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App State • Arkansas State • Coastal Carolina • Georgia Southern • Georgia State Louisiana • ULM • South Alabama • Texas State • Troy STANDINGS Conference Overall EAST DIVISION W-L For Opp Pct W-L For Opp Pct Home Away Neut Streak Coastal Carolina 4-0 161 64 1.000 6-0 242 108 1.000 3-0 3-0 0-0 Won 6 App State 2-0 76 130 1.000 4-1 170 88 .800 3-0 1-1 0-0 Won 3 Troy 2-1 109 63 .667 4-2 194 154 .667 2-1 2-1 0-0 Won 1 Georgia Southern 2-2 91 95 .500 4-2 159 121 .667 3-0 1-2 0-0 Won 1 Georgia State 1-3 119 178 .333 2-3 168 207 .400 1-2 1-1 0-0 Lost 1

WEST DIVISION W-L For Opp Pct W-L For Opp Pct Home Away Neut Streak Louisiana 3-1 125 113 .750 5-1 180 147 .833 1-1 4-0 0-0 Won 2 South Alabama 2-1 85 58 .667 3-3 151 148 .500 2-2 1-1 0-0 Lost 1 Arkansas State 1-3 109 187 .250 3-4 218 282 .429 2-1 1-3 0-0 Lost 2 Texas State 1-3 109 128 .250 1-7 216 286 .125 0-3 1-4 0-0 Lost 5 ULM 0-4 74 142 .000 0-6 94 250 .000 0-4 0-3 0-0 Lost 7 SUN BELT CONFERENCE STATISTICS http://sunbelt.me/FootballStats THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE BE THE CHANGE QUICK HITS

RING OF HONOR Saturday, November 7 - Former Arkansas State football All-America standout ULM at Georgia State * 11 a.m. Jerry Muckensturm is slated to become the newest member of the school’s prestigious Ring of Honor TV: ESPN3 when the Red Wolves host ULM on Saturday, Nov. 14, at Series: ULM leads, 3-2 Centennial Bank Stadium. Last Meeting: ULM, 45-31 (2019) IT’S GOOD! - South Alabama’s Diego Guajardo’s 54 yard Arkansas State at Louisiana * 11 a.m. Sun Belt Conference teams will be wearing BE THE against Georgia Southern last week is the longest this TV: ESPNU CHANGE helmet decals and patches this season to season in the conference and ranks fourth all-time in promote the conference's racial equity initiative launched the Sun Belt. Series: Louisiana leads, 23-18 this summer. The Sun Belt believes one of the most Last Meeting: Louisiana, 37-20 (2019) effective ways to make progress is to educate people - Current SBC Top 5 Rankings - Longest Field Goal about the power of civic engagement. In partnership 57 Jason Ball, North Texas vs. Arkansas State, 10-20-01 Troy at Georgia Southern * 1 p.m. with its student-athletes, coaches and staff, the Sun Belt 56 Bobby Zalud, Arkansas State vs. Memphis, 9-10-11 is facilitating conversations that better educate those in 55 Alan Gendreau, Middle Tennessee at Louisiana, 9-25-10 TV: ESPN3 its membership about the electoral process, work to help 54 Diego Guajardo, South Alabama at Georgia Southern, 10-29-20 register voters and create meaningful dialogue with law Series: Troy leads, 13-6 53 12 tied/Most recent Nate Snyder, Louisiana at Georgia enforcement to build stronger community policing. Last Meeting: Troy, 49-28 (2019) Southern, 9-26-20. The Sun Belt understands it will be very difficult to CHANTS SHUTOUT App State at Texas State * 2 p.m. assuage the hurt and pain felt by so many. That is why, - Coastal Carolina’s shutout win over Georgia state was as an NCAA Division I FBS conference with over 4,000 TV: ESPN+ student-athletes, coaches and administrators from all its first shutout since 2015 when it defeated Alabama Series: App State leads, 2-0 backgrounds, the Sun Belt intends to lead by example. A&M, 55-0. The SBC is proud to be the first FBS conference to hire an Last Meeting: App State, 38-7 (2018) - The last SBC shutout in conference play was in Nov. 18, African American Commissioner. It supports the efforts 2017 when Georgia Southern defeated South Alabama, underway to help America improve our democracy with South Alabama at #15 Coastal Carolina * 7 p.m. equal justice for all. Together, we can build a better future 52-0 in Nov. 18, 2017 when Georgia Southern defeated TV: ESPNU for all of our citizens and communities. South Alabama, 52-0. Series: South Alabama leads, 1-0 MODERN ERA SERIES Last Meeting: South Alabama, 31-28 (2018) - Georgia Southern is 6-5 since 1984 in the “modern era” against Troy. From 1934-1983, Troy’s longest win streak was nine against the Eagles.

