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Warhawks dress up with lot of heart
There were several students dressed up for ULM's afternoon contest against conference leader Troy, but there were even more characters on the field of Malone Stadium.
They all came dressed alike ― white pants, Mother Of The Bride Dresses maroon jerseys and belief painted on their face.
"We felt it in our hearts that we could do it," safety Isaiah Newsome said. "Once we feel that feeling, there's no stopping us. Before the game, I saw it in everyone's eyes. They wanted it and were going to get it."
Before Saturday, Troy had not lost a Sun Belt game since 2008, during its last visit to ULM.
The Trojans were leading the conference in total offense and already knocked off the preseason favorite Middle Tennessee, which embarrassed ULM last week 38-10.
The Warhawks didn't need Halloween to put characters on the field. Each week, it seems like another player ― or players ― emerges as the game-changer.
In a fourth-quarter comeback over Western Kentucky two weeks ago, it was the running game and cornerback Robert Nelson who had Mother Of The Bride Dresses an interception late in the fourth quarter to seal the win.
This week, fans were introduced to Newsome, a former running back turned safety who led the team with seven total tackles. He also prevented an opening kickoff from going bad when he recovered a fumble out of the end zone and returned it six yards to give the offense a little breathing room.
"I think what was really interesting about today is there was a different cast of Mother Of The Bride Dresses characters today that were productive, and there will be next week too," ULM head coach Todd Berry said. "The thing is you just kind of keep working hard, and the opportunities are going to come."
The batch of characters that came through for the Warhawks in the win over conference front-runner Troy were easy to pick out from the physical effort given, whether it be on offense or defense.
However, it's the character this team has built that continues to push it beyond most expectations, regardless of its talent matchup.
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