Based on last year's NET, frontrunner for the opening opponent would be Georgia Southern, with Southern Miss and Coastal Carolina as other possibilities.
@ South Alabama
Kind of surprising, no? South Alabama finished 2nd in SBC regular season went 21-12 overall.
South Alabama returns two key rotational players in Peyton Law (6'7, averaged 13ppg) and Randy Brady (6'9, averaged 6ppg and 6rpg). Also added a lot of size in the portal on the international front and lower levels. I counted 8 players 6'6 and up.
If anyone recalls Jalen Langsley, the NAIA guard who put video game shooting numbers that our staff was following; also landed at South Alabama through the portal. Assuming this is our opener again, challenging start for a new group.