If I told you that not one but three teams from the Sun Belt nearly knocked off three opponents in one season against teams in the SEC and Big Ten would you have believed me? The Sun Belt may have to refresh their hashtag from #FunBelt to #GiantKIller. Georgia State nearly pulled off the upset of the year over the then ninth-ranked team in the country – Wisconsin Badgers. Appalachian State took Tennessee to the brink only to fall short in overtime.
That takes us to the next opponent up on the Panthers schedule – the South Alabama Jaguars – who did manage to knock off a team from the great Southeastern Conference.