Category: Georgia Southern

Georgia Southern vs Louisiana Prediction, Game Preview

Georgia Southern Eagles vs Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns prediction, game preview.

Georgia Southern Eagles vs Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns prediction, game preview.

Georgia Southern vs Louisiana Broadcast

Date: Saturday, September 26
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA
Network: ESPN2

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Georgia Southern (1-0) vs Louisiana (2-0) Game Preview

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Why Georgia Southern Will Win

To get ugly and put a global pandemic into a football analysis – Louisiana will be missing at least five key players, including star RB Elijah McGuire.

From positive test to contact tracing concerns, this isn’t going to be the same team that got though Iowa State and Georgia State on the road to start the season.

LB Joe Dillon will be out, too – the defense that allowed 381 rushing yards and five scores in the first two games can’t handle losing a slew of good parts against this running game.

Georgia Southern was missing over 20 players against Campbell to start the season, and it got out with a 27-26 win. Now the team is healthier.

Why Louisiana Will Win

Louisiana is deep enough to be okay with the personnel losses. Mitchell might be out, but running mate Trey Regas can handle the workload – he’s back No. 1A in the offense – and Levi Lewis and the passing game can start doing more.

Campbell was able to move the chains well in the 27-26 loss to Georgia Southern, but it was crushed with too many penalties. It had one play to get a two-point conversion for the win, and missed.

This might be a different Georgia Southern team than the one from a few weeks ago, but the Louisiana offense should still work just fine. And …

What’s Going To Happen

Louisiana has been able to handle the Eagle option offense. It allowed 215 rushing yards in last year’s 37-24 Ragin’ Cajun win, and it should be able to lock down just enough to not lose control of the game.

Even without Mitchell, Louisiana might still outgain the Eagles on the ground.

Georgia Southern vs Louisiana Prediction, Line

Louisiana 34, Georgia Southern 20
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Louisiana -11.5, o/u: 52
ATS Confidence out of 5: 1.5

Must See Rating: 2.5

5: RBG
1: DTF

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How Did The Sun Belt Do It? What Have We Learned?

After three revealing weeks of being tested in the pigskin cauldron, what have we learned about the Sun Belt? Contact @astatefanrules When the Sun Belt announced that it would proceed with a full schedule, despite the looming threat of COVID-19, the …

After three revealing weeks of being tested in the pigskin cauldron, what have we learned about the Sun Belt?

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When the Sun Belt announced that it would proceed with a full schedule, despite the looming threat of COVID-19, the conference had but one mandate: TO BRING THE HEAT. And guess what? We did.

The Sun Belt Established Its Bona Fides

Even in losses (if we throw ULM’s disaster against Army), the Sun Belt performed in entertaining fashion before national audiences. Sweeping the Big XII sweetened the pot, with Louisiana’s win over ranked Iowa State providing the bow and the cherry. As a result, we’ve seen two Sun Belt programs crack the AP Top 25, which is historical on a biblical scale.

The Basement Belt is Moving On Up

Remember when Coastal, South Bama, Georgia State and Texas State suuuuuucked? Of course you do. It was just last year, you goobers. The Basement of the Belt is rising thanks to hungry young coaches and the maturing of talent. Who among the four have the most potential to unseat a Sun Belt titan? Coastal has the wins, but the Panthers seem to have a lot of pieces in place to give Troy and Appalachian State problems. Meanwhile, the Bobcats and Jags still have issues, but they also have ability. There are no such things as an easy win in the Sun Belt.

Appalachian State is Sheriff (But for How Long?)

The Mountaineers opened the season in the AP Top 25 and responded by struggling at home versus Charlotte and then losing pitifully to Marshall. No longer ranked, Appalachian State appears to be missing punch on both sides of the ball, especially at the ground game. The Sun Belt East sees the Sheriff staggering early, and there’s a host of eager desperadoes looking to take the badge.

Cajuns are For Realz

Yes, Louisiana struggled against the Panthers in Atlanta. Was it a “comedowner” from beating #23 Iowa State? Perhaps. Is it that Georgia State is not without considerable skills? Indeed. Still, the Sun Belt’s lone ranked team looks tremendous despite losing key talent to the NFL last season. Sun Belt coaches, however, will be studying how that Panther’s defense held up so well against Levi Lewis and all of his many weapons.

