Around the Dog Park: Louisiana Tech defense is coming along

General G5

• Brett McMurphy believes the Group of Five could benefit from their own playoff.

American

• Here are the UDD power rankings for week five.

Conference USA

• Per the good guys at UTSA Rivals, the North Texas-UTSA game has been picked up for television.

• Old Dominion safety Andre Bernhard has had a crazy journey, per the Virginian-Pilot.
• Zyon Gilbert is already making a big impact in the FAU secondary.
• North Texas offensive lineman Riley Mayfield took a risk transferring to the FBS level and it is paying off.
• Per the Monroe News Star, Skip Holtz has the Louisiana Tech defense in a very good spot.

Sun Belt

• Texas State linebacker Gabe Loyd has been named a semifinalist for the Campbell Trophy. This is an award that goes to “college football’s top scholar-athlete”.
• Here is a Q&A to get you ready for the Troy-LSU clash in Death Valley.
• After four weeks of football, here is how the Sun Belt player of the year race is starting to shake out.