2020 FOOTBALL WEEKLY NEWS Mercedes-Benz Superdome For Immediate Release • Week 3 • September 15, 2020 1500 Sugar Bowl Drive • , LA 70112 Contacts: Nancy Yasharoff ([email protected]) SunBeltSports.org Contacts: Travis Llewellyn ([email protected])

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

Conference Overall EAST DIVISION W-L For Opp Pct W-L For Opp Pct Home Away Neut Streak Coastal Carolina 0-0 0 0 .000 1-0 38 23 1.000 0-0 1-0 0-0 Won 1 App State 0-0 0 0 .000 1-0 35 20 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 Won 1 Georgia Southern 0-0 0 0 .000 1-0 27 26 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 Won 1 Georgia State 0-0 0 0 .000 0-0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Troy 0-0 0 0 .000 0-0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 -

WEST DIVISION W-L For Opp Pct W-L For Opp Pct Home Away Neut Streak Louisiana 0-0 0 0 .000 1-0 31 14 1.000 0-0 1-0 0-0 Won 1 Arkansas State 0-0 0 0 .000 1-1 59 68 .500 0-0 1-1 0-0 Won 1 South Alabama 0-0 0 0 .000 1-1 56 48 .500 0-1 1-0 0-0 Lost 1 ULM 0-0 0 0 .000 0-1 7 37 .000 0-0 0-1 0-0 Lost 1 Texas State 0-0 0 0 .000 0-2 72 82 .000 0-2 0-0 0-0 Lost 2 STATISTICS http://sunbelt.me/FootballStats THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE QUICK HITS

Friday, September 18 Texas State at ULM * 6:30 p.m. SBC IS BACK ON ESPN IN WEEK 3 - The Sun Belt Conference is back on ESPN with two Campbell at Coastal Carolina 6:30 p.m. TV: ESPNU games during Week 3. Coastal Carolina on Friday night TV: ESPN Series: ULM leads, 5-3 against Campbell and Georgia Southern against FAU Series: Coastal Carolina leads, 1-0 Last Meeting: ULM, 24-14 (2019) on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. The rest of the action can been seen on CBS, ESPN2, and ESPNU. Last Meeting: Coastal Carolina, 58-21 (2018) All Times Central are Subject to Change THE SUN BELT CONFERENCE ON NATIONAL TV - The Sun Belt Conference announced its initial 2020 Saturday, September 19 * Conference Game football season TV schedule featuring 28 games on the #19/21 Louisiana at Gerorgia State * 11 a.m. ESPN networks, CBS Sports Network and Fox Sports. The TV: ESPN2 2020 season will be the ninth consecutive year that every SBC home game will appear on an ESPN platform. The Series: Louisiana leads, 4-0 Sun Belt Conference will have every game televised on a Last Meeting: Louisiana, 36-22 (2018) national broadcast network in Week 2 (September 12) and five games on national networks in Week 3 (September 19). This season, the conference will host games on #23/24 App State at Marshall 2:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday nights on ESPN’s main channel. TV: CBS THE SUN BELT “BE THE CHANGE” INITIATIVE Series: App State leads, 8-6 - Check out the BE THE CHANGE helmet decal and Last Meeting: Marshall, 50-17 (2002) patches our teams are wearing. BE THE CHANGE is the slogan for our racial equity initiative launched this summer. The Sun Belt believes one of the most Florida Atlantic at Georgia Southern PPD effective ways to make progress is to educate people about the power of civic engagement. In partnership with our student-athletes, coaches and staff, we are facilitating conversations that better educate those in our membership about our electoral process, work to help Troy at Middle 2:30 p.m. register voters and create meaningful dialogue with law TV: ESPN enforcement to build stronger community policing. Series: Troy leads, 8-4 We understand that it will be very difficult to assuage the Last Meeting: Middle Tennesse, 24-21 (2012) hurt and pain felt by so many. As an NCAA Division I FBS conference with over 4,000 student-athletes, coaches and administrators from all backgrounds, we intend to lead by example. We are proud to be the first FBS conference to hire an African American Commissioner. We support the efforts underway to help America improve our democracy with equal justice for all. Together, we can build a better future for all of our citizens and communities.

