Sun Belt Sports Blog

Up 10-0 in the 4th quarter the FAU Owls had to feel good about their chances at getting an important Sun Belt Conference road victory @ MTSU. But settling for a field goal with 1:15 remaining proved to be the Owls’ undoing as Middle Tennessee drove the the FAU 32-yard line with 9 seconds remaining. That is where MTSU senior QB Joe Craddock launched a Hail Mary pass that came down in the hands of Malcolm Beyah to tie the game at 13-13. The PAT was good giving Middle Tennessee the home win over FAU to improve their Sun Belt Conference record to 1-2 and their overall record to 2-3 on the season. With the loss, FAU falls to 0-1 in the Sun Belt standings and a disappointing 1-4 overall.

College Sports Fans has released their college football Division I Football Bowl Subdivision preview for 2008 and all 8 Sun Belt teams are included. After a somewhat surprising 6-1 record in the Sun Belt and a New Orleans Bowl victory over Memphis, the 2008 Florida Atlantic football preview takes a look at the Owls as well as their most talented Sun Belt rivals, Troy. The Trojans feature a tough non-conference schedule including a trip to preseason #1 Ohio State and the 2008 Troy football preview looks at the Trojans in ‘08. Louisiana Monroe looks to surpass the .500 mark this season after a 6-6 record a year ago, and the 2008 Louisiana Monroe football preview tells us more. Joining UL-Monroe in the middle of the 2007 Sun Belt standings were MTSU, Arkansas State and UL-Lafayette. The 2008 Middle Tennessee State football preview gives insight into the Blue raiders quest to return to their 2008 bowl-caliber form while the Arkansas State 2008 preview and the Louisiana Lafayette football preview for 2008 review both teams as they look to make a move into the upper-echelon of the Sun Belt football standings. UNT and Florida International shared the cellar of the Sun Belt in 2007, but both look to make improvements this fall. Check out the 2008 FIU football preview and the North Texas football preview for 2008 for more on both teams.