When you have a head coach who spent seven years as an assistant at Virginia Tech, it stands to reason special teams will be a high priority. The Ragin' Cajuns have blocked 23 kicks the last four seasons, with five of them resulting in points. Michael Adams will once again field punts this season. Adams returned seven punts for 66 yards in 2005, good enough for a 9.4 yards-per-return average.
Adams helped raise the Ragin' Cajuns' punt return average from last in the Sun Belt Conference in 2004 to second last year. Derrick Smith and Jason Chery will handle kick returns. Louisiana-Lafayette was seventh in the conference in kick return yardage in 2005, and the speedy combo of Smith and Chery is a good start in addressing the situation.