SUN BELT NATIONALLY CAREER’S AFTER FOOTBALL All Times Central are Subject to Change - Troy Director of Athletics Brent Jones spent five years Coastal Carolina is now ranked higher in the Top 25 than * Conference Game at GS, first as the Director of Eagle Sports Marketing any Sun Belt team this season. In the Associated Press and then as the Assistant AD of Eagle Sports Marketing Poll the CCU ranks No. 15 and is No. 16 in the USA Today … Georgia Southern General Manager of Athletic Ticket Coaches Poll. Louisiana and App State are both receiving Sales Ryan Kay was Troy’s starting from 2014- votes this week in each poll. Louisiana was ranked as high 2016, averaging 40.8 yards on 195 punts in his career. as No. 19 in the AP Poll back on Week 4 this season.

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OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK CAROLINAS STAND STRONG Grayson McCall • Coastal Carolina • QB • Fr. - App State and Coastal Carolina rank first in the conference and Top 15 in the country in Scoring Defense. App State’s After missing last week due to a shoulder injury, Grayson McCall 17.6 puts them 13th and CCU’s 18.0 places them 15th nationally. looked more than 100 percent in his return in the 51-0 win over Georgia State. The redshirt freshman quarterback was 18-of-24 for SBC’S SCORING OFFENSE 254 yards and four touchdowns. He also ran six times for 15 yards - No. 15 Coastal Carolina ranks first in the Sun Belt and 11th national in Scoring Offense. The Chants are the only SBC team and a score. In just his fifth career start, he was responsible for five th th touchdowns, which matched the five first downs by the Panthers for to break into the top 15 national and 1.7 points behind for 10 . Coastal is joined by App State (tied 27 ) and Georgia the whole game. In his five games this year, he has thrown for two State (30th) who round out the Top 30 nationally. touchdowns or more in all five games, including a career-high four touchdowns twice. He has also thrown for 250 yards or more three Teams Gms Points Avg/G times and has thrown for over 1,000 career yards just this season, 1. Coastal Carolina 6 242 40.3 which ranks 10th all-time in CCU history. 2. App State 5 170 34.0 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK 3. Georgia State 5 168 33.6 Tarron Jackson • Coastal Carolina • LB • Sr. 4. Troy 6 194 32.3 Defensive end Tarron Jackson set the tone for the Chanticleers in the 5. Arkansas State 7 218 31.1 51-0 win over Georgia State last week. Jackson was second on the 6. Louisiana 6 180 30.0 team with four tackles. He also had 1.0 sack, a quarterback hurry that led to an interception, and forced two fumbles. The defense, which 7. Texas State 8 216 27.0 was only on the field for 40 total plays in the win, held GSU to just 8. Georgia Southern 6 159 26.5 106 total yards, 76 rushing and 30 passing, posted six three-and-outs, 9. South Alabama 6 151 25.2 forced six punts, and caused two turnovers. In fact, GSU had negative 10. ULM 7 94 13.4 yards for four of its 11 offensive series in the contest. The Panthers entered the game atop of the Sun Belt with an average of 42.0 points IT ALL APPlies IN THE END per game and ranked 23rd nationally in total offense at 466.5 yards - App State’s 482.4 Total Offense ranks first in the conference and 14th nationally. The Mountaineers rank with teams per game. from some of the top conferences in the Top 15: SEC (3 teams), AAC (3 teams), ACC (2 teams), Mount West (2 teams), Big SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK 12 (1 team), Big 10 (1 team), C-USA (1 team) and Independent (1 team). Seth Keller • Texas State • K • So. Scored 10 points for Texas State against Louisiana. Keller scored Teams Gms Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Avg/G Texas State’s first seven points in the game with a touchdown run 1. App State 5 1441 971 358 2412 6.7 23 482.4 and extra point. The sophomore’s touchdown came on a fake field 2. Arkansas State 7 740 2487 538 3227 6.0 28 461.0 goal when he ran 12 yards around the left end into the end zone and made all four of his extra-point attempts. 