Appalachian State created the blueprint, and Coastal Carolina would love to follow a similar plan.
The Mountaineers made the jump from the Football Championship Subdivision to the Sun Belt Conference just four seasons ago in 2014, and started that season with a 1-5 record.
That’s identical to Coastal’s record through six games while playing in the same Football Bowl Subdivision conference after moving up from FCS.
ASU won its final six games of the 2014 season from that point to go 7-5 overall and finish third in the conference with a 6-2 mark.
Since it’s 1-5 start, Appalachian State has gone 31-7 overall and an impressive 23-2 in the league.