Before this football season started, Golden Eagle fans were looking forward to building off of last year’s success after reaching a bowl game and going 9-5 in their 2015 campaign. But over the course of several months, several variables played a role into why the improvement did not come to fruition.
Former coach Todd Monken took the offensive coordinator position with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, senior quarterback Nick Mullens went down with a concussion against Charlotte and missed two straight contests and the new coaching staff has taken time to jell together and produce results after starting the season 4-1 with their first SEC win since 2000.