“What a difference a day made, twenty four little hours, brought the sun and the flowers, where there used to be rain.” —Dinah Washington
It seemed last week that the promise of another Sun Belt Championship was just a dying whisper in Jonesboro but suddenly new life has been breathed into the program after a stunning last minute win over perceived SBC contender Georgia Southern 27-26. Now the Red Wolves face one of the more perplexing programs in the conference in South Alabama. The Jags have wins over SEC member Mississippi State and top 20 program at that time San Diego State, snapping their 13 game win streak.