Charleston Southern, or Charlie So So, as it prefers to be called, is coming off a 4-6 2021 campaign in which it had the unfortunate task of playing a game against Georgia. (Which UGA won 56-7.) The Buccaneers lost a trio of games by one score, including a three-point loss at ECU, so they were far from a complete wreck last season.
This year, though, they returned only four starters on offense and seven on defense—and they have 20 freshmen plus 13 transfers as new additions. So a little over half their scholarship roster is newcomers. (FCS schools are limited to 63 scholarships.