The 2026 Sun Belt football season will officially kick off with Sun Belt Football Media Days on Wednesday, July 15, and Thursday, July 16.
The event will be held at the New Orleans Marriott Warehouse Arts District in downtown New Orleans, Louisiana, and will be broadcast nationwide on ESPN+. This year’s expanded multicast will include two separate feeds—the traditional Sun Belt Football Media Days show, which will incorporate portions of the Main Stage and Sun Belt Studio appearances from each team alongside analysis from hosts Matt Stewart and Rocky Boiman, and the new Sun Belt Football Media Days Podium Feed, which will showcase the Main Stage appearances from each team in their entirety.
Georgia Southern will be represented by head coach Clay Helton, along with receiver Josh Dallas and defensive back Chance Gamble.
Sun Belt East Division programs—App State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, James Madison, Marshall and Old Dominion—will appear on Wednesday, July 15.
Sun Belt West Division programs—Arkansas State, Louisiana, Louisiana Tech ULM, South Alabama, Southern Miss and Troy—will participate on Thursday, July 16.
The full schedule is listed below.
Wednesday (East)
Sun Belt Football Media Days Show: 9:30 AM CT | 1:30 PM CT
Sun Belt Football Media Days Podium Feed: 10:00 AM CT
11:00 AM (ET) COMMISSIONER KEITH GILL
11:30 AM (ET) GEORGIA STATE
12:00 PM (ET) COASTAL CAROLINA
12:30 PM (ET) JAMES MADISON
2:30 PM (ET) OLD DOMINION
3:00 PM (ET) GEORGIA SOUTHERN
3:30 PM (ET) MARSHALL
4:00 PM (ET) APP STATE
Thursday (West)
Sun Belt Football Media Days Show: 9:30 AM CT | 1:30 PM CT
Sun Belt Football Media Days Podium Feed: 10:00 AM CT
11:30 AM (ET) LOUISIANA
12:00 PM (ET) SOUTH ALABAMA
12:30 PM (ET) LOUISIANA TECH
2:30 PM (ET) TROY
3:00 PM (ET) ARKANSAS STATE
3:30 PM (ET) ULM
4:00 PM (ET) SOUTHERN MISS
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