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Ragin’ Cajuns’ ‘crawfish helmet’ is just an April Fool’s gag ... but maybe it shouldn’t be

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LAFAYETTE — This isn’t actual news, but considering the reaction to Louisiana-Lafayette football coach Mark Hudspeth’s tweet on April Fool’s Day, some wish it was.

Hudspeth tweeted a picture from his personal account (@ULCoachHud) of a “new” helmet design for his football team featuring a black crawfish on a red helmet.

Hudspeth’s tweet included the text: “New home game helmets released at press conference today! #swag”

Of course, there was no press conference, and the helmet isn’t real.

The Cajuns weren’t the only school to join in the April Fool’s fun. Oregon disseminated a story that it would be installing an LED football field at Autzen Stadium.