When this game was announced a couple of years ago few thought it would be between two teams that were ranked the previous season and had won a bowl game. Buffalo did a solid job building under the old regime and Coastal Carolina took just four years to go from FCS upgrading to Sun Belt Champion.
But the stories of the teams diverge quite a bit this year.
Coastal Carolina is bringing back nearly their entire offense. Last years freshman starting quarterback, Grayson McCall, is going to once again run the spread triple option offense.
Last season he was the player of the year for the Sun Belt after completing 172-of-250 passes (68.