@SunBelt SunBelt #SunBeltFB SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL WEEK 3 WEEKLY AWARDS - SEPT. 14 BETWEEN THE HASH MARKS

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK SUN BELT CLASHES WITH CONFERENCE USA IN WEEK 3 Jonathan Adams • Arkansas State • WR • Jr. - Three Sun Belt teams (App State, Georgia Southern and Troy) will clash with Conference USA Opponents this week. Senior wide receiver Jonathan Adams Jr. recorded eight Troy (8-6 vs. Middle Tennessee) and App State (8-4 vs. Marshall) hold the series over its CUSA opponents and Georgia receptions for 98 yards and a career-high three touchdowns, Southern is facing Florida Atlantic for the first time. including the game winner with 38 seconds left, to help lift Arkansas State to a 35-31 road win over Kansas State. Adams - The Sun Belt built on its non-conference success from a year ago with 22 regular-season wins and the third-best eight receptions tied the most of his career, while his three winning percentage this season among the Group of Five conferences. touchdown receptions tied the third most in school history. The 1. American Athletic - 33-14 (.702) Jonesboro, Ark., native’s first two touchdown catches covered 2. Mountain West - 29-18 (.617) two and five yards, respectfully, while his game winner came 3. Sun Belt - 22-18 (.550) from 17 yards out. Adams’ season-high 98 yards included a long 4. Conference USA - 24-32 (.429) reception of 33 yards. 5. Mid-American - 18-30 (.375) DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK SUN BELT TEAMS IN NATIONAL POLLS Ferrod Gardner • Louisiana • LB • Sr. - This is the first time going back through the National Rankings the Sun Belt has had two teams ranked in the USA Posted a stellar performance in the team’s historic win at No. Today Coaches Poll and the Associate Press Poll. Both Louisiana and App State are ranked this week. Louisiana is #19 23 Iowa State, notching nine tackles and 1.0 sack...His 1.0 sack in the AP and #21 in the USA Today Polls while App State is #23 is the AP and #24 in the USA Today Polls. Arkansas is the first full sack of his career. Also added two quarterback State and Coastal Carolina this week are Receiving Votes in the USA Today Poll. hurries, tied for the most in his career. The senior helped Louisiana earn the team’s first-ever road win over a ranked HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF opponent. - Louisiana’s Chris Smith (95 yard kickoff return) and Eric Garror (83 yard punt returner) each had a return in the Ragin’ Cajuns game against No. 23 Iowa State on Sept. 12, 2020. Smith was also named the Sun Belt Special Teams Player of SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK the Week. Chris Smith • Louisiana • RB • So. - The last time a Sun Belt team had a player(s) return a kickoff and a punt for a touchdown in the same game was back Played a key role in Louisiana earning its first-ever win over a on September 7, 2019 when App State did it against Charlotte. top-25 opponent on the road, using a 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to put Louisiana on the board against No. 23 SUN BELT SWEEPS THE BIG 12 IN 2020 Iowa State. The return was his first career kickoff return for a - In 2019 the Sun Belt finished 1-1 against the Big 12, but in 2020 the SBC proved to be the dominating conference touchdown. Smith finished the game with 137 return yards between the two as it won all three road games in Week 2. In the last two years, the SBC is now 4-1 against the Autonomy on three attempts and also added 25 rushing yards on eight Five conference and Coastal Carolina is 2-0 after winning back-to-back Big 12 contests (both against Kansas in 2019 and carriers. 2020). Louisiana’s win over #23 Iowa State dropped them from the Week 3 rankings.

