Conference Announces Pair of Eagles to join Coach Lunsford at 2021 Sun Belt Football Media Day

The 2021 Sun Belt Football Media Day is this Thursday, July 22nd in New Orleans. The conference has announced that Georgia Southern football student-athletes J.D. King and Todd Bradley-Glenn will accompany head coach Chad Lunsford.

Last season, the SBC accumulated an FBS-leading 21 non-conference wins in 2020, including a 3-0 record against Big 12 opponents. Two teams (Coastal Carolina and Louisiana) finished in the final AP Poll, Coaches Poll, and College Football Playoff Rankings for the first time in conference history.

In addition to the conference’s accomplishments on the football field, the conference boasted a 135 percent increase in TV viewership in 2020, with seven of the conference’s games surpassing 1 million viewers. Over the course of the past five football seasons, the conference has posted an FBS-leading .692 winning percentage in bowl games.

The 2021 Sun Belt Football Media Day will be held in person on Thursday, July 22 at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel.

The event will be broadcast on ESPN+ with a morning session from 9 a.m. to noon CT and an afternoon session from 1:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. CT. Two student-athletes from each of the 10 programs (listed below) will join their head coach for an open media session.

Danny Reed and Colin Lacy will also be on site to do an online broadcast for Eagle fans to keep up with all the happenings in New Orleans.

Source GSU