Playoff elimination game? Coastal Carolina to take on new opponent after COVID concerns at Liberty
BYU will take the place of Liberty as Coastal Carolina’s road opponent on Saturday, according to the Chanticleers.
Liberty had to back out of the game due to COVID concerns.
Schedule Change: No. 14 Coastal to Host No. 8 BYU this Saturday https://t.co/lxYbEZftce
— Coastal Football (@CoastalFootball) December 3, 2020
BYU (9-0) and Coastal Carolina (9-0) will be a matchup of undefeated Group of 5 teams. In the latest College Football Playoff rankings, BYU is No.13 and Coastal Carolina is No. 18.
This is the rare trip for ESPN’s College GameDay to a Group of 5 school, as the program will be televised from Coastal Carolina.
BYU hasn’t played since Nov. 21 and didn’t have another game scheduled until Dec. 12 vs. San Diego State. BYU is thankful for the opportunity to play this weekend.
“We’re grateful that this game between our two teams could be put together in such a timely fashion,” BYU athletic director Tom Holmoe said in a statement obtained by ESPN. “It’s good to have a partner like ESPN that can help put together such a meaningful game at this point of the season.”
Ooh I like this
Neither one of these teams are making the playoffs…
And?
That would mean this isn’t a playoff elimination game as the title says…
True. It would shut the media up about how unfair BYU is being treated. Funny how one 9-0 team is disrespected while the other is fairly ranked.
Should be a fun game to watch
That is one exciting thing about this tumultuous season: to be able to throw together a game on the fly like this. It’s too bad I don’t get ESPNU, I’d like to see it.
Maybe it’d be better to call this game a ‘new year’s 6 elimination game,’ as opposed to ‘playoff elimination game.’
Mormons vs. Mullets. I like.
Said the bigot.
Help me understand how is that bigoted?
TonyTiger, is it the Mormon part or the Mullet part that has you upset? Because Coastal has a plethora of ready-to-party mullets flowing on its team, and, well, they’re playing a team full of, uh, Mormons.
But, sure, bigoted response, Bama.
curious if a potential upset by chadwell in this game would swing the vote of sc fans to him over beamer. personally, i think they’re making a big mistake in going after beamer.
BYU 41
Coastal 17
I take no offense to the Mormon comment, I thought it was pretty funny. If BYU blows out Coastal then they have some traction in the rankings, if they just win then not so much. If Coastal blows out BYU then maybe they take BYU’s place, but BYU has a bit more respect and would gain more out of a blowout. At least one more undefeated will be out of the equation. Lucky for Coastal they don’t have to deal with the altitude. Great matchup, go Cougs.
Good for BYU.. they were never going to cancel their season and found games to replace everyone who backed out. Glad they have the balls to drop everything two days before to fly across the country to play a solid ranked team. Should be an awesome game.