BLAKENEY ON 2021 CFB HALL OF FAME BALLOT - Former Troy Head Coach returns to the ballot for the second year, that features 78 players and seven coaches from the FBS level ... He led Troy to a 178 wins in 24 years while guiding the Trojans from the NCAA Division II WEEKLY AWARDS levels to its current level ... The annoucement for the Hall of Fame will come in early 2021.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK WEEK 2 TOUCHBACK Sept. 2...... Jalen Tolbert, South Alabama Louisiana 31, #23 Iowa State 14 Sept. 9...... Jonathan Adams, Arkansas State - Louisiana returned both a kickoff and a punt Sept. 16...... - Levi Lewis passed for 154 yards and a touchdown with a long of 78 while going 13-for-21. Sept. 23...... Sept. 30...... - Teams first win over a Big 12 team since 2009. Oct. 7...... Coastal Carolina 38, Kansas 23 Oct. 14...... - Quarterback Grayson McCall threw for 133 yards, three touchdowns and ran for 73 yards and two touchdowns. Oct. 21...... - Coastal converted three Kansas turnovers (2 Interceptions and a Fumble) into points all before halftime. Oct. 28...... Nov. 4...... Arkansas State 35, Kansas State 31 Nov. 11...... - Jonathan Adams Jr. earned the Maxwell Award for his peformance last week where he tallied 98 yards receiving on Nov. 18...... eight catches and three touchdowns Nov. 25...... - Logan Bonner went 17-for-28 for a total of 204 yards through the air with two touchdowns. Dec. 2...... App State 35, Charlotte 20 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Marcus Williams Jr. and Camerun Peoples each rushed for a 100 plus yards and a touchdown apiece. Sept. 2...... Nick Mobley, South Alabama - Zac Thomas threw for 204 yards and a touchdown while completiing 14 of his 21 attempts. Sept. 9...... Ferrod Gardner, Louisiana Sept. 16...... Georgia Southern 27, Campbell 26 Sept. 23...... - Quarterback Shai Werts rushed for 155 yards and touchdown while throwing for a touchdown. Sept. 30...... - Werts now has ten 100-yard rushing games for his career. Oct. 7...... South Alabama 24, Oct. 14...... Tulane 27 Oct. 21...... - Chance Lovertich passed for 247 yards and two touchdowns while completing 18 of his 29 attempts. Oct. 28...... - Kawaan Baker tallied 129 receiving yards and a score. Nov. 4...... Texas State 48, UTSA 51 2OT Nov. 11...... - Jeremiah Haydel had a 91 yard punt returner for a touchdown in late in the 4th. Nov. 18...... - Tyler Vitt through for 346 yards and four touchdowns. Nov. 25...... Dec. 2...... ULM 7, Army 37 - Colby Suits was 14-for-19 with 148 yards in the air with a touchdown. SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Travei Webster registered 11 tackles (5 Solo; 6 Ast.). Sept. 2...... Blake Grupe, Arkansas State Sept. 9...... Chris Smith, Louisiana Sept. 16...... Sept. 23...... Sept. 30...... Oct. 7...... Oct. 14...... Oct. 21...... Oct. 28...... Nov. 4...... Nov. 11...... Nov. 18...... Nov. 25...... Dec. 2...... @SunBelt SunBelt #SunBeltFB SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL WEEK 3 USA TODAY COACHES’ POLL 2020 POSTSEASON ACTION VS. NON-CONFERENCE OPP.

