From FCS to the TOP 15 (The Rise of Coastal Carolina Football)

Just a few seasons ago, Coastal Carolina was playing in the FCS. Now, they're undefeated and a top 15 team in the country. So, what happened over the last few years and how did they get to this point?
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[@HarrisHighlights]

Please give this video a THUMBS UP and help it reach 3,000 LIKES! ⬇️Drop a comment below if you think Coastal Carolina will finish the season undefeated ⬇️

[@reidchilders5267]

Or about the marashall plane crash and how the program got better or something but talk about a and m man we are good

[@w4tt58]

The rise of ty fryfogal?

[@matthewsaferfishing3192]

Liberty will

[@matthewsaferfishing3192]

Win

[@matthewsaferfishing3192]

@Kenneth Gregory Lol good luck with BYU AHAH

[@cormackimberly2616]

Just watched them win against BYU😈

[@alsword2523]

Well...

[@Jiff321]

They embarrassed themselves in that game. Shame

[@jakejohnson8926]

and then lose to liberty

[@ekibirigeable]

My daughter goes there. Great season for a wonderful school!

[@kingpig8577]

Regardless how the season ends, coastal will go from a projected last place finish to a potential first place finish in their conference. Amazing how far the Chants have come

[@HarrisHighlights]

It really is. Not every year a team goes from worst to first!

[@encycl07pedia-]

Not really. This season is an abomination and it's like saying CC's practice squad is better than the other CUSA/MAC/Sun Belt practice squads.

[@kingpig8577]

@@encycl07pedia- from a projected last place finish in the sun belt to beating teams they usually lose to, 2 ranked teams, and undefeated, I’d say that’s pretty good.

[@CheapVacationYT]

It’s not college, it’s coastal

[@ethanb2624]

Dam fucking right

[@U9005p]

Chants up baby!!

[@grahamgonzales3891]

Yessir

[@gabesmith2234]

U and Cole Adams are the best CFB channels out there

[@HarrisHighlights]

I appreciate that 🙏🏼

[@reidchilders5267]

I would say Harris is Better then cole Adams

[@mikeharper5026]

Yeah

[@rpatterskc1]

Scott fisher

[@coleklein2354]

Don’t forget about @sg1sports

[@kja6336]

Always nice to see new teams become potential bandwagon targets

[@HarrisHighlights]

It’s always the best

[@jacksonmakesthings6445]

never did i think we would have bandwagons lmao

[@geleneceline2310]

@@jacksonmakesthings6445 ummm after that lost so called america's team is not looking good

[@jacksonmakesthings6445]

@@geleneceline2310 ok?

[@RobertSmith-zw7lf]

Hell yea go Coastal! I live about an hour from there and my first time getting black out drunk was when I visited this school lmao.

[@HarrisHighlights]

Hahaha awesome

[@charleybarley939]

@@HarrisHighlights Lol.

[@lelemabry7]

yes coastal is the best party school

[@pmode]

I lived about five minutes away about 6 years ago. Live in Greenville now

[@ItsHorizonz]

This Moglia guy might be the generous person in sports I’ve ever heard of. Talk about love for your team

[@ekibirigeable]

He's a multi-millionaire! He used to be the President & CEO of TD Ameritrade before he came back into coaching. He didn't actually need the salary

[@EdgarHernandez-uu4iw]

Coastal Carolina has also been good in baseball and basketball. The future of the athletics program looks good there

[@ndigs]

I love when programs like this blow up...

[@megaascension2748]

Facts about Coastal Carolina from a local- Their teal turf is nicknamed the "Surf Turf" as it is a similar color to the ocean. The mascot comes from the book "Canterbury Tales". A Chanticleer is a rooster than runs the barnyard. The mascot idea was created by a group of students and an English professor. The costumed mascot is named "Chauncy".

[@tommyselesky4647]

Bro I gotta ccu Chanticleer toy

[@paxhumana2015]

@@tommyselesky4647 , the last team that played on a blue turf field also happens to be a pretty good football program as well. You may have heard of Boise State?

