— Jake Bentley became the first player in South Alabama history to account for five touchdowns in a game, rushing for two and passing for three more as the Jaguars defeated Georgia Southern 41-14 on Thursday night.
— Brooks Buce kicked a 24-yard field goal with 1:46 remaining to lift Troy to a 27-24 victory over Georgia Southern on Saturday night.
— Logan Wright and Jalen White each had two of Georgia Southern's seven rushing TDs and the Eagles beat Arkansas State 59-33 on Saturday, giving interim head coach Kevin Whitley his first win.
UConn is still winless, but the Huskies earned a victory of sorts by coming oh, so close against Wyoming. A drubbing by Coastal Carolina makes UMass our new Bottom 10 leader.
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— Levi Lewis threw for three touchdowns and Louisiana-Lafayette held off Georgia Southern 28-20 on Saturday night in a Sun Belt Conference opener.
— KJ Jefferson threw for a career-high 366 yards and tied a career high with three touchdowns to lead No. 20 Arkansas to a 45-10 win over Georgia Southern on Saturday.
— N’Kosi Perry threw four touchdown passes including three in the third quarter when Florida Atlantic broke the game open as the Owls defeated Georgia Southern 38-6 on Saturday.
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The top-20 potential of Coastal Carolina and Appalachian State and the top-75 or so potential of everyone else makes the Sun Belt East one of the best divisions in the Group of Five heading into 2021.
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— Shai Werts had three touchdown runs and threw a 65-yard scoring pass to help Georgia Southern beat Louisiana Tech 38-3 in the New Orleans Bowl on Wednesday.
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— Jalen Virgil scored on a 100-yard kickoff return and Nate Noel broke loose for a 70-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, and Appalachian State beat Georgia Southern 34-26 on Saturday night in the regular-season finale for both teams.
— Logan Wright ran 12 times for 57 yards and a score and caught two passes for 65 yards to help Georgia Southern beat Florida Atlantic 20-3 on Saturday.
— Cornelious Brown IV threw for a career-high 372 yards and a touchdown, Sam Pinckney and Cornelius McCoy each had 100-plus yards receiving and Georgia State beat rival Georgia Southern 30-24 on Saturday.
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Coastal Carolina | 2-0 | 6-0 |
| Troy | 2-1 | 4-3 |
| Appalachian State | 1-1 | 4-2 |
| Georgia State | 1-1 | 2-4 |
| Georgia Southern | 1-3 | 2-5 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| Louisiana | 3-0 | 5-1 |
| Texas State | 1-1 | 2-4 |
| South Alabama | 1-2 | 4-2 |
| UL Monroe | 1-2 | 3-3 |
| Arkansas State | 0-2 | 1-5 |
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tae Meadows | RB | Committed | 76 |
| Ashton Whitner | S | Committed | 73 |
| Pichon Wimbley | OG | Committed | 43 |
