Old Dominion's football team won a big game Saturday night in front of a crowd of more than 18,000. ODU's new, up-tempo offense helped rally the Monarchs to a 38-31 win over the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns in their home opener. Photos by Chuck Thomas and Nicholas Clark/ODU.
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