LAFAYETTE — Louisiana starting quarterback Walker Howard will not play Saturday against McNeese State after suffering an injury in last week’s loss to Rice.

Head coach Michael Desormeaux announced the news Wednesday, confirming that redshirt freshman Daniel Beale will make his first career start against the Cowboys.

“Daniel is gonna go out there and run the show and he's gonna do a really good job,” Desormeaux said. “We need everyone to play well around him — offense, defense, special teams. He’ll be extremely prepared and ready to go.”

Desormeaux added that quarterback Lunch Winfield will also be involved in the game plan to help ease the transition.

The coach did not disclose the exact nature of Howard’s injury but said the quarterback will visit a specialist for a second opinion to

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