S8 Ep19: Bowl Win, Transfer Portal and Coaching Changes

About this episode

The episode recaps Georgia Southern's Birmingham Bowl victory, discusses player transfers, the quarterback situation, and coaching changes.

In our Season 8 finale, we recap Georgia Southern's win in the Birmingham Bowl against App State, react to a slew of Eagles entering the transfer portal, debate the QB situation going into 2026 and recap coaching changes. It's a loaded episode, one of our longest yet, and last one (most likely) until the Spring Game. Show Notes: Eagles Beat App State for Second Time in 2025 Defense Was Bend and Don't Break Offense Left a Lot of Points off the Board Does This Win Change the Perception of the Season? Transfer Portal: Entire O-line and JC French Gone QB Situation: Turner Helton, Weston Bryan or Transfer? Defensive Departures and Needs Coaching Changes and Mutz's Staff JMU Held Their Own Against Oregon Future of Bowl Games

Topics covered

• Birmingham Bowl
• transfer portal
• quarterback situation
• coaching changes
• Georgia Southern

Keywords

• App State
• Eagles
• defense
• offense
• season perception
• defensive needs
• future of bowl games

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