Around the Dog Park: The Sun Belt finally released the 2017 schedule today

Around the Dog Park is our daily round up of G5 football news around the internet. Feel free to submit any news we may have missed in the comments section.

General G5 Football

• ESPN has released their preseason FPI rankings. The top five G5 schools are Memphis (43rd), USF (51st), Boise State (56th), Houston (59th), and San Diego State (63rd). I’d bet three of those five teams end up with a better record than North Carolina State (22nd!).
• Here’s a nice preview on some Underdogs from Sports Illustrated.
• Yesterday we started our series for drafting new G5 conferences.

Conference USA

• Bill Connelly gave us a 2017 season preview focused on FIU today.
• Brent Stockstill will miss spring practice due to shoulder surgery.
• Bill and Godfrey talk C-USA hires for a bit.

Sun Belt

• The Sun Belt schedule is finally out! Throughout the day we’ll be offering our thoughts on the 2017 schedule. Here’s what we think about the App State schedule, Arkansas State schedule, and Idaho schedule.