The Sun Belt Conference kicked off its football season with football media day July 22, with all 10 Sun Belt programs represented in New Orleans.
Coaches and players from each team spoke at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, with the renewed sense of hope as another football season approaches.
Arkansas State University enters 2021 under the leadership of first-year Coach Butch Jones -- one of three new head coaches across the league -- after a 4-7 finish in Blake Anderson's final season.
Coastal Carolina, Appalachian State and Louisiana-Lafayette have targets on their backs after preseason Sun Belt voting appointed them favorites to win their divisions.