3. Coastal Carolina 6 1187 1462 410 2649 6.5 33 441.5 4. Troy 6 691 1915 448 2606 5.8 23 434.3 5. Louisiana 6 1158 1384 391 2542 6.5 21 423.7 6. Georgia State 5 1025 947 365 1972 5.4 20 394.4 7. South Alabama 6 740 1551 405 2291 5.7 17 381.8 8. Texas State 8 1152 1742 546 2894 5.3 27 361.8 WEEKLY AWARDS 9. Georgia Southern 6 1494 667 364 2161 5.9 18 360.2 10. ULM 7 443 1620 425 2063 4.9 13 294.7 OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Sept. 7...... Jalen Tolbert, South Alabama PASSING HIS WAY IN THROUGH THE LAND Sept. 14...... Jonathan Adams, Arkansas State - Coastal Carolina’s Grayson McCall leads the conference and moved up to fourth (previously fifth) nationally in Passing Sept. 21...... Elijah Mitchell, Louisiana st nd Sept. 28...... Daetrich Harrington, App State Efficiency. His 201.8 puts him behind Graham Mertz, Wisconsin (1 ), Justin Fields, Ohio State (2 ) and Mac Jones, rd Oct. 5...... Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina Alabama (3 ). The three of them all have a passing efficiency of 210.0 or better. Oct. 12...... Gunnar Watson, Troy WEEK 9 TOUCHBACK Oct. 19...... Jonathan Adams, Arkansas State South Alabama 17, Georgia Southern 24 Oct. 26...... Kawaan Baker, South Alabama & Zac Thomas, App State - The Eagles rushed for three touchdowns (Wesley Kennedy III 2 and J.D. King 1) and 250 yards. Nov. 2...... Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina - Alex Raynor tied the game in the second on a 29-yard field goal attempt for Georgia Southern. Nov. 9...... - Desmond Trotter passed for 200 yards and a pair of touchdowns for USA. Nov. 16...... - Brandon Crum and Jalen Tolbert finished with a receiving touchdown each for the Jaguars. Nov. 23...... Dec. 7...... - South Alabama’s Keith Gallmon tallied nine tackles (8 solo, 1 ast.), a forced fumble and an interception.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK #20 Coastal Carolina 51, Georgia State 0 Sept. 7...... Nick Mobley, South Alabama - Coastal produced 530 yards of total offense to Georgia State’s 106 yards. Sept. 14...... Ferrod Gardner, Louisiana - CCU’s Grayson McCall threw for four touchdowns and 254 yards, while going 18 of 24. Sept. 21...... Silas Kelly, Coastal Carolina - CJ Marable, Reese White and Grayson McCall each rushed for a touchdown ... Marable finished with 71 rushing yards. Sept. 28...... Lorenzo McCaskill, Louisiana - Jaivon Heiligh tallied a pair of receiving touchdowns and 81 yards on five catches. Oct. 5...... Antavious Lane, Georgia State - Quavian White recorded nine tackles (5 solo, 4 ast.) for Georgia State. Oct. 12...... Justin Rice, Arkansas State Troy 38, Arkansas State 10 Oct. 19...... Riley Cole, South Alabama Oct. 26...... Jordan Strachan, Georgia State - Troy generated 487 total yards with 419 of those yards coming through the air. Nov. 2...... Tarron Jackson, Coastal Carolina - Jacob Free rushed and passed for a pair of touchdowns to go along with his 419 yards, while going 33 of 45 Nov. 9...... - Kaylon Geiger finished with 126 receiving yards on eight catches. Nov. 16...... - Layne Hatcher went 11 of 20 with a touchdown, while tallying 166 yards thew the air for A-State. Nov. 23...... - Jonathan Adams registered for 64 receiving yards on five catches for the Red Wolves. Dec. 7...... - A-State’s Justin Rice tallied 14 tackles (13 solo, 1 ast.) and a pair of sacks.

