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3rd in Sun Belt - East
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Sources: Clemson is set to hire longtime college head coach Mike Houston to work with the defensive staff there. Houston won an FCS national title as the coach at James Madison and spent six seasons as the head coach at East Carolina.
Houston is a North Carolina native with deep ties in the Carolinas, as he’s been the head coach at The Citadel and Lenoir-Rhyne. He’ll assist new defensive coordinator Tom Allen, who just arrived from Penn State.
Sources: Colin Hitschler is expected to become the new defensive coordinator at James Madison. He's a former assistant coach at Alabama, Wisconsin and Cincinnati. He worked for JMU coach Bob Chesney at Salve Regina in 2011.
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James Madison secures its first bowl win after topping Western Kentucky 27-17 in the Boca Raton
— Backup Billy Atkins threw for 181 yards and a touchdown in his first start since 2022, leading James Madison to the program's first bowl win after topping Western Kentucky 27-17 on Wednesday night in the Boca Raton Bowl.
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2024 Sun Belt Standings Standings
| Sun Belt - East | OVR | CONF |
|---|---|---|
| Marshall | - | 0.875 |
| Georgia Southe.. | 2 | 0.750 |
| James Madison | 1 | 0.500 |
| Old Dominion | 4.5 | 0.500 |
| Coastal Caroli.. | 4 | 0.375 |
| App State | 4 | 0.375 |
| Georgia State | 6.5 | 0.125 |
| Sun Belt - West | OVR | CONF |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | - | 0.875 |
| Texas State | 1.5 | 0.625 |
| Arkansas State | 1.5 | 0.625 |
| South Alabama | 2.5 | 0.625 |
| UL Monroe | 4 | 0.375 |
| Troy | 5 | 0.375 |
| Southern Miss | 8 | 0.000 |