[@coyotelong4349]

Honestly that’s cool and creative as all hell Tired of all the “Tigers” and “Wildcats”… We don’t need no more cats. We need more DOGS… (Or Chanticleers, for that matter) I love the colors too… The Teal and Bronze are totally unique

[@pmode]

@@coyotelong4349 the bronze represents the sand as well with the teal portraying the ocean

[@streetjustice6504]

Never heard of them till this year 😂 I'm impressed and hope they keep it up. The more the merrier when it comes to high level competitive football 💯💯💯 facts we need more dawgs🐾🐶

[@j.thompson9345]

Do a video on The Rise of the Sun Belt Conference. It wasn't that long ago that the conference loss a ton of members to CUSA and was a complete afterthought in the FBS. The doormat of the FBS if you will. Now, their arguably the second best conference in the Group of 5.

[@zesolodar]

i love that ccu is showing out. im from columbia and have been going to myrtle beach my whole life so im well aware of CCU. their in Conway which is about 20 miles away. i dont think people realize its actually not a bad school sports wise. they won a natty in baseball a few years ago when they knocked off arizona. also dustin went there. also made the ncaa tournament in 14, and 15

[@HarrisHighlights]

Yup their baseball team is actually really good on a consistent basis. Coastal Carolina is a pretty damn good place for athletics

[@zesolodar]

@@HarrisHighlights yea they make atleast the regionals pretty much every year. also they have a weird field like boise st, its teal. also you should do a video on the alabama basketball 3 on 5 game. i still think thats one of the wildest things in college sports not because it happened, but because they actually almost won

[@paxhumana2015]

@@zesolodar , actually, Boise State plays on a more regular shade of blue field, not teal. Eastern Washington University plays on a red field. Sadly, thanks to envirotards, and the NCAA, no more teams can play on colored fields.

[@badhoplite7299]

10:08 Scratch Liberty (due to covid they canceled) In comes BYU. time for Coastal to show how good they are

[@Infernos94]

Turns out theyre pretty good

[@timothyraycox6149]

Well they beat BYU

[@CharlesUrban]

Seems like they're pretty good. Maybe they shouldn't try to obliterate the opposing quarterback for no good reason, but still, they're pretty good.

[@ekibirigeable]

@@CharlesUrban There was a very good reason!

[@tristancasper3709]

Awesome video, I grew up in myrtle beach and currently go to CCU. It's been pretty incredible to see the progress this team and university have made over the years!

[@thatboydre8649]

Scott fisher needs some love he has some good content and he’s dropping a CFB video every day.

[@HarrisHighlights]

He's the man

[@CHazelz]

I worked @CCU (but left a little over a year ago) and it's really exciting to see the program succeed and the University getting more publicity. The university as a whole has bought in to the pride and school spirt. It's preached, shown, and felt from Day 1. They don't have the time-honored and well known history that a lot of Power-5 schools do because athletics is still relatively new to the University. Naturally it's tough to get the community excited while still forming the "traditions" as you go. Getting 17-22 year old's to buy-in and get excited about something new without it being seen or felt as corny, cheesy, or forced is incredibly difficult. But at Coastal they've done it right. Like every University or job or place there's going to be thing or two that individuals will dislike or disagree with and Coastal is no different. However unlike other places, everyone's on board and genuinely loves the University. The pride and spirit is real. I miss Conway dearly and it's nothing but excitement when Coastal comes up. Really happy to see the continued success. #CHAUNTSUP

[@mards2479]

The town alone could make Coastal Carolina an attractive place for college kids, place is beautiful

[@HarrisHighlights]

Yup! They're gonna keep killing it in the recruiting game for years to come

[@charleybarley939]

@@HarrisHighlights It's gonna be tough to recruit to a town with the word beach in it. Lol.

[@braxtoncribb322]

Haha not dirty Myrtle 😂

[@mards2479]

@@braxtoncribb322 shitttt myrtle and surfside and murrells is beautiful lol

[@mards2479]

@@charleybarley939 why is it tough?

