HAMMOND, La. – After helping the Southeastern Louisiana University football team to its third straight victory, defensive end Joshua Randall was named the Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Week in an announcement from the league office Monday.
 
Randall is the third Lion to earn SLC defensive weekly honors this fall, along with teammates Ian Conerly-Goodly and Victor Tademy.
 
Randall was a major factor in SLU's best defensive effort of the season in the Lions' 52-14 conference road victory over Texas A&M-Commerce. Southeastern forced five turnovers and held the hosts to 209 total yards, including -23 yards rushing.
 
Randall collected three of Southeastern's season-high seven sacks in Saturday's win. He also forced a fumble that fellow defensive end Shemar Pearl recovered. The turnover led to a Zachary Clement touchdown run four plays later that gave the Lions a commanding 38-0 second-quarter lead.
 
Randall and the Lions will close out the 2023 season Thursday, hosting Nicholls for the Rivel Bell Classic at 6 p.m. in Strawberry Stadium. The contest between the Lions and the visiting Colonels will be televised on ESPN+ and can be heard live on the Southeastern Sports Radio Network (Kajun 107.1 FM, The Highway 104.7 FM, The Boss 103.7 FM/WFPR 1400 AM).
 
Burns Estate Planning and Wealth Advisors is Thursday's game sponsor. Thursday will be Heroes Night, as all first responders and military personnel receive free admission by presenting a valid ID.
 
The 2023 senior class of Herman Christophe IV, Tyrone Legette, Arlen Williams, Zachary Clement, Jacob Logan, Victor Tademy, Austin Dunlap, Robert Buqoui, Anthony Britton Jr., Mateo Rengifo, Taylor Martin, Garrett Crawford, John Allen, Rodney Sopsher, Korey Karbowsky, Slade Ziegler, William Granville, Jalen Bell, Marcellus Johnson, Tanner Olsen and Tyrik Mitchell will be recognized in a special Senior Day ceremony approximately 30 minutes before Thursday's kickoff.
  
TICKETS
For ticket information, contact the Southeastern Athletics Ticket Office at (985) 549-5466 or visit www.LionSports.net. Southeastern will continue offering mobile ticketing as the primary source for securing tickets for the 2023-24 season. All tickets will be available via e-mail or text message in a PDF format for fans to download on their phone or print at home. Tickets can also be downloaded to Apple Wallet.
 
SOCIAL MEDIA
For more information on Southeastern Football, follow @LionUpFootball and @Coach_Scelfo on X, like /SLUathletics on Facebook and follow lionupfootball on Instagram.
 
TOUCHDOWN CLUB/S CLUB
Fans interested in becoming active supporters of the football program are encouraged to join the Touchdown Club. Lion football alums are encouraged to join the exclusive S Club, which is restricted to Southeastern athletic letter winners.
 
All membership fees and donations to both the Touchdown Club and S Club (football) are available for the exclusive use of the Southeastern football program. Membership information is available by contacting the Lion Athletics Association at laa@southeastern.edu or (985) 549-5091 or visiting www.LionUp.com.
 
INSIDE SOUTHEASTERN FOOTBALL WITH FRANK SCELFO
The 2023 season of Inside Southeastern Football with Frank Scelfo is airing from its new home – Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux (305 CM Fagan Dr) in Hammond. Hosted by Scelfo and Allen Waddell, the hour-long radio show will air Mondays throughout the football season on Kajun 107.1 FM, The Highway 104.7 FM and The Boss 103.7 FM/WFPR 1400 AM.
 
CLEAR BAG POLICY
Southeastern Athletics instituted a clear bag policy for all ticketed events, effective with the start of the 2018 football season. For more information on the clear bag policy, visit www.LionSports.net/clear.