The Coastal Carolina football team made school history Saturday, defeating Massachusetts 38-28 in its season opener, a victory that marked the Chanticleers’ first over a Football Bowl Subdivision team in eight tries.
The first seven attempts, however, came when Coastal was a Football Championship Subdivision school and the Chants were mostly overmatched.
Now a member of the Sun Belt Conference, it is expected that CCU defeats some FBS foes as it’s on the same playing field. Matchups against FCS schools are to be considered cake walks.
The expectations are now higher. The stakes are larger.