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2020 FOOTBALL WEEKLY NEWS Mercedes-Benz Superdome For Immediate Release • Week 6 • October 7, 2020 1500 Drive • , LA 70112 Contacts: Nancy Yasharoff ([email protected]) SunBeltSports.org Contacts: Travis Llewellyn ([email protected])

App State • State • Coastal Carolina • Southern • Georgia State • ULM • South • State • Troy CONFERENCE STANDINGS

Conference Overall EAST DIVISION W-L For Opp Pct W-L For Opp Pct Home Away Neut Streak Coastal Carolina 1-0 52 23 1.000 3-0 133 44 1.000 2-0 1-0 0-0 Won 3 Georgia Southern 1-1 53 50 .500 2-1 80 76 .667 1-0 1-1 0-0 Won 1 App State 0-0 0 0 .000 2-1 94 58 .667 2-0 0-1 0-0 Won 1 Georgia State 0-1 31 34 .000 1-1 80 63 .500 1-1 0-0 0-0 Won 1 Troy 0-0 0 0 .000 1-1 54 62 .500 0-0 1-1 0-0 Lost 1

WEST DIVISION W-L For Opp Pct W-L For Opp Pct Home Away Neut Streak Louisiana 2-0 54 49 1.000 3-0 85 63 1.000 1-0 2-0 0-0 Won 3 Texas State 1-0 38 17 1.000 1-3 131 123 .250 0-2 1-1 0-0 Lost 1 Arkansas State 0-1 0 0 .000 1-2 82 120 .500 0-0 1-2 0-0 Lost 1 South Alabama 0-0 0 0 .000 1-2 66 90 .333 0-2 1-0 0-0 Lost 2 ULM 0-2 17 38 .000 0-4 60 141 .000 0-3 0-1 0-0 Lost 4 STATISTICS http://sunbelt.me/FootballStats THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE BE THE CHANGE QUICK HITS

Saturday, October 10 LOUISIANA RACKING UP WEEKLY AWARDS - Louisiana this season has had six players win Sun Belt Texas State at Troy * 11 a.m. Conference Weekly Awards to date. The Ragin’ Cajuns TV: ESPN3 had six players all of last season win SBC Weekly Awards. Series: Troy leads, 8-1 WILLIAM V. CAMPBELL TROPHY Last Meeting: Troy, 63-27 (2019) - Recognizes the best football scholar-athlete in the nation for combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership. ULM at Liberty 1 1 a.m. Sun Belt Conference teams will be wearing BE THE Cole Garrison (App State) TV: ESPNU CHANGE helmet decals and patches this season to Forrestt Merrill (Arkansas State) promote the conference's racial equity initiative launched Tarron Jackson (Coastal Carolina) Series: First Meeting this summer. The Sun Belt believes one of the most Shai Werts (Georgia Southern) effective ways to make progress is to educate people about the power of civic engagement. In partnership Jonathan Ifedi (Georgia State) at Arkansas State 2:30 p.m. with its student-athletes, coaches and staff, the Sun Belt Brian Ankerson (South Alabama) TV: ESPN3 is facilitating conversations that better educate those in Cameron Kaye (Troy) its membership about the electoral process, work to help Series: Central Arkansas leads, 13-10-2 register voters and create meaningful dialogue with law ALLSTATE SUGER BOWL’S - The Sun Belt has had four this season Last Meeting: Central Arkansas, 28-23 (2016) enforcement to build stronger community policing. named 2020 Weekly Honorees. The Sun Belt understands it will be very difficult to September 8: Desmond Trotter (South Alabama) Coastal Carolina at #23 Louisiana * PPD assuage the hurt and pain felt by so many. That is why, September 14: Layne Hatcher (Arkansas State) as an NCAA Division I FBS conference with over 4,000 Grayson McCall (Coastal Carolina) student-athletes, coaches and administrators from all September 21: Tyler Vitt (Texas State) All Times Central are Subject to Change backgrounds, the Sun Belt intends to lead by example. The SBC is proud to be the first FBS conference to hire an * Conference Game African American Commissioner. It supports the efforts NOMINEES underway to help America improve our democracy with - Given to ’s premier award for community equal justice for all. Together, we can build a better future service. for all of our citizens and communities. Andre Harris, Jr, OL (Arkansas State) C.J. Brewer, DL (Coastal Carolina) Shai Werts, QB (Georgia Southern)

