NEW ORLEANS — In preparation for the 2023 season, the Sun Belt Conference's Football Media Days were held Tuesday and Wednesday in New Orleans.
Head coach
Shawn Clark was joined in New Orleans by offensive lineman
Isaiah Helms and safety
Nick Ross. Attached are links to watch Media Day interviews conducted with Clark, Helms and Ross.
YOUTUBE LINK: Media Day Video Recap
YOUTUBE LINK: Helms & Ross with Adam Witten
YOUTUBE LINK: Coach Clark with Adam Witten
YOUTUBE: Full App State Press Conference
YOUTUBE: ESPN+ Studio Show
PODCAST: Nothin' But An App State Podcast Episode from NOLA
PHOTO GALLERY: AppStateSports.com
In preseason voting announced earlier this week, App State and James Madison led East Division teams with four first-place votes apiece, and James Madison's 78 total voting points put the Dukes ahead of the Mountaineers (75) and third-place Coastal Carolina (71 points, with three first-place votes).
Fourth-place Marshall received two first-place votes, followed by fifth-place Georgia Southern (one first-place vote), sixth-place Georgia Southern and seventh-place Old Dominion.
App State, Marshall, Georgia Southern and ODU all defeated Power Five conference teams last season.
2023 SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL PRESEASON COACHES POLL
East Division
1. James Madison – 78 Points (4)
2. App State – 75 Points (4)
3. Coastal Carolina – 71 Points (3)
4. Marshall – 68 Points (2)
5. Georgia Southern – 52 Points (1)
6. Georgia State – 31 Points
7. Old Dominion – 17 Points
West Division
1. Troy – 92 Points (10)
2. South Alabama – 85 Points (4)
3. Louisiana – 64 Points
4. Southern Miss – 62 Points
5. Texas State – 36 Points
6. Arkansas State – 33 Points
7. ULM – 20 Points
