(KBTX) – The Sam Houston football team (0-7, 0-4) travels to Louisiana Tech on Friday at 7:00 p.m. The Bearkats look to avoid starting 0-8 for the second time in three seasons.<\/p>\n
Last year\u2019s matchup between the two programs, Sam Houston walked away with a 9-3 win over the Bulldogs. In 2023, the Bearkats picked up their first win at the FBS level against LA Tech 42-27.<\/p>\n
Sam Houston went into that 2023 matchup 0-8 on the season. Following 42-27 win over the Bulldogs, the Bearkats went on to win the last three of their four games.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis transition to the FBS is a five-year transition and this is the third year,\u201d head coach Phil Longo said. \u201cThis is the hump year; this is probably the most difficult year. <\/p>\n
Adding to the complications is the renovation of Bowers Stadium, which placed their home games at at Shell Stadium in Houston.<\/p>\n
\u201cHeading into next year, we are going to be playing home games for the first time since I\u2019ve been here. We\u2019re going to have our new stadium, we\u2019re going to have greater financial resources and we\u2019re going to have returning players that actually know the offense and the defense and have relationships with the staff,\u201d Longo said. \u201cNone of those things existed last year. I know that we make progress every day. I also know where we\u2019re going, and I\u2019m excited about it. But that\u2019s the head coach during the day, the head coach on the field and with these players, has to be about beating LA Tech.\u201d<\/p>\n
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