MAXWELL AWARD WATCH LIST - Given to the Most Outstanding Player in college football each year. Josh Johnson, RB (ULM) Levi Lewis, QB (Louisiana) B.J. Smith, RB (Troy) Zac Thomas, QB (App State) Eli Mitchell, RB (Louisiana)

@SunBelt SunBelt #SunBeltFB SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL WEEK 6 WEEKLY AWARDS - OCT. 5 BETWEEN THE HASH MARKS

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK SUN BELT TEAMS IN NATIONAL POLLS Grayson McCall • Coastal Carolina • QB • R-Fr. - Louisiana returns to the Top 25 in both the Associated Press Poll and USA Today Coaches Poll at No. 23. They have been In only the third start of his career, the redshirt freshman connected ranked as high as 19th in the AP Poll and 21st in the Coaches Poll this season before dropping to the receiving votes list on 20-of-29 pass attempts for 322 yards, four , and one last week. Coastal Carolina is receiving votes for the fourth straight week. . The 20 completions, four passes, and 322 - The Sun Belt went 3-0 against the Big XII in Week 2, including wins over Kansas State and Iowa state. K-State and Iowa passing yards were all career-highs for the young Chant State have since delivered two of the biggest upsets of the season with wins over pre-season No. 5 Oklahoma the last who was making the third start of his career. He linked up with six different Chant receivers on the day and also rushed 17 times for 44 two weeks. yards, the second-most by a Chant in the win. After Arkansas State LOUISIANA SHUFFLE took a 7-0 lead late in the first quarter and put the Chants behind - App State’s COVID cases have the Ragin’ Cajuns shuffling their schedule around this week and next week between on the scoreboard for the first time all season, McCall immediately Coastal Carolina and Hurricane Delta. The CCU at Louisiana game will now fill the Sun Belt’s ESPN time slot next answered with a 72-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Likely on the very first play of CCU’s ensuing offensive series to tie the game up in just Wednesday, Oct. 14 in place of the App State at Georgia Southern game. 12 seconds. He also led CCU on an 18-play, 94-yard touchdown drive in 10/7 Louisiana at App State - PPD (COVID) the second quarter that took 8:38 off the game clock. 10/7 Coastal Carolina at Louisiana - Moved up a week from 10/17 10/14 App State at Georgia Southern - PPD (COVID) DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK 10/14 Coastal Carolina at Louisiana - Moved back to original week (Week 7) due to Hurricane Delta Antavious Lane• Georgia State • S • R-Fr. Georgia State safety Antavious Lane returned an interception 34 SUN BELT VS NON-CONFERENCE yards for a touchdown to help lead the Panthers to a 49-29 victory - The Sun Belt is back on the field in non-conference action this week where it can push its record over .500. Last over East Carolina. The redshirt freshman from West Palm Beach, week’s Georgia State win over East Carolina, put the SBC record to 10-10 and gave the conference its first win against Fla., also contributed five tackles and two pass breakups. Lane was an American Athletic Conference opponent this season. That win last week is the first win against the AAC team in the a key cog in a Georgia State defense that did not allow a touchdown last two seasons. to East Carolina (ECU scored its three touchdowns on a pick-six, fake field goal and blocked punt). He helped the Panthers hold ECU to 50 - This season the SBC is 3-0 against FCS (Campbell) and 0-1 against FBS Independents (BYU) opponents. Teams this yards rushing, tying the third-lowest figure in program history, and weekend look to improve to 4-0 and 1-1 against members from each group. 292 total yards for an average of just 3.7 yards per play. His pick-six - ULM travels to face Liberty, while the Warhawks look for there first win of the season and Arkansas State is hosting came in the fourth quarter and gave Georgia State a 42-16 lead with in-state foe Central Arkansas. 