Troy Beat Middle Tennessee

Nobody in the Sun Belt cares for Middle, so job well done, Trojans. MTSU is trending down these days, and the win was business for Troy. However, the 47-14 score is hard to dismiss. Is Gunner Watson a legit QB threat? Is the defense, coming off THREE PICKS, good enough to give the Mountaineers a run?

Arkansas State Might Be Back

Were the Red Wolves ever really gone? Argue among yourselves. What can’t be disputed is that Jay Adams is a legit stud at wide receiver and the QB combo of Layne Hatcher and Logan Bonner is a successful experiment. The defense remains an issue, especially with COVID-19 contact tracing decimating important positions, like linebacker. Still, the squad had its moments against Kansas State. But it’s this week’s game against an improved Tulsa team that will truly determine whether or not the Red Wolves are back in business.

COVID Continues to Suck

The coronavirus and its contact tracing measures canceled games for Georgia Southern and Arkansas State during the three week Golden Age of the Sun Belt. Still, the conference’s success coaxed the Big 10 (and soon, the Pac-12 and Mountain West) back on the field. Welcome to the party, pal. Expect cancelations to plague the rest of the season.

A former notary public, Jeremy Harper is a professional writer and Chief Instigator for Storm the Castle Creative. He spends much of his free time staring blankly into space. 

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Florida Atlantic vs Georgia Southern Prediction, Game Preview

Florida Atlantic Owls vs Georgia Southern Eagles prediction and game preview.

Florida Atlantic Owls vs Georgia Southern Eagles prediction and game preview.

Florida Atlantic vs Georgia Southern Broadcast

Date: Saturday, September 19
Game Time: 4:00 ET
Venue: Allen E Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA
Network: ESPN2

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Florida Atlantic (0-0) vs Georgia Southern (1-0) Game Preview

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Why Florida Atlantic Will Win

Will Georgia Southern be back to normal?

It was missing over 30 players in the close-call win over Campbell, and it showed. The Eagles pulled out a 27-26 thriller, but they had issues with Camel QB Hajj-Malik Williams, and their ground game struggled to take over the game despite the 284 yards.

New Florida Atlantic QB Nick Tronti is a former Indiana transfer who should make the passing game shine against an Eagle secondary that struggled to come up with key stops. But can the Owl defensive front deal with the Georgia Southern option attack?

FAU has athletes across the board, but …

Why Georgia Southern Will Win

Will Florida Atlantic be back to normal?

It had to cancel a practice this week because of positive tests, and it’s still trying to get this game going. As is, the Owls needed to do a major rebuild on the defensive side, and the last thing any team needs against a team like Georgia Southern is to break in a slew of new linebackers.

No, it wasn’t a perfect performance for Georgia Southern against Campbell, but Shai Werts ran for 155 yards and a score, and almost as importantly, he added just enough to the passing game to be a factor.

What’s Going To Happen

No, really, who’s healthy?

New FAU head coach Willie Taggart has had to patch things together in a variety of ways this offseason, and now he and his team have to work more than ever to  come up with a team able to get this going against the dangerous Eagle option attack.

It all depends on who can play and who can’t – Taggart and FAU haven’t said who’s able to go – but let’s play it straight. If the Owls really are able to field enough of the key parts to play, the offense should be good enough to overcome a huge day from Werts and the Eagle ground game.

Florida Atlantic vs Georgia Southern Prediction, Line

Florida Atlantic 27, Georgia Southern 23
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Georgia Southern -1.5, o/u: 47.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 1

Must See Rating: 3

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Sun Belt Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 2

Sun Belt college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 2 of the season.

Sun Belt college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 2 of the season.

