This is the teams’ first meeting
Coastal Carolina
Strength: Receiver
Weakness: Special teams
Texas State
Strength: Defensive athleticism
Weakness: Youth, inexperience
Key matchup
Coastal Carolina’s offensive line vs. Texas State’s linemen and linebackers: The Bobcats play predominantly from a three-man front and like to blitz with smaller but fast defenders. The largest starter on the defense is 285-pound freshman nose tackle Caeveon Patton. So the Chants will have to be alert to pick up blitzes and give quarterback Tyler Keane time to throw. Texas State ranks 38th nationally with 2.