State regent urges Louisiana Tech, Louisiana and Louisiana-Monroe to drop from FBS to FCS

Getty Images Could a few of Louisiana’s Group of Six football programs drop down to the FCS level? That’s what one member of the Louisiana Board of Regents wants to see as budget deficits at those schools increase. Shreveport attorney Wilbert Pryor called on Louisiana Tech, Louisiana and Louisiana-Monroe to take a slice of “humble pie” during the board’s budget hearings on Sept. 22. Those schools currently play at the FBS level, where the cost to compete at a high level rises every year, and Pryor believes a step down is necessary to improve their finances. “Schools that are trying…