Week 3 Total Non-Conference Records Team Record Points Prev. All Games...... 6-5 1 Clemson(38) 1-0 1020 - Big 12 Opponents...... 3-0 2 Alabama (1) 0-0 973 3 3 Oklahoma 1-0 907 6 Conference USA Opponents...... 2-1 4 Georgia 0-0 904 - American Opponents...... 0-3 5 LSU (3) 0-0 852 - Sun Belt Football Championship Game ACC Opponents...... 0-0 6 Florida 0-0 837 8 Dec. 5 or Dec. 12 or Dec 19 - Campus Site FBS Independent Opponents...... 0-1 7 Notre Dame 1-0 760 10 East vs. West Divisional Winners 8 Texas 1-0 697 14 FCS Opponents...... 1-0 9 Auburn 0-0 694 11 The Sun Belt Conference has solidified its football AP Top 25...... 1-0 10 Texas A&M 0-0 639 13 postseason opportunities for the next six seasons with Coaches’ Poll Top 25...... 1-0 11 North Carolina 1-0 575 19 five bowl tie-ins beginning with the 2020 season. 12 Oklahoma State 0-0 547 16 13 Central Florida 0-0 414 21 The conference’s new postseason lineup includes 14 0-0 403 22 placement in three ESPN Events owned-and-operated 15 Memphis 1-0 314 NR bowl games and participation in the R+L Carriers New SUN BELT PRESEASON POLL Orleans Bowl and the LendingTree Bowl on an annual 16 Louisiville 1-0 313 NR basis. 17 Tennessee 0-0 309 NR 2020 18 1-0 267 NR “We are coming off of our most successful season in EAST DIVISION 19 Virginia 0-0 265 24 Sun Belt history,” said Sun Belt Commissioner Keith Gill. 1 App State (9) - 49 pts. 20 Kentucky 0-0 232 NR “We’re excited to provide a flex model that allows for our 2 Georgia Southern - 36 pts. 21 Louisiana 1-0 219 NR fans and schools to go to desirable locations with exciting 3 Troy (1) - 32 pts. 22 BYU 1-0 201 NR opponents that are easily accessible and provides more 4 Georgia State - 20 pts. 23 App State 1-0 177 NR revenue than the previous bowl cycle.” 5 Coastal Carolina - 13 pts. 24 Baylor 0-0 161 NR ESPN Events will hold the first, third and fourth selections 25 Army 2-0 127 NR and will utilize a flex model to select teams into the WEST DIVISION following pool of games: ORV: Georgia Tech 96, Pittsburgh 81, 59, 1 Louisiana (7) - 47 pts. Virginia 56, TCU 56, SMU 25, Tulane 20, South Carolina 18, • (Boca Raton, Fla.) 2 Arkansas State (2) - 40 pts. Boise State 15, Marshall 14, Arkansas State 13, Mississippi • Camellia Bowl (Montgomery, Ala.) 3 South Alabama (1) - 22 pts. State 12, Duke 12, Texas Tech 11, Coastal Carolina 8, Ole • (Orlando, Fla.) 4 Texas State - 21 pts. Miss 8, Iowa State 6, 5, South Florida 3. • (Boise, Idaho) 5 ULM - 20 pts. • SERVPRO (, Texas) • Tropical Smoothie Cafe (Frisco, Texas) • (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) • (Albuquerque, N.M.) 2020 SUN BELT NFL DRAFT