How are the Sun Belt predictions so far?
Straight Up: 2-1, ATS 2-1, o/u: 3-0

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Click on each game for game preview & prediction 

Saturday, September 12

Charlotte at Appalachian State

12:00 ESPN2
Line: Appalachian State -17, o/u: 59
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Louisiana at Iowa State

12:00 ESPN
Line: Iowa State -11.5, o/u: 57
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Arkansas State at Kansas State

12:00 FOX
Line: Kansas State -10.5, o/u: 54.5
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ULM at Army

1:30 CBS Sports Network
Line: Army -21, o/u: 54.5
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UTSA at Texas State

3:30 ESPN2
Line: Texas State -9, o/u: 58.5
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Campbell at Georgia Southern

3:30 ESPNU
Line: No Line, o/u: No Line
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Tulane at South Alabama

7:30 ESPN2:
Line: Tulane -9.5, o/u: 52.5
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Coastal Carolina at Kansas

10:00 FS1
Line: Kansas -7, o/u: 56.5
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Georgia Southern vs Campbell Prediction, Game Preview

Georgia Southern Eagles vs Campbell Camels prediction and game preview.

Georgia Southern Eagles vs Campbell Camels prediction and game preview.

Georgia Southern vs Campbell Broadcast

Date: Saturday, September 12
Game Time: 3:30 ET
Venue: Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA
Network: ESPNU

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Georgia Southern (0-0) vs Campbell (0-0) Game Preview

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Why Campbell Will Win

The Camels have an interesting offense.

The running game is good, the attack gets back three starters up front, and sophomore Hajj-Malik Williams is one of the best all-around quarterbacks in the FCS. He led the team with 664 rushing yards and nine scores, and he threw for over 2,000 yards for a deep attack with plenty of other options.

Georgia Southern might have the big ground game coming into this, but Campbell should flirt with the 200-yard rushing mark.

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Why Georgia Southern Will Win

Can Campbell stop the run? If last year was any indication, nope.

The Camels were 114th in the FCS in run defense allowing 236 yards per game and 5.5 yards per carry. They return seven starters including two linebackers, but only one starter is back on the defensive front.

This is a veteran Georgia Southern offensive backfield that knows what it’s doing. If the option is working from the start, it’s going to take control of the tempo. It’s a deep group of runners around QB Shai Wertz – the Eagle ground game will keep coming in waves.

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What’s Going To Happen

The Campbell offense will be good enough to put some points on the board, and LB Justice Galloway-Velazquez and the defense will come up with a few early stops. It won’t be nearly enough as the Eagles get on a roll on the way to over 300 rushing yards.

Georgia Southern vs Campbell Prediction, Line

Georgia Southern 40, Campbell 17
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No Line, o/u: No Line

Must See Rating: 1.5

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Sun Belt Preseason Predictions For Every Game

What’s going to happen this season in the Sun Belt? The schedules and predictions for each team and every game. 

What’s going to happen this season in the Sun Belt?  The schedules and predictions for each team and every game. 

Sun Belt Preseason Predicted Finish

East
1. Appalachian State
2. Georgia Southern
3. Troy
4. Georgia State
5. Coastal Carolina

West
1. Louisiana
2. Arkansas State
3. ULM
4. South Alabama
5. Texas State

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Sun Belt Championship Prediction

Louisiana over Appalachian State

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Sun Belt East Schedules

Appalachian State Football Schedule

2020 Record: 0-0
2020 Preseason Prediction: 10-2
2020 Preseason Sun Belt Prediction: 7-1
2019 Preseason Prediction: 9-3
2019: 13-1, 2018: 11-2
2020 Appalachian State Preview

Sept. 5 OPEN DATE
Sept. 12 Charlotte W
Sept. 19 at Marshall W
Sept. 26 Campbell W
Oct. 3 OPEN DATE
Oct. 7 Louisiana W
Oct. 14 at Georgia Southern W 
Oct. 24 Arkansas State L
Oct. 31 at ULM W
Nov. 7 at Texas State W
Nov. 14 Georgia State W
Nov. 21 at Coastal Carolina W
Nov. 28 Troy W

Coastal Carolina Football Schedule

2020 Record: 0-0
2020 Preseason Prediction: 4-7
2020 Preseason Sun Belt Prediction: 2-6
2019 Preseason Prediction: 4-8
2019: 5-7, 2018: 5-7
2020 Coastal Carolina Preview

