{"id":83131,"date":"2025-08-20T19:14:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T19:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/83131\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T19:14:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T19:14:13","slug":"sbc-football-365-preview-ulm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/83131\/","title":{"rendered":"SBC Football 365 Preview – ULM"},"content":{"rendered":"

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NEW ORLEANS\u00a0\u2014 ULM will officially open the 2025 Sun Belt football season when it hosts Saint Francis at 7:00 p.m. ET\/6:00 p.m. CT on Thursday, August 28, on ESPN+.\u00a0
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\nThe opener against the Red Flash will be the first-ever meeting between the two programs.\u00a0
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\nULM\u2019s non-conference slate also features road trips to Alabama (Sept. 6), UTEP (Sept. 20) and Northwestern (Oct. 4). Alongside annual dates with their West Division rivals, the Warhawks will visit Coastal Carolina (Oct. 11) and host Old Dominion (Nov. 1) from the Sun Belt East Division.\u00a0
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\nThe Warhawks were picked seventh in the Sun Belt West Division in last month\u2019s 2025 Sun Belt Conference Football Preseason Coaches Poll<\/a>.\u00a0
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\nSecond-year head coach Bryant Vincent will lead a team that brings back six All-Sun Belt picks from 2024<\/a> and had one player named to the 2025 Preseason All-Sun Belt teams<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

ULM opened the 2024 season 5-1\u2014its best start since its 1987 national championship season\u2014before finishing 5-7, its best overall mark since 2019. The Warhawks are in pursuit of their first winning season and bowl appearance since 2012.\u00a0<\/p>\n

To listen to head coach Bryant Vincent, redshirt senior tight end Nate Sullivan Jr. and senior linebacker Billy Pullen\u2019s comments from the 2025 Sun Belt Football Media Days, visit the Sun Belt Conference YouTube page<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

2025 SCHEDULE
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\n* Sun Belt Conference Game\u00a0
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\n2024 ALL-SUN BELT RETURNERS
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\nDL \u2013 Kevontay Wells, ULM (Sr., DL \u2013 Jackson, Miss.)\u00a0
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\nThird Team
\nLB \u2013 Billy Pullen, ULM (Sr., LB \u2013 Kaufman, Texas)\u00a0
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\nOL \u2013 Elijah Fisher, ULM (RS Sr., OL \u2013 Allen, Texas)\u00a0
\nTE \u2013 Rylan Green, ULM (RS Sr., TE \u2013 West Monroe, La.)\u00a0
\nTE \u2013 Julian Nixon, ULM (RS Sr., TE \u2013 Atlanta, Ga.)\u00a0
\nDB \u2013 David Godsey Jr., ULM (RS Sr., DB \u2013 Mansfield, Texas)\u00a0<\/p>\n

2025 PRESEASON ALL-SUN BELT SELECTIONS

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\nDL \u2013 Kevontay Wells, ULM (Sr., DL \u2013 Jackson, Miss.)\u00a0
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