Ex Libertate Veritas | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

Post by **Soapy** » 02 Aug 2025, 16:43

You pretty much have a low-end P4 roster with guys like LJ McCray against a G6 schedule so the undefeated season, contextually, makes sense

Auburn seems like they would be a low 80s matchup in the first round so you might have a shot

redsox907 · Post by **redsox907** » 03 Aug 2025, 21:10

Caesar wrote: ↑
02 Aug 2025, 13:07
This is setting up for a shock in the SBC CG or a beatdown in the playoffs

Tbf I'm prepared for a playoff beatdown

Soapy wrote: ↑
02 Aug 2025, 16:43
You pretty much have a low-end P4 roster with guys like LJ McCray against a G6 schedule so the undefeated season, contextually, makes sense

Auburn seems like they would be a low 80s matchup in the first round so you might have a shot

This is my thinking on it - not entirely out of possibility since I grabbed basically an entire P4 D-line this year. If we were in the Big 12 or ACC I think we'd go 4-8 or 5-7 more than likely. South and North Carolina were low 80s and high 70s respectively and were both missing their starting QB - and they were both still close games. A healthy Auburn would likely wear us down by the 2nd half. But that's getting ahead of ourselves.

Back to back Sun Belt 'chips are necessary first

redsox907 · Post by **redsox907** » 03 Aug 2025, 21:54

2026 Conference Championship Preview

Post by **Agent** » 03 Aug 2025, 23:42

UCLA

redsox907 · Post by **redsox907** » 03 Aug 2025, 23:52

Chanticleers Fumble The Bag In Sun Belt Championship Upset

Kamario Taylor finding Ayden Williams with a quick 78 yard score in what would be a stellar outing for the true freshman QB.

BOXSCORE

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
Southern Miss	7	13	7	3	30
Coastal Carolina	7	9	3	8	27

ScoringSummary

Q	Team	Time	Play	Southern Miss	Coastal Carolina
1st	Coastal Carolina	4:51	Aziah Johnson, 6 Yd Pass From Roquan Barber	0	7
1st	Southern Miss	4:29	Ayden Williams, 78 Yd Pass From KaMario Taylor	7	7
2nd	Coastal Carolina	10:21	Safety	7	9
2nd	Southern Miss	7:53	Rashad Simmons, 4 Yd Run	14	9
2nd	Southern Miss	3:42	Santiago Pilares, 54 Yd FG	17	9
2nd	Coastal Carolina	1:56	Michael Allen, 3 Yd Run	17	16
2nd	Southern Miss	0:00	Santiago Pilares, 51 Yd FG	20	16
3rd	Southern Miss	6:51	Kenyon Clay, 5 Yd Run	27	16
3rd	Coastal Carolina	3:14	Haden Tessier, 35 Yd FG	27	19
4th	Southern Miss	1:59	Santiago Pilares, 28 Yd FG	30	19
4th	Coastal Carolina	0:09	Roquan Barber, 1 Yd Run (2PT)	30	27

Coastal Carolina
Passing_Stats

Roquan Barber	26/52, 252 Yds, TD, INT
Tad Hudson	0/7

Rushing_Stats

Bill Davis	21 Att, 147 Yds
Roquan Barber	9 Att, 62 Yds, TD
Michael Allen	9 ATt, 31 Yds, TD
Tad Hudson	1 Att, -6 Yds

Receiving_Stats

Aziah Johnson	6 Rec, 38 Yds, TD
Michael Allen	5 Rec, 45 Yds
David Yazzie	4 Rec, 17 Yds
Trishtin Glass	4 Rec, 41 Yds
Xakery Wiedner	2 Rec, 19 Yds
OJ O'Neal	2 Rec, 42 Yds
Ja'Marion Wayne	2 Rec, 23 Yds
Bryson Graves	1 Rec, 27 Yds

Defensive_Stats

SS Dalton Dexter	10 Tkl, 3 TFL, 0.5 Sack
LB Tayveon Bennett	10 Tkl, 3 TFL, Sack
FS Ja'Marley Riddle	8 Tkl, 2 TFL
DE Aakil Washington	7 Tkl, 2 TFL, 1.5 Sack
DE LJ McCray	4 Tkl, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks
DT Nick James	Tkl, TFL, Sack

Southern Miss
Passing_Stats

KaMario Taylor	17/25, 309 Yds, TD

Rushing_Stats

Kenyon Clay	25 Att, 153 Yds, TD
KaMario Taylor	11 Att, -6 Yds
Rashad Simmons	1 Att, 4 Yds, TD

