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
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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

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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


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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.

NEXT: CFN 2020 Preseason All-Sun Belt Team

College Football News Preview 2020: Georgia State Panthers

College Football News Preview 2020: Previewing, predicting, looking ahead to the Georgia State Panthers season with what you need to know.

College Football News Preview 2020: Previewing, predicting, and looking ahead to the Georgia State Panthers season with what you need to know.


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– What You Need To Know: Offense | Defense
Top Players | Key Players, Games, Stats
What Will Happen, Win Total Prediction
Schedule Analysis
– Georgia State Previews 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015

2019 Record: 7-6 overall, 4-4 in Sun Belt
Head Coach: Shawn Elliott, 4th year, 16-21
2019 CFN Final Opinion Ranking: 109
2019 CFN Final Season Formula Ranking: 75
2019 CFN Preview Ranking: 118

No one knows what’s going to happen to the 2020 college football season. We’ll take a general look at where each team stands – doing it without spring ball to go by – while crossing our fingers that we’ll all have some well-deserved fun this fall. Hoping you and yours are safe and healthy.

5. College Football News Preview 2020: Georgia State Panthers Offense 3 Things To Know

– The offense had a little fun. Former quarterback Dan Ellington was able to engineer some big performances – the O came up with 38 points or more four times in the first eight games – but things slowed down.

The Panthers were 31st in the nation in total offense, was great on third downs, and was 12th in rushing. Now the attack has to replace Ellington, who was the do-it-all star who made it all go.

Redshirt freshman Cornelious Brown is a 6-5, 180-pound option who got in a little bit of work in four games. He’s not the runner Ellington was, but he’s a terrific pro-style passing option. 5-10, 180-pound Kierston Harvey is another interesting candidate who also saw a little bit of time.


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Most of the top targets are back, starting with leading receiver Cornelius McCoy – catching 70 passes for 757 yards and five scores – and 6-4 sophomore Sam Pinckney added five touchdowns. They’re the main men along with All-Sun Belt TEs Aubry Payne and Roger Carter. Kentucky Spencer Gaddis should be a factor, and speedster Terrance Dixon will be back after missing most of last year.

The offensive line gets back four starters after going young with underclassmen throughout last season. There’s not a ton of size outside of 6-6, 330-pound sophomore Travis Glover at tackle, but Shamarious Gilmore is an all-star guard, and experience isn’t a problem. The one loss, though – left tackle Hunter Atkinson – was the star up front.

Leading rusher Tra Barnett is gone, leaving the junior combination of Destin Coates and Seth Paige to take over – the two combined for close to 1,000 yards with 11 scores, and the each went well over six yards per carry.

NEXT: College Football News Preview 2020: Georgia State Panthers Defense 3 Things To Know

Sun Belt NFL Draft: Who’s Making Dat Bank?

Sun Belt NFL Draft: Who’s Making Dat Bank? Time to make the donuts, y’all. Contact @astatefanrules Let’s get this out of the way: The NFL Draft isn’t kind to the Sun Belt. We’re a Day 3 Conference with aspirations for someday becoming a Day 2. You …

Sun Belt NFL Draft: Who’s Making Dat Bank?

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Let’s get this out of the way: The NFL Draft isn’t kind to the Sun Belt. We’re a Day 3 Conference with aspirations for someday becoming a Day 2. You know how badly it hurts to type that? I’m not some unfeeling keyboard commentator. I’m flesh and blood. Maybe more flesh than most.

Because I’m a patriotic Citizen of the Sun Belt, it is my duty to feel good about the 2020 NFL Draft, which opens proceedings on Thursday night and lumbers on through Saturday. Why feel so good, Sunrades? Nothing concrete, but the NFL Combine did invite 7 Belters to run, jump and perform feats of strength before grown men carrying clipboards. Seven isn’t a groundbreaking amount, but it’s four more than last year’s Combine and seven more invites than the MAC received this year.

Combine invites don’t guarantee a place in an NFL huddle. The Sun Belt received three invites last year and drafted one (1!) player. But there are other signs. For example, CBS College Sports has seven Sun Belt prospects ranked within the Top 255. But what do they know?

They likely know more than me. However, because I haven’t submitted content to this site in months (blame COVID19), I’ll go ahead a provide you my list of Sun Belt Superstars most likely to be selected on NFL Draft Day 2020.

