HAMMOND, La. – A versatile and fast group make up the Southeastern Louisiana University linebacking corps heading into the 2024 season.
 
SLU head coach Frank Scelfo has been pleased with the aggressive play of the Lion linebackers during fall camp.
 
"What stands out about our linebacker group is their speed," Scelfo commented. "They can all run and they're our best group at running to the football. A lot of times you'll see linebackers have limitations in pass coverage, but because of our speed at that spot, we feel great about where we are from that standpoint."
 
Southeastern's most experience linebacker in preseason All-Southland Conference selection Donte' Daniels. In his first year as a starter, he was an All-SLC selection after finishing second on the team with 87 tackles for the 2022 Southland champions. Last season he was limited to eight games due to an injury, but heads into the 2024 season at full speed.
 
Daniels is among several Southeastern linebackers that has had strong performances during the preseason.
 
"Donte' has had a good camp, but so have KK Reno, Jirrea Johnson Jr. and Jordan Okoye," Scelfo said. "Justin Dumas has made some great strides from where he was in the spring to where he is now. Colin Boldt has done some good things, as well as a couple freshmen in Stiles Guidry and Kyle Cannon."
 
Scelfo and his staff expect contributions from the linebackers in a variety of areas.
 
"We can see the improvement each day from that group," Scelfo commented. "We're going to be traveling a lot of those guys, because they're all valuable contributors on special teams."
 
Southeastern will practice at 9 a.m. Monday through Saturday until the first day of school Wednesday. From that point forward, the Lions will begin practicing at 3:50 p.m. on weekdays during the season.
 
All season ticket holders will be able to pickup their season tickets at the Football Season Ticket Pickup Party Saturday from 9-11 a.m. in the Strawberry Stadium west concourse. Refreshments will be available and fans who have not yet purchased season tickets will be able to do so at the event, which will not be held in conjunction with a Lion practice.
 
Southeastern opens the 2024 season with a 7 p.m. contest at Tulane Aug. 29 on ESPN+ and the Southeastern Sports Radio Network (Kajun 107.1 FM, The Highway 104.7 FM and The Boss 103.7 FM/1400 AM).
 
Southeastern Athletics Marketing and Student Promotions is offering SLU students an opportunity to travel to Tulane. Students wanting to make the ride to the Big Easy can pay their $5 deposit reserving their spot on the bus at the Southeastern Athletics Ticket Office. The deposit will be refunded on the day of the trip. Those on the bus trip will receive free food and a ticket to the game versus the Green Wave.
 
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. 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.
 
CLEAR BAG POLICY
Southeastern Athletics observes a clear bag policy for all ticketed events. For more information on the clear bag policy, visit www.LionSports.net/clear.