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Sun Belt makes statement on opening weekend

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Appalachian State traveled to Neyland Stadium on Thursday and took the Tennessee Volunteers into overtime on national television. In fact, if not for a couple of missed kicks and a fluky fumble-that-turned-into-a-touchdown for the Vols, they would have pulled off one of the biggest upsets since 2006, when they beat Michigan in the Big House.

South Alabama, a program not known for a brand of winning football, toppled SEC foe Mississippi State by scoring in the last minute and a missed field goal from the Bulldogs. While the Bulldogs aren’t exactly a conference powerhouse, it was still the biggest win in the history of South Alabama’s program by a long shot.