13 minutes to play. OFFENSIVE ATTACK SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Coastal Carolina ranks first in the Sun Belt and fifth nationally in Scoring Offense (44.3). Ahead of CCU nationally are NaJee Thompson • Georgia Southern • WR • Jr. Texas (1st), BYU (2nd) Alabama (3rd), and (4th). Georgia State (13th) and Texas State (30th) join Coastal in the Top 30 NaJee Thompson became the second Georgia Southern player in national rankings. program history to block two punts in a game when he blocked two - Both CCU and Texas State have socred the most touchdowns (18) and are only seperated by a two point different in ULM punts in the Eagles’ win over the Warhawks. His second blocked total points scored this season in the SBC. punt was recovered in the end zone for a touchdown in what turned out to be the decisive points. He now has three blocked punts in his Teams Gms Points Avg/G career, all coming at ULM (2018, 2020) and his three blocked kicks 1. Coastal Carolina 3 133 44.3 are tied for the seventh most in program history. 2. Georgia State 2 80 40.0 3. Texas State 4 131 32.8 WEEKLY AWARDS 4. App State 3 94 31.3 5. Louisiana 3 85 28.3 OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Sept. 7...... Jalen Tolbert, South Alabama 6. Arkansas State 3 82 27.3 Sept. 14...... Jonathan Adams, Arkansas State 7. Troy 2 54 27.0 Sept. 21...... Elijah Mitchell, Louisiana 8. Georgia Southern 3 80 26.7 Sept. 28...... Daetrich Harrington, App State 9. South Alabama 3 66 22.0 Oct. 5...... Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina 10. ULM 4 60 15.0 Oct. 12...... THE SUN BELT AND TV ARE PERFECT MATCH Oct. 19...... - More than 30 Sun Belt Conference games this season are slated to be broadcast nationally. The Sun Belt Conference Oct. 26...... and ESPN relationship continues for its ninth season on the ESPN platform, including 15 games through Week 5. ESPN’s Nov. 2...... Nov. 9...... main channel will be home to eight SBC games on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights through the season. In Nov. 16...... addition to ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN+, Sun Belt Conference games have been featured on CBS, FOX, FS1, CBS Nov. 23...... Sports Network and ACC Regional Sports Network. Dec. 7...... WEEK 5 TOUCHBACK DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK East Carolina 29, Georgia State 49 Sept. 7...... Nick Mobley, South Alabama - The Panthers generated 485 total yards to the Pirates 292, while tallying a season-high three . Sept. 14...... Ferrod Gardner, Louisiana - Cornelious Brown IV threw for 238 yards (18-of-28) and three touchdowns. Sept. 21...... Silas Kelly, Coastal Carolina - Destin Coates rushed for a 113 yards on 23 carries and a pair of touchdowns. Sept. 28...... Lorenzo McCaskill, Louisiana - Sam Pinckey scored two touchdowns, while registering a 134 yards on seven receptions. Oct. 5...... Antavious Lane, Georgia State Oct. 12...... Arkansas State 23, Coastal Carolina 52 Oct. 19...... - Both teams combined for 924 of total yards (Coastal: 539 yards, Arkansas State 385 yards). Oct. 26...... - Coastal produced seven touchdowns ( 3 rushing, 4 receiving) Nov. 2...... - Arkansas State’s Brandon Bowling finished with a pair of scores and 115 receiving yards on seven catches. Nov. 9...... - The Red Wolves’ Logan Bonner threw for 165 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while Layne Hatcher threw for 184 yards Nov. 16...... and a touchdown. Nov. 23...... - Brandon Bowling finished the game with 115 yards on seven catches and two touchdowns for Arkansas State. Dec. 7...... - CCU’s Grayson McCall tallyed 322 yards in the air with four touchdowns, while completing 20 of 29 attempts.