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK App State 31, ULM 13 Sept. 7...... Blake Grupe, Arkansas State - App State’s Zac Thomas passed for two touchdowns and 152 yards, while going 13 of 18. Sept. 14...... Chris Smith, Louisiana - Marcus Williams Jr. rushed for 103 yards on 13 carries and a touchdown for the Mountaineers. Sept. 21...... Rhys Byrns, Louisiana - Malik Williams and Christian Wells each finished a receiving touchdown. Sept. 28...... Nate Snyder, Louisiana - Coby Suits went 19 of 30, threw for 134 yards and a touchdown for ULM. Oct. 5...... NaJee Thompson, Georgia Southern - ULM’s Perry Carter (rushing TD) and Malik Jackson (receiving TD) each finished with a touchdown. Oct. 12...... Ryan Hanson, Arkansas State Oct. 19...... Massimo Biscardi, Coastal Carolina Louisiana 44, Texas State 34 Oct. 26...... Chris Smith, Louisiana - Trey Ragas recorded 3 of the 4 rushing touchdowns for Louisiana, while tallying 131 yards on 19 carries. Nov. 2...... Seth Keller, Texas State - Levi Lewis passed for 332 yards and two touchdowns, while completing 22 of 32 attempts for the Ragin’ Cajuns. Nov. 9...... - Louisiana’s Cameron Solomon and Ferrod Garnder each finished with six tackles ... Garnder also tallied a sack and a Nov. 16...... tackle for a loss. Nov. 23...... - Brock Sturges rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries for Texas State. Dec. 7...... - Bobcats’ Brady McBride passed for 166 yards and a touchdown. - Brendon Luper finished with 11 tackles (4 solo, 7 ast.).

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Week 10 Total Non-Conference Records Team Record Points Prev. All Games...... 14-12 1 Clemson (33) 7-0 1515 - Big 12 Opponents...... 3-0 2 Alabama (29) 6-0 1513 - Conference USA Opponents...... 4-4 3 Ohio State 2-0 1430 - American Opponents...... 1-3 4 Notre Dame 6-0 1351 - Sun Belt Football Championship Game ACC Opponents...... 0-1 5 Georgia 4-1 1289 - December 19 - Campus Site FBS Independent Opponents...... 0-4 6 Cincinnati 5-0 1199 7 East vs. West Divisional Winners 7 Texas A&M 4-1 1156 8 FCS Opponents...... 6-0 8 Florida 3-1 1066 10 The Sun Belt Conference has solidified its football AP Top 25...... 1-2 9 BYU 7-0 1014 11 postseason opportunities for the next six seasons with Coaches’ Poll Top 25...... 1-2 five bowl tie-ins beginning with the 2020 season. 10 Wisconsin 1-0 985 9 11 Miami 5-1 946 12 The conference’s new postseason lineup includes 12 Oregon 0-0 831 14 placement in three ESPN Events owned-and-operated 13 Indiana 2-0 765 17 bowl games and participation in the R+L Carriers New SUN BELT PRESEASON POLL Orleans Bowl and the LendingTree Bowl on an annual 14 Oklahoma State 4-1 760 6 basis. 2020 15 Coastal Carolina 6-0 527 20 16 Marshall 5-0 523 19 “We are coming off of our most successful season in EAST DIVISION 17 Iowa State 4-2 427 23 Sun Belt history,” said Sun Belt Commissioner Keith Gill. 1 App State (9) - 49 pts. “We’re excited to provide a flex model that allows for our 18 SMU 6-1 420 22 2 Georgia Southern - 36 pts. fans and schools to go to desirable locations with exciting 3 Troy (1) - 32 pts. 19 Oklahoma 4-2 405 24 opponents that are easily accessible and provides more 20 USC 0-0 354 21 revenue than the previous bowl cycle.” 4 Georgia State - 20 pts. 21 Boise State 2-0 336 25 5 Coastal Carolina - 13 pts. ESPN Events will hold the first, third and fourth selections 22 Texas 4-2 190 NR and will utilize a flex model to select teams into the WEST DIVISION 23 Michigan 1-1 151 13 following pool of games: 24 Auburn 4-2 144 NR 1 Louisiana (7) - 47 pts. 25 Liberty 6-0 118 NR • Boca Raton Bowl (Boca Raton, Fla.) 2 Arkansas State (2) - 40 pts. • Camellia Bowl (Montgomery, Ala.) 3 South Alabama (1) - 22 pts. • Cure Bowl (Orlando, Fla.) 4 Texas State - 21 pts. ORV: Northwestern 106, Louisiana 101, North Carolina 92, • Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise, Idaho) Penn State 87, Tulsa 73, Army 57, Kansas State 51, Utah 44, • SERVPRO First Responder Bowl (Dallas, Texas) 5 ULM - 20 pts. West Virginia 44, Washington 21, Purdue 15, Virginia Tech • Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl (Frisco, Texas) • Myrtle Beach Bowl (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) 11, San Diego State 8, Arizona State 7, Appalachian State • New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, N.M.) 2019 SUN BELT PLAYERS IN THE NFL 6, Wake Forest 5, Michigan State 4, California 3 The New Orleans Bowl will hold the second selection and the LendingTree Bowl will hold the fifth selection. Active Players

