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UTSA head coach Jeff Traylor tests positive for COVID-19, team still preparing for bowl game Jeff Traylor introduced as the new UTSA football coach on Tuesday (Source: UTSA Athletics) By Caleb Beames | December 23, 2020 at 6:18 PM CST - Updated December 28 at 12:56 AM
NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - East Texas native and current UT-San Antonio head coach Jeff Traylor has tested positive for COVID-19.
The UTSA athletic program announced the news Wednesday night. Traylor tested positive following a regularly scheduled test. A statement from the program said Traylor has no symptoms at this time.
The Roadrunners finished the year 7-4 in their first year with Traylor as their coach. The team is set to play in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl in Dallas this weekend against the 16th ranked Louisiana Ragin Cajuns. The game is still on as of Wednesday night.
Georgia State defeats College of Charleston 72-55, maintains SBC tie at first
Heading into Christmas vacation, the Georgia State Panthers took down the College of Charleston Cougars 72-55 Monday evening at the GSU Sports Arena.
Now at 6-1, the win keeps the Panthers in a three-way tie for first place in the Sun Belt Conference standings with the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers and Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns.
Redshirt senior Corey Allen and redshirt junior Justin Roberts each provided Rob Lanier with 20 points on a combined 14-19 shooting from the field and 9-12 on three-pointers.
Redshirt junior Eliel Nsoseme also got in on the fun with 10 points (on a perfect 5-5 from the field) and 10 rebounds. He also added three blocks on defense.
Signing Day ceremonies different due to COVID-19 but emotions the same as every other year Jordan Moore: Prairie View A&M football By Caleb Beames | December 16, 2020 at 11:33 PM CST - Updated December 16 at 11:34 PM
NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - National Early Signing Day was different due to COVID-19 but was very much the same.
The bleachers that are typically full of students watching their classmates at Lufkin sign to play college sports were empty.
The athletes and their family members in attendance to see the special moment were decked out in mask. Eight student athletes signed their letters of intent in three different sports. Just to get here was very different with the college recruiting world being shut down to in person contact since march.
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The Sun Belt title will feature a pair of ranked teams with the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers and Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns. Both teams have a key signature win on the season, and the Sun Belt should be pretty excited about the talent it has atop of its conference. This should be among the most compelling conference title games across the Group of Five championships on Saturday.
Here are the opening odds from DraftKings Sportsbook for the Sun Belt Championship Game:
Opening odds
Point Total: 53.5
How they got here
Coastal Carolina went through its 11-game regular season unscathed including an 8-0 record in Sun Belt play. Most will remember this Chanticleers for their game against BYU, which was scheduled just a few days before the game kicked off and was among the most fun games of college football’s regular season. Louisiana had its own moment of glory that came in the first game of the season, a 31-14 road win over Iowa