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Four different receivers and three different rushers each had a touchdown for Coastal. Sept. 7...... Blake Grupe, Arkansas State - Coastal’s Enok Makonzo finished with seven tackles (5 solo, 2 ast.). Sept. 14...... Chris Smith, Louisiana Georgia Southern 35, ULM 30 Sept. 21...... Rhys Byrns, Louisiana - Georgia Southern had three different rushers record four touchdowns (W. Kenney 2, J.D. King 1, and L. Wright 1). Sept. 28...... Nate Snyder, Louisiana - King finished with 196 yards on 21 carries for the Eagles. Oct. 5...... NaJee Thompson, Georgia Southern - Colby Suits finished with 334 yards in the air and a pair of touchdowns for ULM. Oct. 12...... - ULM’s Josh Johnson rushed for two touchdowns and tallied 40 yards. Oct. 19...... - Tyler Glass recorded 10 tackles ( 5 solo, 5 ast.) for ULM. Oct. 26...... Nov. 2...... Nov. 9...... Nov. 16...... Nov. 23...... Dec. 7...... @SunBelt SunBelt #SunBeltFB SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL WEEK 6 USA TODAY COACHES’ POLL 2020 POSTSEASON ACTION VS. NON-CONFERENCE OPP.

Week 6 Total Non-Conference Records Team Record Points Prev. All Games...... 10-10 1 Clemson (46) 3-0 1533 - Big 12 Opponents...... 3-0 2 Alabama (14) 2-0 1496 - 3 Florida 2-0 1372 - Conference USA Opponents...... 3-4 Georgia 2-0 1372 4 American Opponents...... 1-3 5 Notre Dame 2-0 1256 - Sun Belt Football Championship Game ACC Opponents...... 0-1 6 Ohio State (2) 0-0 1192 - December 19 - Campus Site FBS Independent Opponents...... 0-2 7 3-0 1149 8 East vs. West Divisional Winners 8 Penn State 0-0 983 10 FCS Opponents...... 3-0 9 2-0 982 11 The Sun Belt Conference has solidified its football AP Top 25...... 1-1 10 Oklahoma State 3-0 818 19 postseason opportunities for the next six seasons with Coaches’ Poll Top 25...... 1-1 11 3-0 807 15 five bowl tie-ins beginning with the 2020 season. 12 2-0 744 20 13 Auburn 1-1 701 7 The conference’s new postseason lineup includes placement in three ESPN Events owned-and-operated 14 Wisconsin 0-0 668 18 bowl games and participation in the R+L Carriers New 15 BYU 3-0 646 22 SUN BELT PRESEASON POLL Orleans Bowl and the LendingTree Bowl on an annual 16 LSU 1-1 616 17 basis. 2020 17 Oregon 0-0 494 NR 18 Virginia 2-0 423 23 “We are coming off of our most successful season in EAST DIVISION 19 Michigan 0-0 409 21 Sun Belt history,” said Sun Belt Commissioner Keith Gill. 1 App State (9) - 49 pts. 20 Texas A&M 1-1 339 13 “We’re excited to provide a flex model that allows for our 2 Georgia Southern - 36 pts. fans and schools to go to desirable locations with exciting 21 SMU 4-0 304 NR 3 Troy (1) - 32 pts. 22 Texas 2-1 295 9 opponents that are easily accessible and provides more revenue than the previous bowl cycle.” 4 Georgia State - 20 pts. 23 Louisiana 3-0 207 NR 5 Coastal Carolina - 13 pts. 24 Iowa State 2-1 137 NR ESPN Events will hold the first, third and fourth selections 25 Central Florida 2-1 127 12 and will utilize a flex model to select teams into the WEST DIVISION following pool of games: ORV: Minnesota 120, Mississppi State 120, USC 112, Kansas 1 Louisiana (7) - 47 pts. State 86, TCU 58, Oklahoma 53, Army 51, Marshall 46, Iowa • (Boca Raton, Fla.) 2 Arkansas State (2) - 40 pts. 39, Coastal Carolina 38, 36, Arkansas 35, Memphis • Camellia Bowl (Montgomery, Ala.) 3 South Alabama (1) - 22 pts. • (Orlando, Fla.) 35, Pittsburgh 32, Boise State 30, 30, UAB 4 Texas State - 21 pts. 25, Ole Miss 24, NC State 17, State 16, Tulsa 15, Air • (Boise, Idaho) • SERVPRO (, Texas) 5 ULM - 20 pts. Force 13, Kentucky 11, Virginia 8, Washington 8, Nebraska • Tropical Smoothie Cafe (Frisco, Texas) 5, 5, Boston College 4, Baylor 2, Liberty 1 • (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) • New Bowl (Albuquerque, N.M.) 2019 SUN BELT PLAYERS IN THE NFL

