The 2026 G5 Shuffle: Sun Belt Conference Edition

The 2026 G5 Shuffle: Sun Belt Conference Edition

From The G5 Hive by Justice (@Justice_2318) and Luke (@ProbascoLuke)

March 10, 2026 · 1h 53m

About this episode

Justice and Luke discuss the offseason changes in the Sun Belt Conference as teams prepare for the 2026 season.

Justice (@Justice_2318) and Luke (@ProbascoLuke) are back with another action-packed episode covering everything in the world of G5 College Football! 🏈 The G5 Hive is back and ready to dive deep into the chaos of the offseason! This week, we close out The G5 Shuffle: Sun Belt Conference Edition — spotlighting the Sun Belt (SBC) as teams gear up for the 2026 season. The Sun Belt got hit hard by the coaching carousel after a strong 2025 showing. Several standout head coaches were poached by other programs. This led to a wave of new hires and promotions to stabilize those programs. These moves shake up the conference hierarchy big time — some teams are rebuilding, while others aim to capitalize on the turnover. On the roster side, the transfer portal has been wild for Sun Belt squads. The window closed recently, with teams loading up on additions to offset losses and position for 2026 contention. Standouts include heavy portal activity at places like App State (adding QB's Malachi Singleton from Purdue, Tommy Ulatowski from Kennesaw State and Henry Hasselback from UCLA and others), and broader churn across the league as programs chase talent to fill gaps from coaching changes and…

People in this episode

Hosts: Justice, Luke

Topics covered

  • G5 College Football
  • Sun Belt Conference
  • coaching changes
  • transfer portal
  • 2026 season predictions
  • team rebuilding
  • conference hierarchy

Keywords

  • Sun Belt
  • G5 Football
  • coaching carousel
  • transfer portal
  • 2026 season
  • team changes
  • player additions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sun Belt Conference, Purdue, Kennesaw State, UCLA

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