​Louisiana-Monroe senior linebacker Noah Flemmings, senior offensive lineman AJ Vinson and coach Bryant Vincent represented the program at the 2026 Sun Belt Media Day on Thursday in New Orleans.Following a 3-9, 1-7 Sun Belt campaign in 2025, the Warhawks are projected to finish last in the West Division this fall. Here’s what ULM said regarding the upcoming season.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementULM sports: 4 things Ryan Cross needs to do in Year 1 leading men’s basketballThe Warhawks’ third-year coach became interim athletics director in August following John Hartwell’s resignation. SJ Tuohy was announced as ULM’s AD three months later and has already made a splash in his tenure by hiring Antony Blackburn, Ryan Cross, Cory Churchman and Maria Jose Martinez to lead women’s soccer, men’s basketball, men’s golf and women’s golf, respectively.Softball’s Molly Fichtner and girls basketball’s Scotty Fletcher also signed extensions in recent months while women’s golf became Sun Belt champions.Cajuns Quarterback Lunch Winfield 2, Louisianas Ragin Cajuns take on the ULM Warhawks. Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025.”We’ve got a true group that cares about each other, supports each other at the games, and then you see it,” Vincent said. “You’ve got to get that spark to get that flame and then that flame to get that fire. We started to see that, and it started spreading all over campus. Now, you can feel that community within that university and everybody’s fighting together. Everybody’s pulling the same direction.”AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAs the Warhawks’ interim AD, Vincent enjoyed the relationships formed with his fellow coaches. He talked about how everything happens for a reason regarding the role. He would take on the role again if another situation arose.”I can’t brag on (ULM) President (Carrie) Castille enough. She’s a boss and she’s real, and she wants it done right,” Vincent said. “Tough times don’t last. I think we’ve resurrected our sports medicine program. I think we’ve resurrected a lot of our care these last six months.”The Bulldogs, located about 30 minutes down I-20 from ULM, were officially announced as Sun Belt members on July 1. They will travel to Malone Stadium on Oct. 17 for their first matchup since Nov. 11, 2000 — La. Tech defeated the Warhawks 42-19 in the contest.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementEveryone is looking forward to packed crowds for both universities and to rewrite history. Vincent described how the ULM-La. Tech experience is something you can’t put a price tag on.”From the very first day I stepped on campus, I heard about La. Tech and the rivalry and how big the games were and the crowds and just the electricity and the passion,” Vincent said. “If you’re a college football fan and we care about this game and we’re trying to build our universities, this game has to be played. We’re right down the street. They’ve got a first-class program.”LHSAA sports: Key dates to know about high school football for