Coastal Carolina played in bowl games the last two seasons, but East Carolina has not played in one since 2015, after the cancelled Military Bowl last season. Coastal Carolina will also be playing this game without their head coach Jamey Chadwell who has left for Liberty. Coastal Carolina quarterback Grayson McCall is expected to start after flirting with transferring. Motivation is on the side of the tougher team here which is East Carolina.