As Louisiana gets ready to face off against Louisiana on Thursday night, we should review the previous week of Sun Belt action to see what insights can be gained.
There was an early start with a decisive Wednesday Appalachian State win over Georgia State powered by their aggressive and impressively effective run game. Troy followed that with a low-scoring victory over South Alabama on Thursday.
Then on Sunday, ULM couldn’t finish the mission against a surging Army team, Marshall handed James Madison a second consecutive loss, Georgia Southern held on against Old Dominion, Louisiana had little trouble with Arkansas State, and Southern Miss picked up an important road win against Texas State.