The will hold the second selection and - The Sun Belt Conference in this year’s NFL Draft had seven the LendingTree Bowl will hold the fifth selection. ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL players selected and tied for the most in conference history In addition to the league’s five bowl tie-ins, the Sun Belt dating back to the 2010 draft. champion has access annually to the New Year’s Six Week 3 bowls, managed by the Playoff, should Robert Hunt, Louisiana, OL - 2nd Rd. (39th overall) - Miami Dolphines. Team Record Points Prev. the champion be selected as one of the top four teams 1 Clemson (60) 1-0 1524 - overall by the CFP selection committee or ranked by the Darrynton Evans, App State, RB - 3rd Rd. (93rd overall) - Tennessee Titans 2 Alabama 0-0 1456 3 committee as the top champion among the Group of Five conference champions. The Sun Belt champion is Akeem Davis-Gaither, App State, LB - 4th Rd. (107th overall) - Cincinnati 3 Oklahoma 1-0 1361 5 determined by a matchup of the East Division and West Bengals 4 Georgia 0-0 1324 - Division champions squaring off at the home site of the 5 Florida 0-0 1237 8 divisional champion with the best overall conference Kevin Dotson, Louisiana, OL - 4th Rd. (135th overall) - Pittsburgh Steelers 6 LSU (1) 0-0 1236 - winning percentage. Kindle Vildor, Georgia Southern, DB - 5th Rd. (163rd overall) - Bears 7 Notre Dame 1-0 1155 10 The Sun Belt enters the 2020 season with the best bowl 8 Auburn 0-0 1055 11 winning percentage (.667, 14-7) among all 10 NCAA Tyler Bass, Georgia Southern, K- 6th Rd. (188th overall) by the Buffalo Bills 9 Texas 1-0 1033 14 Football Bowl Subdivision conferences over the last four th th 10 Texas A&M 0-0 983 13 seasons (2016-19). Last season, the league finished with Raymond Calais, Louisiana, RB - 7 Rd. (245 overall) - Tampa Bay Buccaneers. a .600 bowl winning percentage, earning three wins 11 Oklahoma State 0-0 927 15 in its five postseason matchups, to finish second to the 12 North Carolina 1-0 892 18 (8-2, .800) and first among the SUN BELT NFL UNDRAFTED SIGNEES 13 Cininnati 0-0 647 20 Group of Five conferences. 14 Central Florida 0-0 632 21 At present, 18 former players have inked contracts to join NFL With 25 non-conference wins (regular season and teams for rookie camps: 15 Tennessee 0-0 528 25 postseason) in 2019, the Sun Belt reset its all-time high 16 Memphis 1-0 495 NR set just a season prior. The conference recorded four Jordan Fehr, LB, App State – Minnesota Vikings 17 Miami 1-0 463 NR wins against Autonomy Five conference opponents Josh Thomas, DB, App State – Buffalo Bills 18 Louisville 1-0 387 NR – Georgia State defeated Tennessee, Coastal Carolina defeated Kansas and App State defeated South Carolina Omar Bayless, WR, Arkansas State – Carolina Panthers 19 Louisiana 1-0 377 NR and North Carolina – in the same season for the first 20 0-0 368 NR time in conference history, including firsts for Georgia Darreon Jackson, DB, Arkansas State – Los Angeles Rams State and Coastal Carolina. App State became the first in 21 BYU 1-0 357 NR Kirk Merritt, WR, Arkansas State – Miami Dolphins 22 Army 2-0 243 NR conference history to achieve two wins against Autonomy Five schools in the same season. Sterling Johnson, DL, Coastal Carolina c New York Jets 23 Kentucky 0-0 238 NR 24 App State 1-0 237 NR Sun Belt champion App State headlined a historic 2019 Donald Rutledge Jr., DB, Georgia Southern – Indianapolis Colts 25 Pittsburgh 1-0 157 NR season with the conference’s first in-season CFP Ranking Hunter Atkinson, OL, Georgia State – Falcons and capped its season ranked in the final CFP Rankings (20th) and the final Top 25 of both national polls – 19th Brandon Wright, P, Georgia State – Jacksonville Jaguars ORV: Baylor 146, West Virginia 81, Georgia Tech 69, TCU 49, in the final Associated Press Top 25 and 18th in the final Virginia 39, Arkansas State 33, SMU 32, Mississippi State Amway Coaches powered by USA Today Sports Top 25. Ja’Marcus Bradley, WR, Louisiana – Cleveland Browns 14, Iowa State 14, Boise State 6, South Florida 6, Ole Miss West Division champion Louisiana was among the teams Michael Jacquet III, DB, Louisiana – Philadelphia Eagles 5 , UAB 4, 3, Florida State 2, Air Force 2, Marshall receiving votes in both final Top 25 polls, putting a stamp on its milestone season. The Ragin’ Cajuns recorded a Travis Reed, DB, South Alabama – Indianapolis Colts 2, 1. school-record 11 wins, a second-straight Sun Belt West Jeffery Whatley, DL, South Alabama – Cleveland Browns Division title and their first bowl win outside of the state of Louisiana since 1944. Aaron Brewer, OL, Texas State – Tennessee Titans Frankie Griffin, DB, Texas State – Green Bay Packers Bryan London, LB, Texas State – Los Angeles Rams Will Sunderland, DB, Troy – Green Bay Packers Marcus Webb, DL, Troy – Seattle Seahawks @SunBelt SunBelt #SunBeltFB SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL - GAME PREVIEWS WEEK 3

CAMPBELL(0-1) AT COASTAL CAROLINA (1-0) #19/21 LOUISIANA (1-0) AT GEORGIA STATE (0-0) FRI., SEPT. 18 • 6:30 P.M. CT • ESPN SAT., SEPT. 19 • 12 P.M. CT • ESPN2

