The UL defense stepped up in the first half of last Saturday’s 42-27 Sun Belt Conference win at Texas State, shutting out the Bobcats before the break.

But if there’s one thing first-year head coach Billy Napier has learned about the unit five games into the 2018 season, it’s that the less it has to be on the field in the second half the better it seems to be for the Ragin’ Cajuns.