That didn’t go as planned.
With Chad Lunsford making his debut as full-time Georgia Southern Eagles head coach, the boys from Statesboro turned in an inconsistent, sloppy loss to the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers in Conway, ending 2017 with the program’s lowest win total of the modern era at 2-10.
GS fell to CCU 28-17, falling behind early before mounting a comeback and taking the lead, then coming completely apart after Coastal converted a fake punt in the third quarter. Here are three takeaways.
Deciding they wanted Chad Lunsford for the job, the powers that be decided to go ahead and hire him after the UL win instead of risking a really awkward introductory press conference after a season-ending loss.