College football offseason preview: Sun Belt West
The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns and coach Billy Napier lead the way in the Sun Belt's West Division.
2020 ScheduleAll times ET
2020 Schedule
4th in Sun Belt - West
Marable leads Coastal Carolina past Texas State 24-21
CJ Marable rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown and Coastal Carolina snapped a three-game skid with a 24-21 victory over Texas State on Saturday in the season finale for both teams.
Texas State pulls off the Philly Special to perfection (0:23)
Hays puts DB on skates, runs for 64-yard TD (0:23)
Evans scores 3 TDs, No. 23 App State tops Texas State 35-13
Darrynton Evans ran for 154 yards and three second-half touchdowns and No. 23 Appalachian State avoided another home upset with a big second half to beat Texas State 35-13 on a rain-soaked Saturday.
Evans spins his way into the end zone for the TD (0:34)
Evans finds the end zone for the App State TD (0:38)
Texas State scores right before the half (0:46)
Thomas drops dime to Watson for the TD (0:44)
Sutton hauls in the 45-yard App State TD (0:44)
Barker throws record 6 TD passes; Troy routs Texas St. 63-27
Kaleb Barker threw for 363 yards and a program-record six touchdown passes to lead Troy in a 63-27 rout of Texas State on Saturday.
Brown breaks free for 21-yard Texas State TD (0:31)
Texas State wins back-and-forth battle with S. Alabama 30-28
Joshua Rowland kicked a 31-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter lifting Texas State to a 30-28 victory over South Alabama Saturday in a game that saw the lead swapped eight times.
Vitt drops a dime to Graham for 38-yard TD (0:18)
Vitt hits Banks in stride for 40-yard TD (0:22)
Elijah Mitchell leads Louisiana-Lafayette over Texas State
Elijah Mitchell ran 13 times for 126 yards and a touchdown and Louisiana-Lafayette beat Texas State 31-3 on Saturday.
Arkansas State beats Texas State 38-14
Marcel Murray ran 22 times for 114 yards and two touchdowns to help Arkansas State beat Texas State 38-14 on Saturday night.
Arkansas State's Hatcher connects with Bayless for TD (0:33)
Josh Johnson runs for 2 TDs, UL Monroe beats Texas State
Josh Johnson ran 22 times for 114 yards and two touchdowns to help UL Monroe beat Texas State 24-14 on Thursday night.
Johnson runs in for ULM TD (0:27)
Jensen rallies Texas State in 2nd half, tops Nicholls 24-3
Gresch Jensen threw two second-half touchdown passes and ran for a third as Texas State pulled away after intermission to beat Nicholls, 24-3 in a nonconference clash on Saturday night.
Rowland's kick lifts Texas State to 37-34 triple OT win
Joshua Rowland kicked a 35-yard field goal and Texas State clipped Georgia State 37-34 in a triple-overtime thriller to open Sun Belt Conference play Saturday night.
Buechele, McDaniel help SMU run past Texas State 47-17
Shane Buechele threw for two touchdowns and TJ McDaniel rushed for 159 yards and three scores as SMU sprinted to a 47-17 victory over Texas State on Saturday evening.
Wyoming rallies to upend Texas State 23-14
Tyler Hall picked off a pass and returned it for the go-ahead score and Cooper Rothe kicked three field goals to lead Wyoming to a 23-14 victory over Texas State on Saturday.
Mond accounts for 4 TDs at No. 12 A&M routs Texas St. 41-7
Kellen Mond threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score in just more than three quarters, and Texas A&M had four interceptions as the 12th-ranked Aggies routed Texas State 41-7 on Thursday night.
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2019 Sun Belt Standings
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Appalachian State | 7-1 | 13-1 |
| Georgia Southern | 5-3 | 7-6 |
| Georgia State | 4-4 | 7-6 |
| Troy | 3-5 | 5-7 |
| Coastal Carolina | 2-6 | 5-7 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| Louisiana | 7-1 | 11-3 |
| Arkansas State | 5-3 | 8-5 |
| UL Monroe | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Texas State | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| South Alabama | 1-7 | 2-10 |
Team Stats
Passing Yards241.158th
Rushing Yards76.8127th
Points For18.4275th
Points Against32.623rd
2020 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maureese Wren | OLB | Signed | 79 |
| Aaron Reynolds | S | Committed | 75 |
| Brock Sturges | RB | Signed | 75 |
| Drue Jackson | WR | Signed | 74 |
| Kevin Howard | WR | Committed | 73 |