When the game against South Alabama went final and the Eagles walked on the field having claimed their fourth win of the year, excitement was spotty. A week before the same team stormed the field after a then-upset victory over Arkansas State with excitement and ecstatic celebration.
The players and coaching staff walked onto the field with a look and demeanor that they weren’t done yet.
“It’s not that we were expecting to win, but we’re more focused on ourselves,” senior running back Monteo Garrett said after the game. “We do what we’re supposed to do and everything will just take care of itself.