CONWAY, S.C. — Coastal Carolina leads the Sun Belt's East Division as the only team with one conference loss.
App State is among a large group of East teams at 2-2 in league play, but the Mountaineers haven't lost to a divisional foe that's eligible to appear in the Sun Belt Conference title game.
Needless to say, the App State-Coastal game being played Thursday night on ESPN is a big one.
Despite a 1-2 start to Sun Belt play with losses to FBS newcomer James Madison (which is ineligible for postseason play) and West division opponent Texas State, App State (5-3, 2-2) controls its ability to represent the East in the league's championship game.