The will hold the second selection and the LendingTree Bowl will hold the fifth selection. Active Players ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL In addition to the league’s five bowl tie-ins, the Sun Belt Robert Hunt, Louisiana, OL – . champion has access annually to the New Year’s Six Darrynton Evans, App State, RB – Tennessee Titans Week 6 bowls, managed by the , should Team Record Points Prev. the champion be selected as one of the top four teams Akeem Davis-Gaither, App State, LB – Cincinnati Bengals 1 Clemson (52) 3-0 1536 - overall by the CFP selection committee or ranked by the committee as the top champion among the Group of 2 Alabama (8) 2-0 1488 - Kevin Dotson, Louisiana, OL – Pittsburgh Steelers Five conference champions. The Sun Belt champion is 3 Georgia 2-0 1380 4 determined by a matchup of the East Division and West Kindle Vildor, Georgia Southern, DB – Bears 4 Florida 2-0 1340 3 Division champions squaring off at the home site of the 5 Notre Dame 2-0 1239 - divisional champion with the best overall conference Tyler Bass, Georgia Southern, K – Buffalo Bills winning percentage. 6 Ohio State (2) 0-0 1165 - Raymond Calais, Louisiana, RB – . 7 Miami 3-0 1148 8 8 North Carolina 2-0 944 12 Hunter Atkinson, Georgia State, OL – Falcons 9 Penn State 0-0 935 9 Jeffery Whatley, South Alabama, DL – Cleveland Browns 10 Oklahoma State 3-0 919 17 11 Cincinnati 3-0 895 15 Aaron Brewer, Texas State, C – Tennessee Titans 12 Oregon 0-0 786 14 Frankie Griffin, Texas State, DB – Green Bay Packers 13 Auburn 1-1 731 7 14 Tennessee 2-0 717 21 Bryan London, Texas State, LB – Rams 15 BYU 3-0 661 22 Marcus Webb, Troy, DL – 16 Wisconsin 0-0 619 19 17 LSU 1-1 478 20 Brandon Wright, Georgia State, P – 18 SMU 4-0 393 NR Tae Hayes, App State, CB – Miami Dolphins 19 2-0 391 NR 20 Michigan 0-0 350 23 21 Texas A&M 1-1 330 13 Developmental Team 22 Texas 2-1 228 9 23 Louisiana 3-0 216 NR Josh Thomas, App State, DB – Buffalo Bills 24 Iowa State 2-1 215 NR Kirk Merritt, Arkansas State, WR – Miami Dolphins 25 Minnesota 0-0 145 NR Ja’Marcus Bradley, Louisiana, WR – Cleveland Browns ORV: Kansas State 142, USC 115, State 112, Central Florida 112, TCU 97, Marshall 49, Tulsa 46, Utah 30, Injured Reserve Iowa 26, Coastal Carolina 25, Oklahoma 20, Ole Miss 18, NC State 18, UAB 15, Army 14, West Virginia 13, Memphis Omar Bayless, Arkansas State, WR – 12, Arkansas 11, Pittsburgh 7, Arizona State 5, Virginia 5, Will Sunderland, Troy, DB – Green Bay Packers Washington 4, Air Force 4, Indiana 1

@SunBelt SunBelt #SunBeltFB SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL - GAME PREVIEWS WEEK 6

TEXAS STATE (1-3) AT TROY (1-1) * ULM (0-4) AT LIBERTY (3-0) SAT., OCT. 10 • 11 A.M. CT • ESPN3 SAT., OCT. 10 • 11 A.M. CT • ESPNU

SERIES: Troy leads, 8-1 SERIES: First Meeting LAST MEETING: Troy, 63-27 (2019)

NOTES: Both teams open up conference play this week with Texas State coming off a NOTES: ULM looks for its first win of the season as it faces the Liberty Flames for the scheduled open week, while Troy is coming off an unscheduled open week. The Trojans first time in program history. ULM is coming off a tough 35-30 loss to conference foe last week were slated to play in-state rival South Alabama. Troy holds a dominating Georgia Southern this past week. Liberty is playing in its third-straight home game this record in the series matchup is looking to extend an eight-game winning streak over the season before it heads to Syracuse next week. The Flames are coming off a 28-7 win over Bobcats. In all three of Texas State’s losses, it has lost by seven or fewer points this season. North Alabama and wins against FIU (9/26) and Western Kentucky (30-24). Liberty is The Bobcats’ only win in the series comes back in 1997 when they defeated Troy, 31-17, at averaging 31.3 points per game while allowing opponents to average 21.7 points. ULM this home. Texas State ranks second in total points with 131 this season in the Sun Belt as it year is averaged 315.8 total yards on offense, where the Flames have allowed opponents averages 32.8 points per game. The Trojans in their last contest fell to No.22 BYU back to average 280.7 yards. on September 26. Since losing to the Bobcats back in 1997, Troy has not allowed them to reach the 30+ point mark in a game. The most they have given up during the eight- game win streak is 28 points back in 2013. Troy has posted two times of 60 or more points (20019: 63 and 2017: 62) against the Bobcats. Both teams average a little over three yards a carrier this season with a combined total of 10 rushing touchdowns.