In addition to the league’s five bowl tie-ins, the Sun Belt Robert Hunt, Louisiana, OL – Miami Dolphins. champion has access annually to the New Year’s Six Darrynton Evans, App State, RB – Tennessee Titans bowls, managed by the Playoff, should the champion be selected as one of the top four teams Akeem Davis-Gaither, App State, LB – Cincinnati Bengals USA TODAY COACHES’ POLL overall by the CFP selection committee or ranked by the committee as the top champion among the Group of Kevin Dotson, Louisiana, OL – Pittsburgh Steelers Five conference champions. The Sun Belt champion is Week 10 determined by a matchup of the East Division and West Kindle Vildor, Georgia Southern, DB – Chicago Bears Team Record Points Prev. Division champions squaring off at the home site of the 1 Clemson (43) 7-0 1527 - divisional champion with the best overall conference Tyler Bass, Georgia Southern, K – Buffalo Bills 2 Alabama (17) 6-0 1503 - winning percentage. 3 Ohio State (2) 2-0 1407 - Younghoe Koo, Georgia Southern, K – Atlanta Falcons 4 Notre Dame 6-0 1358 - Jerick McKinnon, Georgia Southern, RB – San Francisco 49ers 5 Georgia 4-1 1304 - 6 Cincinnati 5-0 1157 7 Matt Breida, Georgia Southern, RB – Miami Dolphins 7 Texas A&M 4-1 1154 8 8 Florida 3-1 1101 9 Raymond Calais, Louisiana, RB – Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 9 BYU 7-0 1025 10 10 Miami 5-1 964 12 Hunter Atkinson, Georgia State, OL – Atlanta Falcons 11 Wisconsin 1-0 908 - Dec. 21 at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 26 at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 26 at 11 a.m. Aaron Brewer, Texas State, C – Tennessee Titans 12 Oklahoma State 4-1 783 6 13 Indiana 2-0 730 7 Frankie Griffin, Texas State, DB – Green Bay Packers 14 Oregon 0-0 725 15 15 Marshall 5-0 473 18 Bryan London, Texas State, LB – Los Angeles Rams 16 Coastal Carolina 6-0 464 21 Marcus Webb, Troy, DL – Seattle Seahawks 17 Iowa State 4-2 433 22 Dec. 22 at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 25 at 1:30 p.m. 18 SMU 6-1 421 23 Gerald Everett, South Alabama, TE – Los Angeles Rams 19 Oklahoma 4-2 413 24 20 USC 0-0 365 - Justin Hamilton, Louisiana, DT – Dallas Cowboys 21 Auburn 4-2 246 NR Steven McLendon, Troy, NT – Tampa Bay Buccaneers 22 Army 6-1 208 25 23 Boise State 2-0 204 NR 24 North Carolina 4-2 192 13 Developmental Team 25 Michigan 1-1 141 14 Dec. 22 at 2:30 p.m. Tae Hayes, App State, CB – Miami Dolphins Dec. 19 at 6 p.m. ORV: Texas 115, Northwestern 112, Liberty 92, Louisiana Jeremy Reaves, South Alabama , S – Washington Football Team 90, Kansas State 64, Utah 57, Penn State 56, Purdue 55, Josh Thomas, App State, DB – Buffalo Bills West Virginia 49, Virginia Tech 37, Appalachian State 32, Tulsa 29, Missouri 23, Boston College 20, NC State 16, Kirk Merritt, Arkansas State, WR – Miami Dolphins Kentucky 13, Memphis 12, Wake Forest 11, Arizona State 11, Dec. 26 at 2:30 p.m. Ja’Marcus Bradley, Louisiana, WR – Cleveland Browns Tennessee 11, California 9, Michigan State 9, Arkansas 8, South Carolina 8, Nevada 3, UCF 1, San Diego State 1 Injured Reserve

Omar Bayless, Arkansas State, WR – Carolina Panthers Dec. 24 at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 22 at 6 p.m. Will Sunderland, Troy, DB – Green Bay Packers All Times Central are Subject to Change @SunBelt SunBelt #SunBeltFB SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL - GAME PREVIEWS WEEK 10