SERIES: Coastal Carolina leads, 1-0 SERIES: Louisiana leads, 4-0 LAST MEETING: Coastal Carolina, 58-21, (2018) LAST MEETING: Louisiana, 36-22 (2018) NOTES: Coastal Carolina and Campbell will meet just for the second time with the NOTES: Georgia State is opening its season on national-television against #19/21 ranked Chanticleers taking the only contest two years ago. The Chanticleers are coming off a Louisiana who is coming off an upset win over Iowa State who was ranked 23rd last week. win in its second win in program history against Kansas, 38-23. Coastal used three key The Panthers are in their 11th season of football and seventh at the FBS level. Georgia takeaways that led to 21 points against the Jayhawks last week while generating 318 State returners eight starters on offense and eight starters on defense this season. Shawn yards of total offense. The Chanticleers posted 185 on the ground and 133 through the air Elliot is entering his third season as the Panthers head coach and in those three years, in their first game. The last time Coastal and Campbell met back in 2018, the Chanticleers Georgia State has earned two bowl berths. Louisiana’s win last week was the first-ever trailed 21-17 halfway through the second quarter before they dominated the rest of the win on the road against a ranked opponent in program history. The last time the Ragin contest before scoring 41 straight points. Coastal didn’t allow the Camels to score at all in Cajuns defeated a ranked team was back in 1996 against Texas A&M and the last win the second half. This will be Campbell’s second game of the season and second in back- against a Big 12 school was in 2009 against Kansas State. Teammates, Chris Smith, and to-back weeks against a Sun Belt opponent. The Camels went into Statesboro, Georgia Ferrod Gardner were named Special Teams and Defense Players of the Week for the where they lost 27-26 against Georgia Southern. Campbell produced 369 yards of total Sun Belt for their performances last week. Smith tallied a 95-yard kickoff return, while offense with 237 of those yards coming through the air. Their defense held Georgia Gardner notched nine tackles and a sack in the contest. Southern to just 62 yards passing.

#23/24 APP STATE (1-0) AT MARSHALL (1-0) SAT., SEPT. 19 • 2:30 P.M. CT • CBS

SERIES: App State leads, 8-6 TEXAS STATE (0-2) AT ULM (0-1) LAST MEETING: Marshall, 50-17 (2002) SAT., SEPT. 19 • 6:30 P.M. CT • ESPNU NOTES: App State and Marshall are both coming off opening season wins as both SERIES: ULM leads, 5-3 teams meet for the 15th time in program history. The last time both teams met it saw LAST MEETING: ULM, 24-14 (2017) Marshall rumbling to a 50-17 win back in 2002. App State for the second time this season is facing a Conference USA opponent. The Mountaineers enter their second NOTES: Texas State and ULM mark the second conference game of the week for the game of the season ranked 23rd in the USA Today and 24th in the AP polls. App State Sun Belt and the ninth time both teams will face each other. ULM holds a 5-3 series is coming off a 35-20 win against Charlotte where it posted 512 yards of total offense mark and took the last game 24-14 over Texas State back in 2017. The Warhawks have with 308 of those yards coming on the ground. The Mountaineers were 6 of 10 on third won the last four meetings straight and are 2-2 when playing in Monroe, Louisiana down conversations while registering 29 first downs to the Minors 16. The Herd enters against Texas State. ULM is leading the SBC in pass defense. The Bobcats are the contest 1-0 with a 59-0 win over Eastern Kentucky back on September 5th. Last coming off a double-overtime loss to USTA, 51-48. Texas State produced 472 yards week, the Herd were supposed to face East Carolina but that game was postponed. of total offense with 39 of those yards coming through the air. Bobcats’ Thirteen different Marshall receivers finished with receptions against Eastern Kentucky. quarterback Tyler Vitt threw for 346 yards and four touchdowns while going 26- The Herd generated 34 first downs to EKU’s seven. for-40 for the game while Jeremiah Haydel returned a 91-yard punt return for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter. ULM is coming off a 37-7 defeat to Army in its opening week contest. The Warhawks last week threw for 163 yards and the games only touchdown. ULM is 3-1 in its last four home openers with the only loss coming back in 2016 to Southern Mississippi, 28-17. TROY (0-0) AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE (0-1) SAT., SEPT. 19 • 2:30 P.M. CT • ESPN

