Around The Dog Park: Is It Harder Now For G5 Coaches To Jump To P5?

General G5

• Is there a glass ceiling between G5 head coaches and P5 head coaching jobs?
• The AP released their predictions for the season, including G5 conference winners and which G5 team will make the NY6.
• SBN’s Alex Kirshner takes a deep look at the South Dakota State-North Dakota State rivalry.
• Be one of the first 1500 New Mexico State students at Saturday’s game, get a free shirt.

• NMSU’s bowl win last season was HUGE for the school and program.
• UMASS legend Victor Cruz is calling it a career.
• The 7 FBS coaches in Florida explain its past, present, and future in terms of CFB recruiting.

AAC

• SBN interviewed UCF fans and the school’s social media team about the role they all played in the “National Champions” narrative.
• Blake Barnett is expected to be South Florida’s starting quarterback in week one.
• The Sonny Dykes era begins at SMU.
• Our 2018 Memphis Tigers season preview

Conference USA

• Kingston Davis took a weird road to get to UAB, from Michigan, to “Last Chance U”, and then back to Birmingham.
• Still a few years out, but Western Kentucky has added home-and-home series with Cincinnati and Troy.
• Experience could be a difference maker for North Texas’ receivers this year.
• Mike Bloomgren plans for Rice to play very physical against Prairie View A&M.
• Will one of UTSA’s transfers become the starting quarterback?
• C-USA teams will honor former commissioner Mike Silve this season with a special helmet sticker.
• J’Mar Smith is hoping to be more efficient at the helm of the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs this year.
• The versatile Tarrick Thomas will be a big help to FAU’s offensive line this year.

Sun Belt

• Texas State announced their promotions schedule for the year, which includes throwbacks to those old Southwest Texas State teams.
• The Athletic published a few predictions for the upcoming Sun Belt season.
• Troy Trojans Unit Preview: Receivers
• Sports Illustrated’s Arkansas State preview