Fo Sho

Akeem Davis-Gaither, LB, Appalachian State

Robert Hunt, OL, Louisiana

Kevin Dotson, OL, Louisiana

Prolly

Darrynton Evans, RB, Appalachian State

Omar Bayless, WR, Arkansas State

Tyler Bass, K, Georgia Southern

Meh-Meh

Kindle Vildor, DB, Georgia Southern

Kirk Merritt, WR, Arkansas State

Raymond Calais, RB, Louisiana

Get’n Robbed

Monquavion Brinson, DB, Georgia Southern

Ja’Marcus Bradley, WR, Louisiana

Victor Johnson, OL, Appalachian State

Kevin Thurmon, DE, Arkansas State

Bryan London, LB, Texas State

Jordon Fehr, LB, Appalachian State

Tra Minter, RB, South Alabama

Tra Barnett, RB, Georgia State

 

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College Football News Team, Conference, Schedule Pages

College Football News team, conference, preview and schedule pages for the 2020 season.

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College Football News team, conference, preview and schedule pages for the 2020 season.


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2020 College Football Preview pages to be added as they go up.

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West

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Georgia State Football Schedule 2020 Prediction, Breakdown, Analysis

Georgia State football schedule 2020 prediction, breakdown, analysis, ranking every game.

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Georgia State football schedule 2020 prediction, breakdown, analysis, ranking every game.


Georgia State Football Schedule 2020

Sept. 5 Murray State

Sept. 12 at Alabama

Sept. 19 Louisiana

Sept. 26 at Charlotte

Oct. 3 East Carolina

Oct. 10 OPEN DATE

Oct. 15 at Arkansas State

Oct. 24 at Troy

Oct. 29 Coastal Carolina

Nov. 7 ULM

Nov. 14 at Appalachian State

Nov. 21 at South Alabama

Nov. 28 Georgia Southern

Sun Belt West Teams Missed: Texas State


Georgia State Football Schedule 2020 Prediction, Best Case Scenario

9-3: The Panthers beat Alabama … okay, so that’s not happening. But they do beat Murray State, Charlotte, East Carolina, and get by Louisiana for a good start to the season. They split the road games at Arkansas State and Troy, and get by Coastal Carolina and ULM to secure bowl eligibility before the finishing kick. They shock Appalachian State at home to all but take the East title, and they win the rivalry game over Georgia Southern.

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Georgia State Football Schedule 2020 Prediction, Worst Case Scenario

4-8: After getting badly beaten up by Alabama, the Panthers get dropped by Louisiana and struggle in a loss at Charlotte. They lose the road games to Arkansas State and Troy, and struggle over the second half of the season including a home loss to ULM or Coastal Carolina. A loss to Georgia Southern ruins bowl hopes.


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Georgia State Football Schedule 2020 Ranking Hardest To Easiest

2020 preseason ranking of the Georgia State football schedule from the hardest-looking games to the easiest.

1. Sept. 12 at Alabama

2. Nov. 14 at Appalachian State

3. Oct. 15 at Arkansas State

4. Sept. 19 Louisiana

5. Oct. 24 at Troy

6. Nov. 28 Georgia Southern

7. Oct. 3 East Carolina

8. Nov. 7 ULM

9. Sept. 26 at Charlotte

10. Oct. 29 Coastal Carolina

11. Nov. 21 at South Alabama

12. Sept. 5 Murray State

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Sun Belt Football Schedule 2020 Composite, Top Games To Watch Each Week

Sun Belt football schedule 2020 composite. Week-by-week ranking of all of the games.

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Sun Belt football schedule 2020 composite. Week-by-week ranking of all of the games.


Sun Belt Football Schedule Composite 2020

Each week’s games ranking from most interesting to least.

Sun Belt Football Schedule Week 1

Saturday, Sept. 5
Morgan State at Appalachian State
Arkansas State at Memphis
Coastal Carolina at South Carolina
Georgia Southern at Boise State
Murray State at Georgia State
McNeese at Louisiana
Cal Poly at ULM
South Alabama at Southern Miss
SMU at Texas State
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Troy

Sun Belt Football Schedule Week 2

Friday, Sept. 11
Appalachian State at Wake Forest

Saturday, Sept. 12
Howard at Arkansas State
Coastal Carolina at Eastern Michigan
Campbell at Georgia Southern
Georgia State at Alabama
Wyoming at Louisiana
Grambling State at South Alabama
UTSA at Texas State
Troy at UMass

Sun Belt Football Schedule Week 3

Saturday, Sept. 19
Appalachian State at Wisconsin
Arkansas State at Michigan
Duquesne at Coastal Carolina
Florida Atlantic at Georgia Southern
Louisiana at Georgia State
Texas State at ULM
South Alabama at Florida
North Carolina State at Troy