SERIES: Troy leads, 8-4 LAST MEETING: Middle Tennessee, 24-21 (2012) NOTES: Troy and Middle Tennessee will meet for the 13th time with the Trojans holding the series record, 8-4. The last time both teams met a field goal (24-21) was the difference- maker for the Blue Raiders. Troy is 2-2 in the last four years in Week 1 games and looks to keep the winning streak going this year. The Trojans are 4-3 when playing at Middle Tennessee with its last win there coming in 2010 when they won, 42-13. The Blue Raiders are coming off a tough 42-0 loss to Army back on September 5th. Middle Tennesse in the last two seasons has opened the season with a loss but bounces right back in its second game with a win.

@SunBelt SunBelt #SunBeltFB SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL WEEK 3 APP STATE (1-0, Sun Belt: 0-0) LOUISIANA (1-0, Sun Belt: 0-0) COMMUNICATIONS 9/12 Charlotte W, 35-20 9/12 at #23 Iowa State W, 31-14 9/19 at Marshall 2:30 p.m./CBS 9/19 at Georgia State * 11 a.m./ESPN2 App State 9/26 Campbell 11 a.m./ESPN+ 9/26 Georgia Southern * 11 a.m./ESPN2 Joey Jones 10/7 Louisiana * 6:30 p.m./ESPN 10/7 at App State * 6:30 p.m./ESPN Email: [email protected] 10/14 at Georgia Southern * 6:30 p.m./ESPN 10/17 Coastal Carolina * TBA/TBA Office: 828-262-2845 10/22 Arkansas State * 6:30 p.m./ESPN 10/23 at UAB 7 p.m./CBSSN Cell: 828-964-7183 10/31 at ULM * TBA/TBA 10/31 at Texas State * TBA/ESPN+ 11/7 at Texas State * TBA/TBA 11/7 Arkansas State * TBA/TBA Arkansas State 11/14 Georgia State * 1:30 p.m./TBA 11/14 South Alabama * TBA/TBA 11/21 at Coastal Carolina * TBA/TBA 11/21 TBA/TBA Jerry Scott 11/28 Troy * 1:30 p.m./TBA 11/28 at ULM * TBA/TBA Email: [email protected] Office: 870-972-3405

ARKANSAS STATE (1-1, Sun Belt: 0-0) ULM (0-1, Sun Belt: 0-0) Coastal Carolina 9/5 at Memphis L, 37-24 9/12 at Army L, 37-7 9/12 at Kansas State W, 35-31 9/19 Texas State * 6:30 p.m./ESPNU Kevin Davis 9/26 Tulsa 2:30 p.m./ESPN2 9/26 UTEP 2:30 p.m./ESPNU Email: [email protected] 10/3 at Coastal Carolina * TBA/TBA 10/3 Georgia Southern * TBA/TBA Office: 843-349-2822 10/10 Central Arkansas TBA/TBA 10/10 at Liberty TBA/TBA 10/15 Georgia State * 6:30 p.m./ESPN 10/24 at South Alabama * TBA/TBA Georgia Southern 10/22 at App State * 6:30 p.m./ESPN 10/31 App State * TBA/TBA Bryan Johnston 10/31 Troy * TBA/TBA 11/7 at Georgia State * TBA/TBA Email: [email protected] 11/7 at Louisiana * TBA/TBA 11/14 at Arkansas State * TBA/TBA Office: 912-478-5448 11/14 ULM* TBA/TBA 11/21 at Louisiana Tech 3 p.m./ 11/21 at Texas State * TBA/TBA 11/28 Louisana * 3 p.m./TBA Georgia State 11/28 South Alabama * TBA/TBA 12/5 at Troy * TBA/ESPN3 Allison George Email: [email protected] COASTAL CAROLINA (1-0, Sun Belt: 0-0) SOUTH ALABAMA (1-1, Sun Belt: 0-0) Office: 404-413-4032 9/12 at Kansas W, 38-23 9/3 at Southern Mississippi W, 32-21 9/18 Campbell 6:30 p.m./ESPN 9/12 Tulane * L, 27-24 Louisiana 10/3 Arkansas State * TBA/TBA 9/24 UAB 6:30 p.m./ESPN Patrick Crawford 10/17 at Louisiana * TBA/TBA 10/3 Troy * TBA/TBA Email: [email protected] 10/24 Georgia Southern * TBA/TBA 10/17 Texas State * TBA/TBA Office: 337-482-5393 10/31 at Georgia State * TBA/TBA 10/24 ULM * TBA/TBA 11/7 South Alabama * TBA/TBA 10/29 at Georgia Southern * 6:30 p.m./ESPN ULM 11/14 at Troy 2:30 p.m./TBA 11/7 at Coastal Carolina * TBA/TBA John Lewandowski 11/21 App State * TBA/TBA 11/14 at Louisiana * TBA/TBA 11/28 at Texas State * TBA/ESPN+ 11/21 Georgia State * TBA/TBA Email: [email protected] 12/5 Liberty TBA/TBA 11/28 at Arkansas State * TBA/TBA Office: 318-342-5378