CENTRAL ARKANSAS (2-2) AT ARKANSAS STATE (1-2) SAT., OCT. 10 • 2:30 P.M. CT • ESPN3

SERIES: Central Arkansas leads, 13-10-2 LAST MEETING: Central Arkansas, 28-23 (2016) NOTES: Arkansas State and Central Arkansas were originally scheduled to be played back on September 26, but because the Red Wolves didn’t have enough players for the game which pushed back to October 10. The match-up between both these teams started back in 1916, but in 2016 it was only the fourth time they met since 1947. Both teams are coming off a loss in each of its last games. The Red Wolves fell last week 52- 23 against Coastal Carolina and Central Arkansas is coming off a 39-28 loss from FCS opponent North Dakota State. The Sugar Bears are 2-2 on the season with wins coming from Austin Peay State and State. Arkansas State ranks fourth in total offense (432.7 yards per game) in the conference, while averaging 27.3 points per game. The Sugar Bears this year are averaging 28.5 points per game and are averaging 306.8 yards per game this season.

@SunBelt SunBelt #SunBeltFB SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL WEEK 6 APP STATE (2-1, Sun Belt: 0-0) #23 LOUISIANA (3-0, Sun Belt: 2-0) COMMUNICATIONS 9/12 Charlotte W, 35-20 9/12 at Iowa State W, 31-14 9/19 at Marshall L, 17-7 9/19 at Georgia State * W, 34-31 OT App State 9/26 Campbell W, 52-21 9/26 Georgia Southern * W, 20-18 Joey Jones 10/7 Louisiana * PPD 10/7 at App State * PPD Email: [email protected] 10/22 Arkansas State * 6:30 p.m./ESPN 10/14 Coastal Carolina * 6:30 p.m./ESPN Office: 828-262-2845 10/31 at ULM * TBA/TBA 10/23 at UAB 7 p.m./CBSSN Cell: 828-964-7183 11/7 at Texas State * TBA/TBA 10/31 at Texas State * TBA/ESPN+ 11/14 Georgia State * 1:30 p.m./TBA 11/7 Arkansas State * TBA/TBA Arkansas State 11/21 at Coastal Carolina * TBA/TBA 11/14 South Alabama * TBA/TBA Jerry Scott 11/28 Troy * 1:30 p.m./TBA 11/21 Central Arkansas TBA/TBA Email: [email protected] 12/12 at Georgia Southern * TBA/TBA 11/28 at ULM * TBA/TBA Office: 870-972-3405

Coastal Carolina ARKANSAS STATE (1-2, Sun Belt: 0-1) ULM (0-4, Sun Belt: 0-2) Kevin Davis 9/5 at Memphis L, 37-24 9/12 at Army L, 37-7 Email: [email protected] 9/12 at Kansas State W, 35-31 9/19 Texas State * L, 38-17 Office: 843-349-2822 9/26 Tulsa PPD 9/26 UTEP L, 31-6 10/3 at Coastal Carolina * L, 52-23 10/3 Georgia Southern * L, 35-30 Georgia Southern 10/10 Central Arkansas 6 p.m./ESPN+ 10/10 at Liberty 11 a.m./ESPNU Bryan Johnston 10/15 Georgia State * 6:30 p.m./ESPN 10/24 at South Alabama * TBA/TBA Email: [email protected] 10/22 at App State * 6:30 p.m./ESPN 10/31 App State * TBA/TBA Office: 912-478-5448 10/31 Troy * TBA/TBA 11/7 at Georgia State * TBA/TBA 11/7 at Louisiana * TBA/TBA 11/14 at Arkansas State * TBA/TBA Georgia State 11/14 ULM * TBA/TBA 11/21 at Louisiana Tech 3 p.m./ Allison George 11/21 at Texas State * TBA/TBA 11/28 Louisiana * 3 p.m./TBA Email: [email protected] 11/28 South Alabama * TBA/TBA 12/5 at Troy * TBA/ESPN3 Office: 404-413-4032

