Playing against SEC competition is nothing unusual for Louisiana coach Billy Napier, who faced off with Mississippi State regularly in his five seasons on the staff at Alabama.

He vividly remembers one game in particular, in 2014 when Napier was in his second year as wide receivers coach and in his third year overall with the Crimson Tide. The Bulldogs were 9-0 and in their fourth week as the country’s top team in the Associated Press poll.