Coastal Carolina (3-6, 2-3 SBC) will play their last home game of the season on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 1 p.m. EST against the Arkansas State Red Wolves (4-5, 2-3 SBC). The contest will consist of two teams still fighting to keep their bowl eligibility alive.

The Chanticleers are now 1-4 at home this season after losing a disappointing 21-8 game to Old Dominion on Saturday, Nov. 7.

🏈FINAL

Coastal Carolina 8
Old Dominion 21

Coastal falls at home to ODU. The Chants return home against Arkansas State in their next game.#ChantsUp

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— Teal Syndicate (@TealSyndicate) November 7, 2026

Bowl Eligibility on the Line

The offense struggled all game to find its rhythm, turning the ball over six times in the loss and ranking among the most turnover-prone teams in college football this season, with 19 total on the season.

Quarterback Deuce Bailey threw three interceptions and lost two fumbles, accounting for five of Coastal Carolina’s six turnovers. The costly mistakes ultimately led to Bailey being benched in the fourth quarter.

As any football coach on the planet would tell you, turnovers are not a winning formula and Head Coach Ryan Beard reiterated that message during both his postgame press conference and midweek media availability, stressing that committing six turnovers in a single game is simply not a recipe for success.

“You can’t gift teams the game, and I think that’s exactly what we did,” Beard said.

Questions quickly emerged about the future of Coastal Carolina’s quarterback position, but Beard put those concerns to rest, reaffirming Bailey as the team’s starter moving forward. Beard stood behind his freshman quarterback, emphasizing that Bailey is a captain for a reason and describing him as a competitor who will continue to improve and respond to adversity.

“I talked to Deuce; everyone is afforded a bad day. He’s not like a lot of 19-year-olds. You can go out and do something as a non-FBS starting quarterback and no one knows; you have a bad day as a FBS starting quarterback at 19, millions of people know; it’s just part of the growth for him, it’s part of getting better… I think he has the right mentality of ‘ I’m going to go compete’,” Beard said.

On the bright side for the Chants, the defense gave them a fighting chance to win on Saturday, holding the Monarchs scoreless in the second half.

Junior linebacker Marcellius Pulliam recorded an absurd 22 total tackles, setting a single-game school record and ranks among the nation’s leading tacklers with 97 tackles.

Senior defensive back Ja’Marion Wayne came up with an interception with just over eight minutes remaining in the game, giving the offense a chance to make it a one-score game. However, Tre Guerra threw an interception on fourth down, sealing the game for Old Dominion.

Senior kicker Nico Cavanillas Alti connected on a 30-yard field goal in the second quarter before adding a 44-yard make as time expired in the first half, cutting the deficit to 21-6. Nicknamed the “Spanish Cannon,” Cavanillas Alti has converted 10 of his 13 field goal attempts this season, including four from beyond 50 yards.

Arkansas State Looks to Bounce Back

The Chanticleers know what is at stake as they finish the season with plenty still to play for. They are fighting to win for one another and for the program, and they will look to continue that fight against the Red Wolves, who are coming off a tough 19-17 loss to Louisiana-Monroe.

A-State FB falls to ULM in 2nd Consecutive Year in Rice Bowl Rivalry & falls to (4-5 & 2-3) Overall & In Conference Play

Warhawks – (19)

Final in Jonesboro

Red Wolves – (17)

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Up Next: Nov 14th at Coastal Carolina pic.twitter.com/Q3KSipUSLj

— Red Wolves Syndicate (@RedWolvesSynd) November 7, 2026

With just under six minutes remaining in the game, Red Wolves kicker Clune Van Andel connected on a 41-yard field goal to put Arkansas State ahead 17-6. However, ULM kicker Abram Murray responded with a 40-yard field goal shortly after the two-minute warning.

Arkansas State had one final opportunity to respond, but quarterback Trey Owens threw an interception with one minute remaining, sealing the victory for the Warhawks.

Throughout the season, Arkansas State has struggled to contain the run, allowing 203.6 rush yards per game, and it showed on Saturday, as the Warhawks rushed for a dominant 268 yards.

Red Wolves head coach Butch Jones mentioned during his postgame press conference that a team is not going to win football games when it allows 119 rushing yards on third down alone. He added that the defense’s struggles limited Arkansas State’s offense to just eight possessions, two of which ended in turnovers, while another resulted in a missed field goal.

“Football is not a mystery game, it starts within the lines of scrimmage… We weren’t able to stop the run, you know we never really had momentum of the game,” Jones said.

Although the Red Wolves have struggled to stop the run, their pass defense has been impressive this season, allowing just 182.8 passing yards per game, the fewest in the Sun Belt Conference.

Arkansas State will look to play to their standard on the road against Coastal Carolina with plenty to play for.

As for Coastal Carolina, the Chanticleers still have plenty to play for as they continue building the foundation of a new program under a new coaching staff and with a revamped roster.

Arkansas State Red Wolves at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

Brooks Stadium — Conway, SC

Kickoff: Saturday, Nov. 14 at 1 p.m. EST

TV: ESPN+

Radio: The Chanticleer Sports Network