Sun Belt Week Three Review

Another week is in the books for the 2015 college football season with Sun Belt going 5-3 with no conference games taking place. Let's take a look at the good, bad, and ugly of week three Sun Belt football action.

Week Three Scoreboard: 

• Oregon 61, Georgia State 28
• Wisconsin 28, Troy 3
• Idaho 41, Wofford 38
• Georgia Southern 48, Citadel 13
• Arkansas State 70, Missouri State 7
• Southern Mississippi 56, Texas State 50
• South Alabama 34, San Diego State 27 (OT)
• UTEP 50, New Mexico State 47 (OT)

Who/What Looked Good:

• Tyler Jones: The Bobcats quarterback threw for 310 yards and three touchdowns, as well as rushed for 160 yards and another two touchdowns in a 56-50 loss to Southern Miss. Jones is 12 yards passing from hitting 4,500 for his career.
• Larry Rose III: The New Mexico State running back rushed for 186 yards with a long of 82 yards in an overtime loss to UTEP. The sophomore averaged 9.3 yards per carry and even made two catches in the game.
• South Alabama: The Jaguars were heavy underdogs versus San Diego State, but pulled out a 34-27 overtime win on the road. Xavier Johnson (19/142/2TD) produced his second 100+ yard game of the season in the win.
• Troy: The Trojans fell 28-3 to Wisconsin, but never looked completely overmatched during the game. The Trojans earned more first downs and won the time of possession battle in the loss.

Who/What Looked Bad:

• Texas State Defense: The Bobcats knew that they would give up some offense to Southern Miss, but 613 yards and 56 points is unacceptable. Southern Miss averaged 11.9 yards per pass attempt and 6.1 yards per rush attempt and scored eight touchdowns versus Texas State
• Idaho: A win is a win, but struggling to pull out a win versus a team that attempted only six passes is tough to swallow. The Vandals gave up 326 yards on the ground at a 7.4 yards per carry clip in the very close win.
• New Mexico State Defense: Facing a team without their only major offensive weapon, the Aggies were shredded for 544 yards and 50 points in the overtime loss. UTEP averaged 6.3 yards per carry and 8.0 yards per pass, extraordinary for a team that does not pass the ball much at all.

Week Four Schedule:

• Appalachian State at Old Dominion
• Louisiana Monroe at Alabama
• Akron at Louisiana
• Arkansas State at Toledo
• NC State at South Alabama
• Texas State at Houston
• Georgia Southern at Idaho