Warm Weather Fans: A Sun Belt Podcast

Brian and Zeke return for their second episode of the week, talking over the South Alabama Jaguars in the year ahead. It was a rough 4-8 season under 2nd year head coach Major Applewhite, who will re-assume playcalling duties after being elevated from offensive coordinator.  Will the move turn this team around?

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Brian and Zeke are joined by App State fan Aikman Chambers, to discuss Dowell Loggains' tenuous first year as Mountaineers coach and what the team can do to turn around its fortunes this season.

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Brian and Zeke are back with their second episode of the week, where they break down the UL Monroe Warhawks under third-year coach Bryant Vincent.   

ULM fell on tough times last year offensively behind QB Aiden Armenta, who has some newfound competition in 2026.

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We are back with our slate of 2026 Sun Belt Football previews, as Zeke Palermo talks with GSU reporter and podcaster, Brady Weiler. The two delve into what awaits the Panthers and embattled head coach Dell McGee in the season ahead.   

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Brian and Zeke put a bow on the 2025 Sun Belt Football season, first, by breaking down the portal movement and landing spots for Colton Joseph, Jaylen Raynor and Alonza Barnett III.  

To wrap the season up, the pair break down Coastal Carolina and Southern Miss blowing leads in bowl losses, Georgia Southern outclassing App State, and Texas State leaving the Fun Belt with a bowl win.

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We've got a jam-packed episode for you, as Brian and Zeke give their takes on the G6/P4 playoff discourse, as well as reviewing James Madison's trip to the College Football Playoff.  

Outside of JMU, the pair break down Troy's paltry offensive effort against Jacksonville State, Louisiana coming up short against Delaware and Arkansas State outlasting Missouri State. The two finish up by previewing the remaining bowl games and will be back after the New Year.

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Brian and Zeke are here to run down both Coastal Carolina and Southern Miss, filling their head coaching vacancies with Ryan Beard and Blake Anderson, respectively. 

 In bowl action, we've got a CUSA/Sun Belt runner-up matchup with Troy and Jacksonville State, James Madison taking on Oregon in the playoff, and what should we expect from Quinn Henicle in his first start post-Colton Joseph?

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In this episode, we take a look back at our preseason takes as Brian and Zeke review what they were wrong about, what they were correct on, and what we learned from this season that can be applied in the future.

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We've got a jam-packed episode for you as Brian and Zeke break down James Madison winning its first-ever Sun Belt title 31-17 over Troy as Wayne Knight and the Dukes' defense dragged an inconsistent offense along on Friday.

The pair also discusses JMU making the playoff, Bob Chesney leaving for UCLA, and James Madison's hire of Billy Napier, as well as Charles Huff leaving Hattiesburg after 1 season, and Colton Joseph entering the transfer portal after a 9-3 season at Old Dominion.

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It's championship week! Brian is joined by Jack Fitzpatrick of JMU Sports News to break down the Dukes' dominant season, what advantages James Madison holds over Troy, and talks over the chances of a CFP contender.  

Then, Brian and Zeke welcome Troy Broadcasting Director Barry McKnight on to discuss how the Trojans made it to yet another Sun Belt championship game, what this means for Troy as a program, and an outlook on former coach Jon Sumrall's recent hire at Florida.

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