Sept. 5 OPEN DATE
Sept. 12 at Kansas L
Sept. 19 Campbell W
Sept. 26 OPEN DATE
Oct. 3 Arkansas State L
Oct. 10 OPEN DATE
Oct. 17 at Louisiana L
Oct. 24 Georgia Southern L
Oct. 29 at Georgia State L
Nov. 7 South Alabama W
Nov. 14 at Troy L
Nov. 21 Appalachian State L
Nov. 28 at Texas State W
Dec. 5 Liberty W 

Georgia Southern Football Schedule

2020 Record: 0-0
2020 Preseason Prediction: 8-3
2020 Preseason Sun Belt Prediction: 6-2
2019 Preseason Prediction: 7-5
2019: 7-6, 2018: 10-3
2020 Georgia Southern Preview

Sept. 5 OPEN DATE
Sept. 12 Campbell W
Sept. 19 Florida Atlantic W
Sept. 26 at Louisiana L
Oct. 3 at ULM W
Oct. 10 OPEN DATE
Oct. 14 Appalachian State L
Oct. 24 at Coastal Carolina W
Oct. 31 South Alabama W
Nov. 7 Troy W
Nov. 14 Texas State W
Nov. 21 at Army  L
Nov. 28 at Georgia State W

Georgia State State Football Schedule

2020 Record: 0-0
2020 Preseason Prediction: 3-7
2020 Preseason Sun Belt Prediction: 3-5
2019 Preseason Prediction: 4-8
2019: 7-6, 2018: 2-10
2020 Georgia State Preview

Sept. 5 OPEN DATE
Sept. 12 OPEN DATE
Sept. 19 Louisiana L
Sept. 26 at Charlotte L
Oct. 3 East Carolina L
Oct. 10 OPEN DATE
Oct. 15 at Arkansas State L
Oct. 24 at Troy L
Oct. 29 Coastal Carolina W
Nov. 7 ULM W
Nov. 14 at Appalachian State L
Nov. 21 at South Alabama W
Nov. 28 Georgia Southern L

Troy Football Schedule

2020 Record: 0-0
2020 Preseason Prediction: 6-6
2020 Preseason Sun Belt Prediction: 5-3
2019 Preseason Prediction: 9-3
2019: 5-7, 2018: 10-3
2020 Troy Preview

Sept. 5 OPEN DATE
Sept. 12 OPEN DATE
Sept. 19 at Middle Tennessee L
Sept. 26 at BYU L
Oct. 3 at South Alabama W
Oct. 8 Texas State W
Oct. 17 Eastern Kentucky W
Oct. 24 Georgia State W
Oct. 31 at Arkansas State L
Nov. 7 at Georgia Southern L
Nov. 14 Coastal Carolina W
Nov. 21 Middle Tennessee L
Nov. 28 at Appalachian State L
Dec. 5 ULM 
W

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The Sun Belt Opens The Season With An Opportunity It Can’t Possibly Screw Up (Right?)

The Sun Belt Opens The Season With An Opportunity It Can’t Possibly Screw Up (Right?) Never overestimate the Sun Belt’s capacity for calamity Contact @astatefanrules As I write this, the student news paper for the University of North Carolina has …

The Sun Belt Opens The Season With An Opportunity It Can’t Possibly Screw Up (Right?)

Never overestimate the Sun Belt’s capacity for calamity

Contact @astatefanrules

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As I write this, the student news paper for the University of North Carolina has already declared the semester “a clusterfuck.”  Meanwhile, Notre Dame is reporting a big spike in COVID-19 cases. The MAC canceled its fall season, and the Big 10 and Mountain West followed suit.

Yet, some college football conferences are heroically plowing forward. Among them, although from opposite ends of the FBS spectrum: the SEC and the Sun Belt. Why? America needs football, damnit! Who cares that Major League Baseball can’t field a weekend of games without creating a pandemic hotspot? Or that the NBA has only maintained its health by sealing itself inside the World’s Happiest Bubble?  The Sun Belt and the SEC may be divided by tens hundreds of millions of dollars, but they are united by life’s universally accepted coin – hardheadedness .

