(QB Ethan Vasko – USA Today Sports)
Key Players Returning:
RB Braydon Bennett, WR Jameson Tucker, TE Kendall Karr, OC Thomas Johnson, OT Nick Del Grande, OT Zovon Lindsay, DE Will Whitson, LB Shane Bruce, CB Matthew McDoom, NB Juan Powell, FS Tobias Fletcher, FS Abraham Temoney III, and PK Kade Hensley.
Key Players Departing:
QB Grayson McCall, RB CJ Beasley, WR Jared Brown, WR Sam Pinckney, OG Dillon Luther, OG Will McDonald, DE Ja’Quon Griffin, DT Michael Mason, NT Allen Henry, LB JT Killen, CB Courtney Eubanks, CB Keonte Lusk, SS Clayton Isbell, KR Ja’Vin Simpkins, PR Jared Brown, and PT Evan Crenshaw.
(DE Deamontae Diggs – Youngstown State Athletics)
Top 10 Recruits:
3 Star Recruits: DE Deamontae Diggs (Youngstown State transfer), RB Simeon Price (Mississippi State transfer), OL Julius Tate (Greenville, South Carolina), WR Cameron Wright (Scooba, Mississippi), RB D’Marius Rucker (Lakeland, Florida), OT Daniel Jones (Valdosta, Georgia), OL Jacob Katauskas (Lemont, Illinois), ATH Xakery Wiedner (Milton, Florida), DT Naejuan Barber (SC State transfer), and QB Noah Kim (Michigan State transfer).
2023 Results:
G01 @ UCLA L 13-27
G02 JACKSONVILLE STATE W 30-10
G03 DUQUESNE W 66-7
G04 GEORGIA STATE L 17-30
G05 @ Georgia Southern L 28-38
G06 @ Appalachian State W 27-24
G07 @ Arkansas State W 27-24
G08 MARSHALL W 34-6
G09 @ Old Dominion W 28-24
G10 TEXAS STATE W 31-23
G11 @ Army L 21-28
G12 JAMES MADISON L 14-56
BOWL vs. San Jose State W 24-14
Team Info:
2023 Overall: 8-5 (3rd in SBC East)
Home: 4-2
Away: 3-3
Neutral: 1-0
SBC: 5-3
Non-SBC: 3-2
Head Coach: Tim Beck
Coastal Carolina: 8-5
Career: 8-5
Bowls: 1-0
(RB Braydon Bennett – Coastal Carolina University Athletics)
Returning Statistical Leaders:
Passing: Ethan Vasko (76-122, 779 yards, 62.3%, 6.4 avg., 7 TD, 1 INT)
Rushing: Braydon Bennett (91 car., 407 yards, 4.5 avg., 5 TD)
Receiving: Kendall Karr (23 rec., 239 yards, 10.4 avg., 5 TD)
TD’s Scored: Braydon Bennett/Kendall Karr (5)
Sacks: Will Whitson (3)
Tackles: Juan Powell (55)
Interceptions: Courtney Eubanks/Tobias Fletcher (2)
Pass Deflections: Matthew McDoom (10)
Tackles For Loss: Will Whitson (5.5)
Forced Fumbles: Braylon Ryan/Abraham Temoney III (2)
Kick Returns: Tobias Fletcher (1 ret., 41 yards, 41.0 avg., 0 TD)
Punt Returns: Bryson Graves (3 ret., 7 yards, 2.3 avg., 0 TD)
Kicking: Kade Hensley (10-13 fg/fga., 77%, 26-26 xp/xpa., 56 pts.)
Punting: None
Projected Offensive Starters:
QB: 16 Ethan Vasko (RS SO/TR)
RB: 1 Braydon Bennett (RS SR)
WR: 8 Jameson Tucker (RS JR)
WR: 9 Malick Meiga (SR/TR)
WR: 83 Kyre Duplessis (RS SR)
TE: 85 Kendall Karr (RS SR/TR)
LT: 62 Nick Del Grande (RS SO)
LG: 51 Heston Edwards (RS JR/TR)
OC: 58 Thomas Johnson (RS JR)
RG: 57 Zac Elam (SR/TR)
RT: 64 Zovon Lindsay (RS SR/TR)
KR: 5 Ja’Vin Simpkins (SO)
PK: 25 Kade Hensley (RS JR)
Projected Defensive Starters:
DE: 44 Will Whitson (SR/TR)
NT: 95 Naejaun Barber (RS JR/TR)
DT: 91 Emmanuel Johnson (SR/TR)
DE: 42 Braylon Ryan (RS SR)
LB: 1 Shane Bruce (RS SR)
LB: 34 Wyatt Gedeon (SO)
NB: 0 Juan Powell (GR/TR)
CB: 11 Matthew McDoom (JR)
CB: 2 Courtney Eubanks (RS JR)
FS: 4 Tobias Fletcher (SR)
SS: 7 AJ Williams (GR/TR)
PR: 84 Bryson Graves (SO)
PT: 97 Emile Sebafundi (JR)
(CB Matthew McDoom – Coastal Carolina University Athletics)
Team Grades:
Offense
Quarterbacks: C
Running Backs: B
Wide Receivers: C
Offensive Line: B
Defense
Defensive Line: C
Linebackers: C
Secondary: C
Special Teams
Kick Returners: C
Punt Returners: C
Kickers: B
Punters: C
Schedule:
08/31 @ Jacksonville State Gamecocks | The series is tied 1-1. The Chanticleers won (30-16) last season’s meeting between schools, and they lost (26-17) the inaugural meeting in 2016.
09/07 WILLIAM & MARY TRIBE | First meeting between schools.
09/14 @ Temple Owls | First meeting between schools.
09/21 VIRGINIA CAVALIERS | First meeting between schools.
10/05 OLD DOMINION MONARCHS | Coastal Carolina trails the series 1-2. The Chanticleers won (28-24) last season’s meeting between schools, and they lost (27-49) the prior meeting in 2022.
10/10 @ James Madison Dukes | Coastal Carolina trails the series 1-3. The Chanticleers lost (14-56) last season’s meeting between schools, and their only series win (31-27) was at the inaugural meeting in 2005.
10/19 LOUISIANA RAGIN’ CAJUNS | Coastal Carolina leads the series 2-1. The Chanticleers won (30-27) the last meeting between schools in 2020.
11/02 @ Troy Trojans | The series is tied 3-3. The Chanticleers lost (26-45) the last meeting between schools in 2022, and they won (35-28) the prior meeting in 2021.
11/07 APPALACHIAN STATE MOUNTAINEERS | Coastal Carolina trails the series 3-7. The Chanticleers are 3-4 since restarting the series in 2017, and their last series loss (27-30) was in 2021.
11/16 @ Marshall Thundering Herd | Coastal Carolina leads the series 2-0. The Chanticleers won (34-6) last season’s meeting between schools, and they won (24-13) the inaugural meeting in 2022.
11/23 GEORGIA SOUTHERN EAGLES | Coastal Carolina trails the series 4-6. The Chanticleers are 4-3 since restarting the series in 2017, and their last series win (34-30) was in 2022.
11/30 @ Georgia State Panthers | Coastal Carolina trails the series 3-4. The Chanticleers loss (17-30) last season’s meeting between schools, and their last series win (41-24) was at the prior meeting in 2022.
Predictions:
Home: 2-4
Away: 1-5
Neutral: 0-0
SBC: 2-6
Non-SBC: 1-3
Overall: 3-9 (5th in SBC East)
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