Interesting possibilities
Georgia Southern and Wofford have the inside track to the Southern Conference title, but here’s one interesting scenario that isn’t out of the question:
If Georgia Southern loses at Wofford on Saturday; and then if Wofford loses at Chattanooga on Nov. 19; and if ASU and Furman win their remaining league games…
There would be a four-way tie for first place, which would be a first in SoCon history. And Furman would be the automatic qualifier for the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs as result of a head-to-head tiebreaker.
Regardless of who wins the SoCon title – whether it’s Georgia Southern (which needs to beat Wofford), or Wofford (which needs to beat Georgia Southern and Chattanooga), or if ASU or Furman wind up with a share after all – there is a distinct possibility that all four teams will wind up in the playoffs.
If the SoCon gets four teams in, that would be another first for the SoCon. Of course, recent playoff expansion that allows for two more at-large teams has aided the possibility.
A couple more tidbits…if ASU winds up with a share of this year’s title, it won’t be the first time it has done so with two league losses. The Mountaineers tied with Wofford for first place at 5-2 in 2007… Never have four teams shared the league title. In fact, the only three-way tie happened in 1999, when ASU, Furman and Georgia Southern tied at 7-1.
Of course, Georgia Southern could make it all simple on Saturday.