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Can Skip Holtz, Jeff Driskel lead Louisiana Tech to Conference USA title?

By Tommy Tabler

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Skip Holtz has made Louisiana Tech a difficult team to deal with. After blowing out Southern on Saturday, fans want to know, can Holtz push Louisiana Tech to a Conference USA Title?

If Saturday night was any indication of what is to come the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs are going to be a difficult team to play this season. Florida transfer Jeff Driskel has a career night against Southern, throwing for five touchdowns. Many fans observing the Louisiana Tech-Southern game had to have been thinking that this was not the same Driskel. The Bulldogs’ schedule now gets tougher with Western Kentucky on the horizon this Thursday night.

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Western Kentucky are coming off a victory against Vanderbilt last Thursday. The Hilltoppers defeated the Commodores 14-12, in what was not that an impressive of a showing for Vanderbilt or Western Kentucky.

According to the News Stars’ Sean Isabella, the Louisiana Tech-Western Kentucky game “is the marquee C-USA game for 2015.” Both Louisiana Tech and Western Kentucky are favorites to win their respective divisions and this game could have lasting repercussions for Conference USA.

Louisiana Tech’s offense is off to an impressive start and Western Kentucky would be foolish to key on just stopping the passing game. The man who gets the Bulldogs’ offense to click is running back Kenneth Dixon who had a terrific season in 2014, rushing for 1,299 yards. Dixon is off to another solid start this season with 106 yards against Southern, and fans should expect his workload to increase against Western Kentucky.

Should Louisiana Tech get by Western Kentucky on Thursday night, the Bulldogs will have a difficult matchup against Kansas State. The rest of the schedule is not as difficult as the 2014 season, when Oklahoma and Auburn was found sprinkled in on the schedule. Louisiana Tech has the talent to push for a 10-win season. Defeating Western Kentucky could send Louisiana Tech on a run in Conference USA. A loss to Western Kentucky could make things interesting in Conference USA and force the Bulldogs to make some serious adjustments for the Kansas State game on September 19. The cream puff games are over, college football season gets much tougher this week.

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