South Alabama GEORGIA SOUTHERN (1-0, Sun Belt: 0-0) TEXAS STATE (0-2, Sun Belt: 0-0) Brian Fremund 9/12 Campbell W, 27-26 9/5 SMU L, 31-24 Email: [email protected] 9/19 Florida Atlantic 3 p.m./ESPN 9/12 UTSA L, 51-48 2 OT Office: 251-414-8032 9/26 at Louisiana * 11 a.m./ESPN2 9/19 at ULM * 6:30 p.m./ESPNU 10/3 at ULM * 6 p.m./TBA 9/26 at Boston College TBA/TBA Texas State 10/14 App State * 6:30 p.m./ESPN 10/10 at Troy * TBA/TBA Rick Poulter 10/24 at Coastal Carolina * TBA/TBA 10/17 at South Alabama * TBA/TBA Email: [email protected] 10/29 South Alabama * 6:30 p.m./ESPN 10/24 at BYU TBA/TBA Office: 512-245-2966 11/7 Troy * TBA/TBA 10/31 Louisiana * TBA/TBA 11/14 Texas State * TBA/TBA 11/7 App State * TBA/TBA Troy 11/21 at Army TBA/TBA 11/14 at Georgia Southern * TBA/TBA Adam Prendergast 11/28 at Georgia State * TBA/TBA 11/21 Arkansas State * TBA/TBA 11/28 Coastal Carolina * TBA/TBA Email: [email protected] Office: 334-670-3832

GEORGIA STATE (0-0, Sun Belt: 0-0) TROY (0-0, Sun Belt: 0-0) Sun Belt Conference 9/19 #21/23 Louisiana * 11 a.m./ESPN2 9/19 at Middle Tennessee 3 p.m./ESPNU Nancy Yasharoff 9/26 at Charlotte 11 a.m./ESPNU 9/26 at BYU 9:15 p.m./ESPN 10/3 East Carolinal TBA/TBA 10/3 at South Alabama * TBA/TBA Sr. Associate Commissioner, Chief Communications & 10/15 at Arkansas State * 6:30 p.m./ESPN 10/10 Texas State * TBA/TBA Branding Officer 10/24 at Troy * TBA/TBA 10/17 Easten Kentucky * 6 p.m./TBA Email: [email protected] 10/31 Coastal Carolina * TBA/TBA 10/24 Georgia State * TBA/TBA Cell: 202-531-0162 11/7 ULM * TBA/TBA 10/31 at Arkansas State * TBA/TBA 11/14 at App State* TBA/TBA 11/7 at Georgia Southern * TBA/TBA Travis Llewellyn 11/21 at South Alabama * TBA/TBA 11/14 Coastal Carolina * TBA/TBA Associate Commissioner, Football & Broadcasting 11/28 Georgia Southern * TBA/TBA 11/21 Middle Tennessee TBA/TBA Email: [email protected] 11/28 at App State TBA/TBA Office: 504-556-0886 12/5 ULM * TBA/TBA

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