ULM (0-7) AT GEORGIA STATE (2-3) * ARKANSAS STATE (3-4) AT LOUISIANA (5-1) * SAT., NOV. 7 • 11 A.M. CT • ESPN3 SAT., NOV. 7 • 11 A.M. CT • ESPNU

SERIES: ULM leads, 3-2 SERIES: Louisiana leads, 23-18 LAST MEETING: ULM, 45-31 (2019) LAST MEETING: Louisiana, 37-20 (2019)

NOTES: Georgia State looks to get back to its winning ways as it hosts ULM this weekend. NOTES: Louisiana looks to keep its win-streak going as it hosts Arkansas State this The Warhawks who are still searching for their first win of the season look optimistic Saturday on ESPNU. This is only Louisiana’s third home game this season. The Ragin’ as they lead the series 3-2 and won by double-digits last year. Back in 2018 when the Cajuns lead the series 23-18 which dates back to 1972. The Cajuns are 14-8 when playing Panthers hosted, they claimed the victory, 46-14. In that game, Georgia State that game the series at home with the last win (47-43) in Lafayette coming back in 2018. The generated 487 yards of total offense while producing four rushing touchdowns. The longest win streak in the series was six games from 1993-98, while the longest losing defense could be the difference-maker for ULM as it brings in the conference’s second- streak was four games from 1972-75. When it comes to scoring offense the Red Wolves best pass defense that is allowing an average of 176.3 yards a game, while Georgia State average 31.1 points to hold the edge over Louisiana’s 30.0 points. Louisiana this season is averaging 189.4 yards of passing offense. The Warhawks hold the edge in scoring has protected its quarterback by allowing six sacks against to tie for third in the Sun defense 35.7 to the Panthers’ 41.4 points per game. Georgia State brings the Sun Belt’s Belt, while A-State has allowed 22 sacks against. The Red Wolves on the other hand third-ranked scoring offense into the contest as it averages 33.6 points per game. The have been able to break through their opponents’ offense line to sack the quarterback Panthers hold the edge in the conference only total offense as they are averaging 371.8 12 times to tie for fourth in the conference. yards to ULM’s 368.0 yards. Desitin Coastes surpassed the 1,000 career-rushing mark two weeks ago against Troy and is ranked sixth in program history (1,117 yards).

TROY (4-2) AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN (4-2) * APP STATE (4-1) AT TEXAS STATE (1-7) * SAT., NOV. 7 • 1 P.M. CT • ESPN3 SAT., NOV. 7 • 2 P.M. CT • ESPN+

SERIES: Troy leads, 13-6 SERIES: App State leads, 2-0 LAST MEETING: Troy, 49-28 (2019) LAST MEETING: App State, 38-7 (2018)

NOTES: Troy heads to Georgia Southern this week as it looks to even its record out this NOTES: App State looks to stay pace in the East Division as it heads on the road to year against teams from the state of Georgia. The Trojans lead the series 13-6 dating back face Texas State this weekend. This will be the third time both teams meet with the to 1934, but since Georgia Southern restarted football in 1984 as an NCAA program, the Mountaineers leading the series, 2-0. App State is coming off a win over ULM, while Eagles are 6-5 in the series. The matchup is a series of runs as Troy has won the past the Bobcats are coming off a loss to Louisiana last week. Six of Texas State’s losses three with Georgia Southern winning the previous four. The Eagles have held opponents this season are by 10 or fewer points. The Bobcats are averaging 27.0 points per game to an average of 20.0 points per game this season, while Troy is scoring an average of this season, but the Mountaineers are averaging 34.0 points to rank second in the 32.3 points a game this year. The Trojans this year have generated 141 first downs to rank conference. When Texas State enters the Red Zone on offense it is successful 85.7 them third in the conference with 93 of them coming from the pass. Georgia Southern percent (24-for-28) of the time, while producing 22 of its 29 touchdowns from inside quarterback Shai Werts has five passing touchdowns this season, giving him 31 for his the 20-yard line. This week that Bobcats’ Red Zone offense will be tested as they face career. The school record for passing touchdowns is held by Tracy Ham, who had 34 in an App State Red Zone defense that ranks second in the conference. The Mountaineers the mid-80s. have allowed eight touchdowns and three field goals inside the Red Zone this season.

