We have a bump in college football conference action this week, but a lot of teams are finishing up the nonconference portion of their schedules in Week 4. Something to keep an eye on at this point in the season is the performance level of teams with expectations that they haven’t had in a while. Teams like Syracuse, Kansas, Duke and Rutgers are off to 3-0 starts and are already halfway to bowl eligibility. Sustaining success is the hardest thing to do for non-elite programs.
We’ve got a bunch of angles to consider this week, so here are some spots to think about for Week 4.
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (-2.5, 63.5) at Georgia State Panthers
Coastal Carolina only lost two games last season by five combined points. One of the losses came against Georgia State on the teal turf in a game that finished 42-40. It was the only time in the regular season that Coastal Carolina gave up more than 30 points, but maybe the bigger note is that the Chanticleers scored 40 without QB Grayson McCall. Bryce Carpenter was pressed into starting duty due to injury and the Chants were stopped just short on a game-tying two-point conversion attempt. The loss knocked Coastal out of the Top 25, so revenge is very much on the minds of the road team in this one on Thursday.