Receiving_Stats

Ayden Williams	6 Rec, 156 Yds, TD
Quincy Porter	4 Rec, 72 Yds
Anthony Miller	3 Rec, 13 Yds
Kadinn Morris	1 Rec, 14 Yds
Tee Parrish	1 Rec, 27 Yds
Davis Dalton	1 Rec, 17 Yds
Kenyon Clay	1 Rec, 10 Yds

Defensive_Stats

MLB Chris Jones	15 Tkl, TFL
LB Jerry Clemons	12 Tkl, TFL, INT
FS Cameron Knox	13 Tkl, 3 TFL
DT Chris Hayes	3 Tkl, 2 TFL, 1.5 Sack
DT CJ Doggette	3 Tkl, 2 TFL, 0.5 Sack

Conway, SC. - The dream season came crashing to a halt in Conway on Saturday night, as Coastal Carolina suffered its first home loss under head coach Kade Vaughn in stunning fashion. The 30–27 defeat at the hands of Southern Miss not only ended the Chanticleers’ undefeated run, but also extinguished their hopes of crashing the College Football Playoff.

And for the first time in his young tenure, Coach Vaughn will have to answer some difficult questions.

Clinging to a 27–19 deficit early in the fourth quarter, Vaughn made the controversial decision to bench starting quarterback Roquan Barber following an interception — Barber’s 45th pass attempt of the night. In stepped backup Tad Hudson, and the move quickly unraveled. Hudson went 0-for-7 across two three-and-outs and a failed fourth-down attempt, as the Chanticleers’ offense flatlined when it mattered most.

Southern Miss finally broke through Coastal’s defense for a late field goal — the insurance they needed — and by the time Vaughn reinserted Barber into the game, it was too late. The junior QB led a quick touchdown drive and added a two-point conversion to cut the lead to three, but with just nine seconds remaining, the onside kick failed.

Just like that, the dream was over.

“Execution was lacking across the board tonight,” admitted Vaughn postgame, “But it starts with me. I made a knee-jerk call pulling Roquan, and it backfired. He showed incredible poise coming back in and leading us to a score, and maybe if he plays the whole fourth? We’re sitting here with a different result. That’s on me.

“Even still, he was trying to make plays with a receiver group that, frankly, was disgusting tonight. Eight drops. Eight. You can’t win like that.”

Among those eight drops was a brutal fourth-down miss by Aziah Johnson that would have been a touchdown. While Coastal recovered with a quick safety on the next play, the missed opportunity loomed large. So did a pair of would-be touchdowns — one for 65 yards, another for 53 — both wiped out by holding penalties. Each of those drives ultimately stalled.

Southern Miss head coach Dowell Loggains, who has never been shy about his distaste for Vaughn, didn’t hold back when asked about the QB switch.

“For a guy who’s supposed to be Mr. Preparation, his offense sure looked rattled,” Loggains said postgame. “And then he misreads his team and pulls the quarterback? Rookie move, if you ask me.”

Despite the disappointing end, Coastal Carolina still has plenty to be proud of. Vaughn’s squad ran off 12 straight wins, reached a second consecutive Sun Belt title game, and rocketed into the national conversation with a top-15 ranking. A New Year’s Six bowl may be off the table, but a high-profile bowl matchup still awaits — and the future in Conway remains bright.

One loss doesn’t erase a statement season. But it does add fuel to the fire for next year.

Conference Championship Results
C-USA - 21 Kennesaw State (7-6) vs UTEP (9-4) 41
Mountain West - 45 Colorado State (9-4) vs #24 Boise State (9-4) 34
Big 12 - 33 #11 TCU (11-2) vs #13 Colorado (11-2) 21
MAC - 23 Buffalo (10-3) vs Kent State (7-6) 17
AAC - 31 Tulane (9-4) vs Navy (8-5) 17
SEC - 16 #10 LSU (10-3) vs #1 Georgia (12-1) 30
Big 10 - 39 #2 UCLA (12-1) vs #3 Ohio State (12-1) 36
ACC - 31 #5 Miami (11-2) vs #6 Duke (11-2)

Post by **Agent** » 03 Aug 2025, 23:57

UCLA gonna murder you after this loss. So much for undefeated.

Post by **Caesar** » 03 Aug 2025, 23:59

Agent wrote: ↑
03 Aug 2025, 23:57
UCLA gonna murder you after this loss. So much for undefeated.

He’s not going to the CFP after that :dead:

Southern Miss had Brett Favre use some Medicaid money to bring in some ringers to get the upset.

Post by **djp73** » 04 Aug 2025, 05:33

Oof a CC loss after all that!

Post by **The JZA** » 04 Aug 2025, 07:32

Lost by 3 again. This one's on you

RoyalTy · Post by **RoyalTy** » 04 Aug 2025, 09:42

Tough loss, especially coming in the conference championship. But Southern Miss gave a good fight the first time around, what's the motivation for the bowl game now that the CFP is out of the picture

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