This is the teams’ first meeting
Coastal Carolina
Strengths: Receiver, running back
Weakness: Turnover prone
Arkansas State
Strengths: Explosiveness
Weakness: Inexperience
Key matchup
Coastal Carolina’s defense vs. Arkansas State quarterback Justice Hansen: Coastal has just six sacks and one interception in its first five games, and Hansen has thrown for two or more touchdowns in six consecutive games. The junior is averaging 325 yards passing per game this season despite missing more than a half against SMU after sustaining a lower back injury, and threw for 415 yards in the season opener against Nebraska, completing 46 of 68 passes with three touchdowns.