Whether it is wise to host a football season in this “time of uncertainly” is up for debate. However, what’s absolutely clear is that the Sun Belt has an opportunity.

By the time the SEC plays its first game (of an incestuous 8-game schedule), the Sun Belt will already be 3-weeks deep into its own schedule. The Sun Belt will have applied its molten heat on the likes of Kansas, Kansas State, Iowa State, and Memphis among others. That’s three weeks of owning the South with exclusive college football content. While SEC pundits are spitting out practice boring reports and cranky Saban quotes, the Sun Belt will be playing ACTUAL GAMES.

How does the Sun Belt handle this plum situation? The right answer is BALLSY, of course. But knowing the Sun Belt, and not knowing much about Sun Belt Commissioner Keith Gill (despite being on the job for more than a year and a half), the response will be prudent and cautious, and that’s just lame.

The Sun Belt should be negotiating a phat package with ESPN right now. Commissioner Gill ride a white steed right up to College Gameday’s throne and demand they visit some place ridiculous, like Monore. The SEC “Just Matters More?” For three weeks, they won’t even matter at all! 

By the time the SEC gets out of bed on September 26, the AP Top 25 will be stacked with laser hot Sun Belt (and whoever else manages to survive)! After all, how can you possibly rank a winless team three weeks in the season? You can’t, right?

We have three weeks, Sun Belt. Let’s make the most of them.

A former notary public, Jeremy Harper is a professional writer and Chief Instigator for Storm the Castle Creative. He spends much of his free time staring blankly into space. 

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CFN Sun Belt Preview 2020: 5 Things That Matter. Top Players, Coaches, Games, Thoughts

The 2020 Sun Belt Preview with the top players, biggest games, most important transfers, and thoughts on each team.

The 2020 Sun Belt Preview with the top players, biggest games, most important transfers, and thoughts on each team.

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5. Sun Belt 2020 Preview

Thanks, Georgia Southern.

Appalachian State took down North Carolina and South Carolina, and it rolled through almost everyone else on the way to a huge season. It likely would’ve been the Group of Five representative in the New Year’s Six bowl game – which turned out to be the Cotton against Penn State – had it not dropped a Halloween night game to Georgia Southern.

But even coming that close was a big thing for a conference that’s been able to hold its own from time to time when the spotlight is on.

ASU won its big battles with the Power Five, Georgia State shocked Tennessee, Coastal Carolina beat Kansas, Georgia Southern pushed Minnesota to the brink, Louisiana gave Mississippi State a hard time and whacked MAC champ Miami University in the Mobile Alabama Bowl, ULM had Florida State in a 45-44 loss, and South Alabama at least provided a bit of a push against Nebraska.

The league can play.

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Appalachian State is so much better than everyone else, but the year will be about the rest of the East trying to take down the champ.

The Mountaineers will get everyone’s best shot, with Troy looking strangers, Georgia State still good, Coastal Carolina more than just competitive, and Georgia Southern still Georgia Southern.

Louisiana and Arkansas State are far-and-away the stars of the West, and they both get App State. Texas State and ULM should have fun offenses, and South Alabama has been building for the last few years under Steve Campbell.

CFN Sun Belt Preview 
Teams: Surprise, Disappointments | Top Games
Players To Watch | One Thought On Each Team
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Sun Belt Rankings: 2020 CFN Five Year College Football Program Analysis

In the 2020 CFN Five-Year College Football Program Analysis, where do all the Sun Belt teams rank?

In the 2020 CFN Five-Year College Football Program Analysis, where do all the Sun Belt teams rank?

It’s our annual look at where all the college football programs rank with a five-year snapshot looking at attendance, players drafted, APR, and wins, wins, wins.

How do all of the Sun Belt college football programs stack up over the last five seasons?

Which college football programs are doing the best jobs overall, which once have all the advantages, and most of all, who’s winning?

How are the rankings determined? Click here for all of the category descriptions.

