Louisiana-Monroe schedules two games with SEC opponents in 2021
By Keith Farner
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Louisiana-Monroe will continue its pattern of playing SEC opponents, and FBSchedules.com has reported that Kentucky and LSU will be on the Warhawks’ schedule in 2021.
ULM will travel to play Kentucky at Kroger Field in Lexington on Sept. 4, 2021. The Warhawks will receive a $1.685 million guarantee for the game, according to a copy of the contract. On Oct. 9, 2021, the Warhawks will travel to face LSU at Tigers Stadium in Baton Rouge. LSU will pay ULM a $1.4 million guarantee, according to a copy of the contract.
ULM and LSU, separated by only about 189 miles, have only met three times in football. The two schools played in 2003, 2010, and 2014 and LSU won all three by a combined score of 131-7.
LSU will also play at UCLA in 2021, along with McNeese State and Central Michigan. The Wildcats also are scheduled to host Chattanooga and Louisville that season.
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
