Coastal Carolina agreed to jump to the Football Bowl Subdivision in 2015, and its inaugural football season in the Sun Belt Conference has produced few dividends while its head coach is on a medical sabbatical.
Joe Moglia, 68, announced in July he was taking a five-month leave to recover from a bronchial asthmatic reaction to allergies. Offensive coordinator Jamey Chadwell has been leading the Chanticleers (1-4, 0-2 Sun Belt), who will travel to Jonesboro on Saturday.
It's a rocky start for a program that won three consecutive Big South Conference titles in the Football Championship Subdivision under Moglia, but it's a start that was expected.