Five-Year Program Analysis Categories, Rankings
2019 5-Year Program Analysis Rankings 1-130
FBS Wins | Attendance | Quality Wins
Elite Wins | Bad Losses | Bad Wins | Elite Losses
Conference Win % | APR | NFL Draft
Ranking Categories Explained

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10 Texas State 15.25

2020 National Ranking: 128
2019 National Ranking: 124
2018 National Ranking: 118
2017 National Ranking: 114

9 Coastal Carolina 23.18

2020 National Ranking: 124
2019 National Ranking: 125
2018 National Ranking: 128
2017 National Ranking: 127

– 2020 CFN Five Year Program Analysis: Rankings 1-130

8 ULM 30.38

2020 National Ranking: 114
2019 National Ranking: 115
2018 National Ranking: 113
2017 National Ranking: 104

7 Georgia State 34.45

2020 National Ranking: 108
2019 National Ranking: 116
2018 National Ranking: 124
2017 National Ranking: 126

6 South Alabama 34.70

2020 National Ranking: 107
2019 National Ranking: 93
2018 National Ranking: 87
2017 National Ranking: 99

2020 Sun Belt Team Previews
East Appalachian State | Coastal Carolina
Georgia Southern | Georgia State | Troy
West Arkansas State | Louisiana
South Alabama | Texas State | ULM
CFN Preview 2020: All 130 Team Previews

5 Louisiana 45.28

2020 National Ranking: 90
2019 National Ranking: 98
2018 National Ranking: 90
2017 National Ranking: 70

4 Georgia Southern 46.48

2020 National Ranking: 89
2019 National Ranking: 92
2018 National Ranking: 104
2017 National Ranking: 97

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3 Arkansas State 51.37

2020 National Ranking: 80
2019 National Ranking: 72
2018 National Ranking: 68
2017 National Ranking: 56

2 Troy 57.25

2020 National Ranking: 67
2019 National Ranking: 71
2018 National Ranking: 74
2017 National Ranking: 91

1 Appalachian State 84.08

2020 National Ranking: 27
2019 National Ranking: 45
2018 National Ranking: 61
2017 National Ranking: 86

– CFN Program Analysis Ranking Categories

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Preview 2020: College Football News All-Sun Belt Team

Preview 2020: Previewing and looking ahead to the Sun Belt season with the College Football News All-Sun Belt Team & Top 30 players. 

Preview 2020: Previewing and looking ahead to the Sun Belt season with the College Football News All-Sun Belt Team & Top 30 players. 

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– 2020 CFN All-Sun Belt Team
– 2020 CFN Top 30 Sun Belt Players

2020 Preseason CFN Sun belt Offensive Player of the Year

QB Levi Lewis, Sr. Louisiana

Flip a coin here, and either answer is right between Appalachian State QB Zac Thomas and the left-hander from Louisiana who has figured out how to run the Ragin’ Cajun offense so well.

Lewis is a smallish 5-11 and 190 pounds, and he doesn’t run a ton – 410 yards and four scores in his three seasons – but he’s accurate, he can hit the downfield plays, and he progressed into a terrific passer after taking over the job full-time last season.

Four interceptions – that’s it. He threw 26 touchdown passes, connected on 64% of his throws, and he winged it around the yards for over 3,000 yards. This year, he has the talent around him to do even more.

2020 Sun Belt Team Previews
East Appalachian State | Coastal Carolina
Georgia Southern | Georgia State | Troy
West Arkansas State | Louisiana
South Alabama | Texas State | ULM

CFN in 60 Video: Coastal Carolina Preview
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2020 Preseason CFN Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year

DE Tarron Jackson, Sr. Coastal Carolina

There are few more active defensive linemen in college football.

The Sun Belt has plenty of good quarterbacks coming into the season, but there’s a premium in the conference on a 6-2, 270-pound versatile force up front who’s quick off the ball and can hold up against the run.

He not only finished second on Coastal Carolina last year with 60 tackles, but he came up with a Sun Belt-high ten sacks with 13 tackles for loss to go along with nine quarterback hurries.

That’s what the guy does.

He made 58 tackles with 11 tackles for loss as a sophomore, and he’ll be the league’s most disruptive force up front once again.

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