New Orleans Saints rookie defensive back Deuce Wallace signed a deal with the club as an undrafted rookie last week.
Wallace, a Lafayette native who played at STM, then walked on to Louisiana s Ragin Cajuns before earning a scholarship and becoming a team captain, is no stranger to being doubted on the football field.
He has overcome the odds throughout his football career, and as he explains it, the journey has prepared him for this moment.
Wallace joined me on my show to discuss the road to becoming a member of the Saints, why he s ready for the road ahead, the area of football his father (former UL quarterback Donnie Wallace) has impacted him most, when he got the call from Saints assistant GM Jeff Ireland, preparing for a Pro Day he wasn t sure would even take place, and much more.
A starter for the 2020-2021 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, the first squad in school history to capture a regular-season conference title, will be a head coach at the high school level next season
LAFAYETTE The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns won’t have to travel very far for NCAA postseason play.
The Ragin’ Cajuns will make the short trip across the basin as the storied program will take part in the Baton Rouge Regional held at Tiger Park. This marks the 22nd consecutive NCAA appearance and 29th appearance overall.
The four teams in the regional are top seed LSU (32-19), second seed Louisiana (44-10), third seed George Washington (37-9) and fourth seed McNeese (34-24).
The opening day of the regional will be Friday and will see LSU take on McNeese while Louisiana plays George Washington.
The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns are conference champions yet again.
With Saturday’s 15-3 victory over South Alabama, the Ragin’ Cajuns claimed the Sun Belt Conference Tournament Championship for a record 16th time.
The Ragin’ Cajuns wasted little time taking control.
Ciara Bryan led off the game with a single to center field and was quickly joined on the base paths by Kaitlyn Alderink who hit a single up the middle.
Kendall Talley drove them both home with a single to right field. Julie Rawls drew a walk and Alissa Dalton was then hit by a pitch.
Two batters later, Jade Gortarez brought home two with a double to right center to make it 5-0.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
After getting leadoff hitter Ciara Bryan on in both the first and fourth but unable to score a run. Bryan was caught stealing second base in the first and then was caught off the bag at second in the fourth.
The Ragin’ Cajuns got to Texas State pitcher Meagan King in the top of the fifth.
Justice Milz led off with a double down the left field line two batters later Alissa Dalton reached on a single. Milz though would be thrown at trying to score while Dalton advanced to second. The play was reviewed but the call was upheld.