Sun Belt Football Schedule Week 4

Saturday, Sept. 26
UMass at Appalachian State
Tulsa at Arkansas State
Kansas at Coastal Carolina
Georgia Southern at Louisiana
Georgia State at Charlotte
ULM at Georgia
UAB at South Alabama
Ohio at Texas State

Sun Belt Football Schedule Week 5

Saturday, Oct. 3
Arkansas State at Coastal Carolina
Georgia Southern at ULM
East Carolina at Georgia State
Troy at South Alabama
Texas State at New Mexico State

Sun Belt Football Schedule Week 6

Wednesday, Oct. 7
Louisiana at Appalachian State

Thursday, Oct. 8
Texas State at Troy

Saturday, Oct. 10
ULM at Liberty

Sun Belt Football Schedule Week 7

Wednesday, Oct. 14
Appalachian State at Georgia Southern

Thursday, Oct. 15
Georgia State at Arkansas State

Saturday, Oct. 17
Coastal Carolina at Louisiana
ULM at Troy
Texas State at South Alabama

Sun Belt Football Schedule Week 8

Thursday, Oct. 22
ULM at South Alabama

Saturday, Oct. 24
Arkansas State at Appalachian State
Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina
Georgia State at Troy
Louisiana at New Mexico State

Sun Belt Football Schedule Week 9

Thursday, Oct. 29
Coastal Carolina at Georgia State

Saturday, Oct. 31
Appalachian State at ULM
Troy at Arkansas State
South Alabama at Georgia Southern
Louisiana at Texas State

Sun Belt Football Schedule Week 10

Thursday, Nov. 5
Arkansas State at Louisiana

Saturday, Nov. 7
Appalachian State at Texas State
South Alabama at Coastal Carolina
Troy at Georgia Southern
ULM at Georgia State

Sun Belt Football Schedule Week 11

Saturday, Nov. 14
Bowling Green at Akron

Sun Belt Football Schedule Week 12

Tuesday, Nov. 17
Toledo at Northern Illinois
Kent State at Miami University

Wednesday, Nov. 18
Georgia State at Appalachian State
ULM at Arkansas State
Coastal Carolina at Troy
Texas State at Georgia Southern
South Alabama at Louisiana

Saturday, Nov. 21
Appalachian State at Coastal Carolina
Arkansas State at Texas State
Georgia Southern at Ole Miss
Georgia State at South Alabama
Louisiana at Missouri
ULM at Arkansas
Troy at Tennessee

Sun Belt Football Schedule Week 13

Saturday, Nov. 28
Troy at Appalachian State
South Alabama at Arkansas State
Coastal Carolina at Texas State
Georgia Southern at Georgia State
Louisiana at ULM

Saturday, Dec. 5
Sun Belt Football Championship Game

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Sun Belt Heat Week 14: Thanks For Playing

Sun Belt Heat Week 14: Thanks for Playing With the championship game already set, the Sun Belt will attempt to avoid merely going through the motions. Contact @astatefanrules Sun Belt Heat is sponsored by O’Doul’s. Premium content requires a …

Sun Belt Heat Week 14: Thanks for Playing

With the championship game already set, the Sun Belt will attempt to avoid merely going through the motions.


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As it turns out, 2019 is the new 2018, with Louisiana and Appalachian State returning to the Sun Belt Championship game, to be held next week. Sure, the journey contained a few wrinkles, like Georgia State making a mini-run in the East and Troy producing its own Chernobyl mini-series. Otherwise, the new boss is the old boss in the Sun Belt.

Which leaves the remainder of the conference playing for the leftover trinkets. Two programs seek a sixth win for bowl eligibility– Troy and ULM. Neither are assured a post-season spot even if they scrape up the W. There are also a pair of genuine rivalry games on the table, with nothing more on the line than pride. The Red Wolves’ Omar Bayless will work to maintain his status as national receiving leader, and Appalachian State kinda needs a crushing victory to cement its place in the College Football Playoff Top 25.

Not exactly the most compelling storylines, but so what? It’s November, and any heat is welcome.

Arkansas State Red Wolves (7-4) @ South Alabama Jaguars (1-10), Friday, November 29, 4:00 PM on ESPN+

Red Wolves have an 11-point buffer

Musty, asbestos-y old Ladd-Peebles is a kind of second home to the Red Wolves, who played five straight GoDaddy Bowls in Mobile. Adding to Arkansas State’s plus column: the Jaguars are awful, losers of nine straight and without a single FBS win on the season. Yet, there is a sense of disquiet for Red Wolves fans, as 1) this feels like a letdown game after the win against Georgia Southern, and 2) this is Senior Day for the Jaguars. Don’t be surprised if the Red Wolves are caught looking ahead to whatever Bowl game comes knocking. Also, don’t be surprised if Arkansas State rolls by 50. Just do yourself a favor and leave surprise out of this.