[@urfavblackguy9121]

I like seeing new teams become something special

[@michaeloconnor6151]

You are so informative, bro. Passion is one thing but your research is a whole other big factor

[@blackgoose7225]

I enjoy this style of video! Love learning more about college football

[@HarrisHighlights]

Glad you enjoy it, thanks for watching!

[@jakolbymaddox1012]

Coastal Carolina is the biggest surprise of 2020!!!

[@paxhumana2015]

They are being pretty surprising in 2021 as well, so they must be doing something right. Meanwhile, Chris Petersen seemingly has quit coaching in college football and I also miss when he was coaching Boise State because that team was on fire when he was leading that team.

[@pumpkindog2295]

It sure is great being a ccu fan

[@HarrisHighlights]

I bet. Y'all got a fun team!

[@poroporo8859]

Love these Group of Five Teams Breaking Expectations and making it up the rankings. Sucks that the committee doesn't properly value them.

[@HarrisHighlights]

Love it too! Hopefully Coastal can play a solid team for their bowl game

[@MrKingpin1205]

I'm sure they do. It's just harder to evaluate Group of 5 teams as the thing that hurts them is strength of schedule due to their conference games. It's nothing against them personally but that's what happens when you want the committee to make the SOS of a team to matter. Now you can take out strength of schedule and that would help group of 5 teams but that would just make Power 5 schools to schedule more out of conference scrubs or have an independent schedule a bunch of FCS and bottomfeeding FBS schools just do go undefeated and say they deserve a shot at the playoffs just for being undefeated

[@charleybarley939]

Nice video. I saw them on TV a few weeks back. Love the sea foam unis. Looking forward to College Game Day and the BYU Cougars!

[@tford4639]

As a Florida gators fan I love seeing teams like coastal Carolina and Marshall begin to have a bright future it finally brings some variety to the sport that is heavily dominated by the top schools like the Alabama’s and Ohio states I feel like finally college football is heading towards a bright future and I can’t wait to see what these smaller schools can do and how they can fair against tougher comp

[@davidr5658]

Coastal has been a joy to watch this year. The Sun Belt is the most underrated and exciting FBS conference out there. The '19 App State team might arguably have been the Belt's best recent team, but no doubt this year's Beach Chicken squad is having a magical season, hopefully NY6 bound! Congrats on a great video. Thanks for the history lesson, hiring Joe Moglia was an amazing call by CCU.

[@tasjourney7778]

I moved to Conway from Pennsylvania I was a penn state fan all my life. I am now after 2 years here a huge Chants fan. My son and I went to our first football game together it was the chants the energy surrounding this team is amazing. My son plays aau football as a qb and Grayson McCall inspired him. Maybe one day my son will be a hometown hero GO CHANTS

[@justinl9723]

Good video. I wanted to play for these guys when I was coming out of high school.

[@haynesratcliff2330]

Great video man

[@MH_0015]

That interview is GOLD!

[@HarrisHighlights]

Hahaha it's amazing. I hadn't seen it in years

[@scizorbullet8185]

Do a video on Marshall feels like nobody remembers they exist rn lol Edit: yes they got fucked by rice a get it lol

[@HarrisHighlights]

I think next week I will. It's amazing how underrated they've been this season for being undefeated

[@joelosco1030]

Respect the group the five conferences

[@jaquaviousdasian6857]

Cause they haven’t played in 2-3 weeks or somthing

[@Vamp512]

@Michael C nah Marshall’s defense is a beast this year

[@prestonhankinsnewalbanyhig8677]

Marshall def over rated they haven’t played any quality teams yet

[@DJPherret]

I go to coastal and this gave me chills to watch!

[@HarrisHighlights]

Hopefully you can enjoy the game this weekend!