SOUTH ALABAMA (3-3) AT #15 COASTAL CAROLINA (6-0) * SUN BELT ON TV SAT., NOV. 7 • 7 P.M. CT • ESPNU SERIES: South Alabama leads, 1-0 More than 40 Sun Belt Conference games this season are slated to be broadcast LAST MEETING: South Alabama, 31-28 (2018) nationally. The Sun Belt Conference and ESPN relationship continues for its ninth season on the ESPN platform, including 38 games through Week 9. ESPN’s main channel will NOTES: No. 15 Coastal Carolina looks to keep its winning ways going as it hosts South be home to eight SBC games on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights through the Alabama on Saturday night. This will be the second time both teams will meet with the season. In addition to ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3 and ESPN+, Sun Belt Conference Jaguars taking the first contest, 31-28. The Chants are coming off a 51-0 win at Georgia games have been featured on CBS, FOX, FS1, CBS Sports Network and ACC Regional State last week, while South Alabama looks to bounce back from a 24-17 road loss at Sports Network. Georgia Southern. Two of South Alabama’s losses this season have been by seven or fewer points, and in its three wins, the Jaguars have scored 30 or more points this year. Coastal is averaging 40.3 points per game and is lead by quarterback Grayson McCall, who has been named to the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback award’s Great 8 List this week. The Chants have held opponents to 18 points per game, the second-fewest in the conference. Both teams rank first (Coastal: 187.0) and second (South Alabama: 158.2) in the Sun Belt in Passing Efficiency this season. NATIONAL AWARDS

WILLIAM V. CAMPBELL TROPHY ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL’S MANNING AWARD - Recognizes the best football scholar-athlete in the nation for combined academic success, - The Sun Belt has had seven quarterbacks this season named 2020 Weekly Honorees. football performance and exemplary leadership. September 8: Desmond Trotter (South Alabama) Cole Garrison (App State) Shai Werts (Georgia Southern) September 14: Layne Hatcher (Arkansas State) and Grayson McCall (Coastal Carolina) Forrestt Merrill (Arkansas State) Jonathan Ifedi (Georgia State) September 21: Tyler Vitt (Texas State) Tarron Jackson (Coastal Carolina) Brian Ankerson (South Alabama) October 12: Gunnar Watson (Troy) Cameron Kaye (Troy) Cameron Solomon (Louisiana) October 19: Grayson McCall (Coastal Carolina) October 26: Zac Thomas (App State) WUERFFEL TROPHY NOMINEES - Given to college football’s premier award for community service. MAXWELL AWARD WATCH LIST Andre Harris, Jr, OL (Arkansas State) Brian Ankerson (South Alabama) - Given to the Most Outstanding Player in college football each year. C.J. Brewer, DL (Coastal Carolina) Jalen Williams (Louisiana) Josh Johnson, RB (ULM) Levi Lewis, QB (Louisiana) Shai Werts, QB (Georgia Southern) Noah Hanna (App State) B.J. Smith, RB (Troy) Zac Thomas, QB (App State)

RIMINGTON TROPHY WATCH LIST FWAA FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN WATCH LIST - Award to the Nation’s Top Center. Cornelious Brown IV (Georgia State) Grayson McCall (Coastal Carolina) Noah Hannon (App State) Shane Vallot (Louisiana) Antavious Lane (Georgia State) Willie Lampkin (Coastal Carolina) Sam Thompson (Coastal Carolina) Brian Ankerson (South Alabama) Kimani Vidal (Troy) Kyren Lacy (Louisiana) Jacob Still (Arkansas State) Reece Jordan (Texas State) Jacon Solomon (Troy) Beau Johnson (Georgia Southern) Malik Sumter (Georgia State) Dylan Bradshaw (Troy) Calvin Hill (Texas State) Derrick Canteen (Georgia Southern)

CFPA NATIONAL PERFORMER OF THE YEAR WATCH LIST DAVEY O’BRIEN NATIONAL QUARTERBACK AWARD’S GREAT 8 LIST Grayson McCall (Coastal Carolina) Grayson McCall (Coastal Carolina) Layne Hatcher (Arkansas State)