VERDICT: Red Wolves with the win

#25 Appalachian State Mountaineers @ Troy Trojans (5-6), Friday, November 29, 5:00 PM on ESPN+

Mountaineers receive the 12.5-point nod of assurance

This is an important game for Troy, who with a win becomes bowl eligible, earns a victory over a Top 25 opponent, and besmirches the near-perfect season of a divisional rival. However, last week’s 53-3 pimp slap from Louisiana doesn’t inspire much confidence in the Trojans. Added to the dismay, the Mountaineers lost some footing in the polls after playing too cavalier with the Texas State Bobcats. On paper, this looks like a massive QB shootout between Zac Thomas and Kaleb Barker. In reality, it looks more like a Subway 5-inch tuna sub left in the sun.

VERDICT: Mountaineers grudge-pound the Trojans

Texas State Bobcats (3-8) @ Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (4-7), Saturday, November 20, 11:00 AM on ESPN+

Chants by 7 points because Bobcats

A popular self-help book written several years ago recommended that you “eat your frogs” first thing in the morning so you could enjoy the remainder of your day unfettered by dread. There’s no froggier game than Bobcats at Chants this week, played in the morning so as not to spoil the rest of an otherwise fine day.  

VERDICT: Good work, Chants. Nice. 

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Georgia State Panthers (7-4) @ Georgia Southern Eagles (6-5), Saturday, November 30, 5:00 PM on ESPN+

Eagles get the 7-point Edge

Behind dual-threat QB Dan Ellington, the Panthers enjoyed a potency of offense they had previously never experienced as a member of the Sun Belt. Ellington is tied for 2nd in the Sun Belt with 21 TD strikes, and has run it in for another five. It may come as a surprise to some that the Panthers’ Tra Barnett is the leading rusher in the Sun Belt, and that the team is behind only Louisiana and Troy for total offense. What makes Vegas nervous is that Georgia State surrenders 205 yards on the ground per game, and the Eagles love to burn you on the ground.

VERDICT: Panthers out-sling the Eagles

ULM Warhawks (5-6) @ Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (9-2), Saturday, November 30, 6:30 PM on ESPNU

Cajuns enjoy a 19.5-point spread

Since losing to Appalachian State 17-7 early in the conference season, the Cajuns have stoically thumped the Sun Belt with a bruising mixture of power running and stifling defense. The punishment reached its climax with a 50-point spanking of Troy, and there’s no evidence to support that Billy Napier is going to ease the whip on the Warhawks. A funeral for ULM will be held immediately following the game.

VERDICT: Cajuns boil

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Sun Belt Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 13

Check out all the fearless predictions, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 13 of the Sun Belt season.

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Check out all the fearless predictions, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 13 of the Sun Belt season.


How are the Sun Belt predictions so far?
Straight Up: 50-16, ATS 28-27-1, o/u: 26-30


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South Alabama at Georgia State

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Texas State at Appalachian State

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BetMGM Line: Appalachian State -28, o/u: 50
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Georgia Southern at Arkansas State

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Coastal Carolina at ULM

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BetMGM Line: ULM -5.5, o/u: 63
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Troy at Louisiana

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Georgia State vs. South Alabama Fearless Prediction, Game Preview

Georgia State vs. South Alabama fearless prediction and game preview.

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Georgia State vs. South Alabama fearless prediction and game preview.


Georgia State vs. South Alabama Broadcast

Date: Saturday, November 23
Game Time: 2:00 ET
Live Stream: fuboTV (click to watch for free)
Venue: Georgia State Stadium, Atlanta, GA
Network: ESPN+

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Georgia State (6-4) vs. South Alabama (1-9) Game Preview

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What’s Going To Happen

Georgia State is bowl eligible, but now it’s time to cement a spot before finishing up with the rivalry date with Georgia Southern. South Alabama is just looking for win – it hasn’t beaten an FBS team yet.

The Jaguar team isn’t coming up with third down conversions, and the offense as a whole isn’t doing anything consistently well scoring just 17 points per game.

Georgia State’s defense is getting broadest, and it can’t stop the run, and USA can move the ball just well enough on the ground to keep things moving.

Panther QB Dan Ellington is fishing through a torn ACL and keeps on playing, but the pats around him will work.

Tra Barnett will run for well over 100 yards as the Panthers control the clock and the game from the start. USA won’t be able to close out enough drives with points.


Georgia State vs. South Alabama Prediction, Line

Georgia State 30, South Alabama 21
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Georgia State -10, o/u: 55.5
Live Stream: fuboTV (click to watch for free)
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
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