Hard to believe that we are already through 5 weeks of the college football season.
Big South play is finally upon us and will soon start to take shape.

Here are the updated power rankings following the action this week.
Note last weeks’ rankings in (parentheses).

  1. (1) Coastal Carolina 5-0, 0-0 *Nationally ranked #1

Last week: Alabama A&M 0 Coastal 55

Coastal recorded their first shutout of the season, having little issues handling Alabama A&M. QB Alex Ross threw for 153 yards and 4 touchdowns. De’Angelo Henderson led in rushing with 102 yards and picked up 44 more receiving with 2 touchdowns.

Next up: Vs. Presbyterian, 2:00pm

  1. (2) Liberty 3-2, 0-0 *Nationally ranked #15

Last week: Liberty 41 Georgia State 33

After a disappointing loss against Southern Illinois, the Flames bounced back against FBS opponent Georgia State. Liberty is now 2-0 against Sunbelt teams. The most notable thing from the game: The ground attack came to life. After a disappointing rushing game for the past three weeks, LU managed to produce 263 yards on the ground. They had 502 yards total for the day.

Next up: @ Gardner-Webb, 7:00pm

  1. (3) Charleston Southern 3-1, 0-0

Last week: BYE

CSU had the week off and will return to action this Saturday.

Next up: Vs. Monmouth, 12:00pm

  1. (6) Monmouth 2-3, 0-0

Last week: Bryant 24 Monmouth 31

Despite coming in with a number of injuries, the Hawks managed to send the Bulldogs home with a loss on Saturday. The game came down to the wire as it took a touchdown with 1:16 left in the 4th to get the win. Cody Williams looked very impressive as he threw for 210 yards and 2 touchdowns and rushed for another 70 only to add on another touchdown. Lavon Chaney had a career high 140 rushing yards.

Next up: @ Charleston Southern, 12:00pm

  1. (4) Presbyterian 1-4, 0-0

Last week: Presbyterian 21 Western Carolina 33

Presbyterian was handed the only loss for the Big South this week. While we’ve been saying their defense would be what pulled them this year, it looks like that was their weak link on Saturday. The Blue Hose gave up 542 yards of total offense to a now 2-2 Western Carolina team. The game was close until the start of the 4th quarter when WCU took the lead and kept it. Things are starting to look dim down in Clinton.

Next up: @ Coastal, 2:00pm

  1. (5) Gardner-Webb 1-3, 0-0

Last week: BYE

The Bulldogs had last week off.

Next up: Vs. Liberty, 7:00pm

  1. (7) Kennesaw State 3-1, 0-0

Last week: BYE

Kennesaw looks to handle another DII school following their BYE week.

Next up: Vs. Point University, 1:00pm