@SunBelt SunBelt #SunBeltFB SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL WEEK 10 APP STATE (4-1, Sun Belt: 2-0) LOUISIANA (5-1, Sun Belt: 3-1) COMMUNICATIONS 9/12 Charlotte W, 35-20 9/12 at #23 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 10/22 Arkansas State * W, 45-17 10/14 Coastal Carolina * L, 30-27 Email: [email protected] 10/31 at ULM * W, 31-13 10/23 at UAB W, 24-20 Office: 828-262-2845 11/7 at Texas State * 2 p.m./ESPN+ 10/31 at Texas State * W, 44-34 Cell: 828-964-7183 11/14 Georgia State * 1:30 p.m./ESPN+ 11/7 Arkansas State * 11 a.m./ESPNU 11/21 at Coastal Carolina * TBA/TBA 11/14 South Alabama * 1 p.m./ESPN+ Arkansas State 11/28 Troy * 1:30 p.m./TBA 11/21 Central Arkansas TBA/TBA Jerry Scott 12/4 Louisiana * 6 p.m./ESPN 11/28 at ULM * TBA/TBA Email: [email protected] 12/12 at Georgia Southern * TBA/TBA 12/4 at App State * 6 p.m./ESPN Office: 870-972-3405

Coastal Carolina ARKANSAS STATE (3-4, Sun Belt: 1-3) ULM (0-7, Sun Belt: 0-4) 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 W, 50-27 10/10 at Liberty L, 40-7 Bryan Johnston 10/15 Georgia State * W, 59-52 10/24 at South Alabama * L, 38-14 Email: [email protected] 10/22 at App State * L, 45-17 10/31 App State * L, 31-13 Office: 912-478-5448 10/31 Troy * L, 38-10 11/7 at Georgia State * 11 a.m./ESPN3 11/7 at Louisiana * 11 a.m./ESPNU 11/14 at Arkansas State * 2 p.m./ESPN3 Georgia State 11/14 ULM * 2 p.m./ESPN3 11/21 at Louisiana Tech 3 p.m./STADIUM 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 #15 COASTAL CAROLINA (6-0, Sun Belt: 4-0) SOUTH ALABAMA (2-3, Sun Belt: 2-1) 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 #21 Louisiana * W, 30-27 10/17 Texas State * W, 30-20 10/24 Georgia Southern * W, 28-14 10/24 ULM * W, 38-14 John Lewandowski 10/31 at Georgia State * W, 51-0 10/29 at Georgia Southern * L, 24-17 Email: [email protected] 11/7 South Alabama * 7 p.m./ESPNU 11/7 at #15 Coastal Carolina * 7 p.m./ESPNU Office: 318-342-5378 11/14 at Troy * 11 a.m./ESPNU 11/14 at Louisiana * 1 p.m./ESPN+ 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 (4-2, Sun Belt: 2-2) TEXAS STATE (1-7, Sun Belt: 1-3) Rick Poulter 9/12 Campbell W, 27-26 9/5 SMU L, 31-24 Email: [email protected] 9/26 at #19 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 10/17 UMass W, 41-0 9/26 at Boston College L, 24-21 Troy 10/24 at #20 Coastal Carolina * L, 28-14 10/10 at Troy * L, 37-17 Adam Prendergast 10/29 South Alabama * W, 24-17 10/17 at South Alabama * L, 30-20 Email: [email protected] 11/7 Troy * 12 p.m./ESPN3 10/24 at #11 BYU L, 52-14 Office: 334-670-3832 11/14 Texas State * 2:30 p.m./ESPN3 10/31 Louisiana * L, 44-34 Sun Belt Conference 11/21 at Army TBA/TBA 11/7 App State * 2 p.m./ESPN+ 11/28 at Georgia State * TBA/TBA 11/14 at Georgia Southern * 2:30 p.m./ESPN3 Nancy Yasharoff 12/5 Florida Atlantic TBA/TBA 11/21 Arkansas State * TBA/TBA Sr. Associate Commissioner, Chief Communications & 12/12 App State * TBA/TBA 11/28 Coastal Carolina * TBA/TBA Branding Officer Email: [email protected] GEORGIA STATE (2-3, Sun Belt: 1-3) TROY (4-2, Sun Belt: 2-1) 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 * W, 37-17 Associate Commissioner, Football & Broadcasting 10/15 at Arkansas State * L, 59-52 10/17 Easten Kentucky W, 31-29 Email: [email protected] 10/24 at Troy * W, 36-34 10/24 Georgia State * L, 36-34 Office: 504-556-0886 10/31 #20 Coastal Carolina * L, 51-0 10/31 at Arkansas State * W, 38-10 11/7 ULM * 11 a.m./ESPN3 11/7 at Georgia Southern * 12 p.m./ESPN3 11/14 at App State* 1:30 p.m./ESPN+ 11/14 Coastal Carolina * 11 a.m./ESPNU 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

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