16. GEORGIA SOUTHERN: Eagle fans were rewarded with their school's jump to FBS Football last year when Georgia Southern won the Sun Belt Championship in their inaugural year of conference play. The Eagles were lead by one of the best Olines in the Sun Belt and one of the best among the G5 schools. This year however, Head Coach Willie Fritz, will have to run his potent ground attack behind 4 new starters on the Oline. For a school this dependent on the triple option, replacing four new offensive linemen is going to be a challenge. Look for the Eagles to struggle for the first part of the season as the big guys up front learn to work with each other.
17. MEMPHIS TIGERS: Memphis Tiger fans owe Head Coach Justin Fuentes a great deal of thanks for turning around a Memphis program down on its luck. Last year Fuentes lead the Tigers to a 10 win season including a victory over BYU in the Miami Bowl. Fuentes has built his team around character, hard work and skilled players. While 6'7 Paxton Lynch, the Tigers talented QB returns this year, Memphis and Fuentes have their work cut out for them as the best players on the Tiger Def are gone. If we have learned one thing about Justin Fuentes however, is that he is a master of doing a lot with a little.
18. ULL: I wrote this earlier in the year about the Ragin Cajuns:
This year ULL is once again loaded on both sides of the ball with very good athletes and talented skill players. They also return 3 Oline players from last years 9 win team. Elijah McGuire, last years Sun Belt Player of the Year is also back for the Ragin Cajuns. McGuire is a legit NFL talent and has the skill set to create match up problems for every school ULL plays this year, including P5 School Kentucky. If ULL can get on a run and play to their potential then they are capable of winning every game this year. Until , however, ULL can prove they are capable winning the big and important games, however, I am going to underestimate them vs over estimate them.( I stand ready to apologize to ULL fans if they prove me wrong this year)
19. LA TECH
20. SAN DIEGO STATE
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