LOUISIANA TECH IS A COMBINED 6 AND 18 IN THE TWO YEARS UNDER SONNY CUMBIE.. THAT'S GOT TO CHANGE.. THEY NEED TO FIND WAYS TO WIN CLOSE GAMES.. THIS YEAR.. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE CUMBIE ERA.. THE STARTING QUARTERBACK COMES WITH QUITE A BIT OF EXPERIENCE IN THE BULLDOGS OFFENSE.. JACK TURNER WILL TAKE OVER THE STARTING QUARTERBACK DUTIES.. HE PLAYED IN 8-GAMES LAST SEASON THROWING FOR JUST OVER 1,000 YARDS WITH 5- TOUCHDOWNS.. EITHER WAY.. CUMBIE AND TURNER NEED TO FIND WAYS TO UP THAT WIN TOTAL.. AND BREED EXCITEMENT BACK IN THE PROGRAM JACK TURNER: ULTIMATELY WINNING IS BIG FOR US, THAT'S A STANDARD THAT WE HAVEN'T MET FOR OURSELVES IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT FOR US. THAT'S THE BIG FOCUS THIS YEAR AS A TEAM IS MAKING SURE THAT WE WIN A LITTLE BIT MORE. SONNY CUMBIE: IT'S A GROUP THAT'S HUNGRY TO WIN. I THINK IT'S A GROUP THAT'S DETERMINED TO WIN. LAST YEAR WE HAD FIVE GAMES WHERE WE LOST THE FOOTBALL GAME ON THE LAST DRIVE ONE SCORE OR LESS. THERE IS A LOT OF GUYS FROM THIS FOOTBALL TEAM THAT HAVE LEARNED FROM THOSE LESSONS AND I THINK THEY'R E DETERMINED GROUP. I THINK THAT THESE GUYS THAT REPRESENT OUR FOOTBALL TEAM AND OUR STAFF AS WELL IS WE'RE HUNGRY TO WIN. CUMBIE AND THE BULLDOGS LOOK TO GET STARTED ON THE RIGHT FOOT ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 31ST.. WHEN THEY PLAY HOST TO