Louisiana COASTAL CAROLINA (3-0, Sun Belt: 1-0) SOUTH ALABAMA (1-2, Sun Belt: 0-0) Patrick Crawford 9/12 at Kansas W, 38-23 9/3 at Southern Mississippi W, 32-21 Email: [email protected] 9/18 Campbell W, 43-21 9/12 Tulane L, 27-24 Office: 337-482-5393 10/3 Arkansas State * W, 52-23 9/24 UAB L, 42-10 ULM 10/14 at #23 Louisiana * 6:30 p.m./ESPN 10/17 Texas State * 11 a.m./ESPNU 10/24 Georgia Southern * TBA/TBA 10/24 ULM * TBA/TBA John Lewandowski 10/31 at Georgia State * TBA/TBA 10/29 at Georgia Southern * 6:30 p.m./ESPN Email: [email protected] 11/7 South Alabama * TBA/TBA 11/7 at Coastal Carolina * TBA/TBA Office: 318-342-5378 11/14 at Troy * 2:30 p.m./TBA 11/14 at Louisiana * TBA/TBA South Alabama 11/21 App State * TBA/TBA 11/21 Georgia State * TBA/TBA Brian Fremund 11/28 at Texas State * TBA/ESPN+ 11/28 at Arkansas State * TBA/TBA Email: [email protected] 12/5 Liberty TBA/TBA 12/12 Troy * TBA/TBA Office: 251-414-8032

Texas State GEORGIA SOUTHERN (2-1, Sun Belt: 1-1) TEXAS STATE (1-3, Sun Belt: 1-0) Rick Poulter 9/12 Campbell W, 27-26 9/5 SMU L, 31-24 Email: [email protected] 9/26 at #19/25 Louisiana * L, 20-18 9/12 UTSA L, 51-48 2 OT Office: 512-245-2966 10/3 at ULM * W, 35-30 9/19 at ULM * W, 38-17 10/24 at Coastal Carolina * TBA/TBA 9/26 at Boston College L, 24-21 Troy 10/29 South Alabama * 6:30 p.m./ESPN 10/10 at Troy * 11 a.m./ESPN2 Adam Prendergast 11/7 Troy * TBA/TBA 10/17 at South Alabama * 11 a.m./ESPNU Email: [email protected] 11/14 Texas State * TBA/TBA 10/24 at #22 BYU TBA/TBA Office: 334-670-3832 11/21 at Army TBA/TBA 10/31 Louisiana * TBA/TBA Sun Belt Conference 11/28 at Georgia State * TBA/TBA 11/7 App State * TBA/TBA 12/5 Florida Atlantic TBA/TBA 11/14 at Georgia Southern * TBA/TBA Nancy Yasharoff 12/12 App State * TBA/TBA 11/21 Arkansas State * TBA/TBA Sr. Associate Commissioner, Chief Communications & 11/28 Coastal Carolina * TBA/TBA Branding Officer Email: [email protected] GEORGIA STATE (1-1, Sun Belt: 1-1) TROY (1-1, Sun Belt: 0-0) Office: 202-531-0162 9/19 #19/21 Louisiana * L, 34-31 OT 9/19 at Middle Tennessee W, 47-14 9/26 at Charlotte PPD 9/26 at #22 BYU L, 48-7 Travis Llewellyn 10/3 East Carolina W, 49-29 10/10 Texas State * 11 a.m./ESPN2 Associate Commissioner, Football & Broadcasting 10/15 at Arkansas State * 6:30 p.m./ESPN 10/17 Easten Kentucky 2:30 p.m./ESPN3 Email: [email protected] 10/24 at Troy * TBA/TBA 10/24 Georgia State * TBA/TBA Office: 504-556-0886 10/31 Coastal Carolina * TBA/TBA 10/31 at Arkansas State * TBA/TBA 11/7 ULM * TBA/TBA 11/7 at Georgia Southern * TBA/TBA 11/14 at App State* TBA/TBA 11/14 Coastal Carolina * TBA/TBA 11/21 at South Alabama * TBA/TBA 11/21 Middle Tennessee TBA/TBA 11/28 Georgia Southern * TBA/TBA 11/28 at App State * TBA/TBA 12/5 ULM * TBA/TBA 12/12 at South Alabama * TBA/TBA

* denotes SBC game; Home games in BOLD; All times are Central (CT) and Subject to Change @SunBelt SunBelt #SunBeltFB