Georgia Southern (3-1, 1-1 Sun Belt) at No. 25 Coastal Carolina (4-0, 2-0), Saturday at ET (ESPNU).
Line: Carolina Coast via 5.
Series Record: Georgia Southern leads 5-1.
WHAT’S AT STAKE?
Coastal Carolina’s time in the Top 25. The Chanticleers entered the national rankings for the first time since joining the Football Bowl subdivision. They will surrender temporarily unless their winning streak opposes Georgia Southern. after victories over Louisiana-Monroe and UMass.
KEY MATCH
Coastal Carolina QB Grayson McCall vs. Georgia Southern Defense. McCall is a freshman who is making his mark, leading the effectiveness of Sun Belt passes and the timing of the convention’s overall attack. The Eagles lead the league with the fewest problems allowed with 19, less than part of the more than 40 chanticleers have scored consistently with the game this season.
PLAYERS TO SEE
Georgia Southern: QB Shai Werts is a senior with 2,660 yards on the ground, the maximum of any existing FBS quarterback. Werts is twice TD dead after matching the brand of 33 releases from all-time leader Tracy Ham.
Carolina Coastal: RB CJ Marable, the fourth Carolina Coastal runner to post a season with 1,000 yards or more, leads the backfield this year with 263 yards on the court and 4 touchdowns.
FACTS AND FIGURES
Coastal Carolina reached the Top 25 for the first time since leaving the subdivision of the FBS football championship . . . The Chants entered the national rankings after beating then-No. 21 Louisiana-Lafayette 30-27. It is the team’s first victory over a ranked opponent in their short history of FBS . . . . . Georgia Southern has won 10 consecutive games in October for more than 3 seasons. . . . Coastal Carolina is an 18 out of 18 very productive in the red zone this season, its 100 percent brand tied as the most productive in the FBS with 8 other schools . . . Georgia Southern has had a 100-yard run in each of its first four games this season. . . Coastal Carolina’s nickname is Chanticleers, which comes from Chaucer’s Geoffrey’s “The Tales of Canterbury. “
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