-yard opening drive before being held scoreless the rest of the way as Louisiana-Lafayette piled up 392 total yards while holding the Bobcats to 79 yards rushing and 221 overall.
Tre’maine Lightfoot, a Patterson High alum, led Louisiana-Lafayette with eight tackles (all solo) and one pass breakup.