[@allstonleggette2062]

Yessir I’m from Conway my mom ran track there and my brother ran track and played football there I’ve always been a coastal fan

[@JesseLJohnson]

I started at Coastal in 2002. Remember our first ever game. My neighbor for 3 years was Quinton Teal he ended up playing for the Chargers and Panthers. Dustin Johnson was in my class too had a few classes with him and he is one of the best golfers in the world. We have had a great baseball team they won the college world series just a few years ago. School looks a bit different now then when I graduated almost 16 years ago. Still live here in Myrtle Beach.

[@kingGeorge0309]

Wow really good video!! My brother plays at Coastal Carolina #70 Cesar Moreno!

[@66666pink]

I like this man, I’m tired of seeing the same teams in the top 25 especially the top 10

[@Westside_drift]

CHANTS UP BABY!

[@youngruff]

I’ve played for several coaches on different levels. Chadwell is by far the smartest and most deserving of them all. That spread option is hard to game plan for. And Staggs will always have an amazing Defense.

[@xziccardix8287]

Loveee that outro music👌🏻🔥🥋

[@HarrisHighlights]

Yessir!

[@tthompson7609]

Im a Coastal Carolina fan now! Gotta hop on the Wagon while it’s rollin!

[@pac12shorts90]

I won't be surprised if a jinx happened like the last 2 week's vids about surprise teams...

[@HarrisHighlights]

Honestly 🤐

[@Techn9cian123]

Just like I was a bandwagon SMU fan last year, this year it’s CHANTS UP!

[@paxhumana2015]

SMU is looking pretty solid in 2021 as well.

[@heavyizthacrown-5842]

Congrats Chants!

[@thatoneannoyinggamer575]

Crazy to think I live 10 minutes away from CCU and have drove past the field of a top 15 team multiple times. Although I am a Clemson fan, love to see a local college succeed and I hope they get a top 10 ranking this year.

[@939sports7]

My man made the video same day huge respect. Got my chants on here

[@HarrisHighlights]

You know it!

[@939sports7]

@@HarrisHighlights only thing you left out was the mullets can’t forget the gorgeous mullets flying around that surf turf

[@jowar2393]

Who’s here after they choked a comeback in OT

[@creativecreed8649]

It surprised me how good there doing but every ones forgetting how much Arkansas improved with almost the same team as last year

[@VitoIsPuffBunny]

As an iowa state fan these guys should be recognized as they could beat a team we could not this year.

[@kkap84]

Someone make a shirt that’s got the logo on it w “America’s Team” on it

[@HarrisHighlights]

Haha I'm sure there are definitely some already out there

[@domhaigh7985]

Not americas team 😂😂

[@richcountyratrodsjrod2329]

I would buy one.

[@Ethan-gk7mw]

NOW THEY R RANKED #11. LETS GOOOO

[@CrewsTheWildDawg]

Finally! Someone’s putting some respect on this team!

[@HarrisHighlights]

Someone had to do it!

[@CrewsTheWildDawg]

@@HarrisHighlights Glad it was you

[@mikeharper5026]

Game day is at coastal!

[@HarrisHighlights]

Hell yeah, that's gonna be awesome!

[@jacoblordbanemastersithdes3072]

Those units are 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@charliewithington287]

This is really cool because I literally live right next to their stadium

[@joshblack4291]

I attended Coastal for 1 year over a decade ago. Good times. They have since been doing much better.

[@churlish7851]

Love the black on teal green look

[@TheWoodHaven]

Coastal Carolina reminds me of Boise State. Boise was successful right after joining FBS too. I think this CC/BYU game is going to be pretty nuts.

[@rfloyd90]

Clemson alumnus and Conway native and resident here, and proud of my hometown boys. The Chants are bringing it this year. Point of mild embarrassment, the "stray cat" at the beginning of the story about Coach Bennett's interview that pretty much lead to his being replaced.... that wasn't a stray. My parents were his neighbor, it was one of my mom's cats. They are retired and have too d@*n many of them, and most of them roam the neighborhood. And now I have to live knowing it was one of my mom's cats that inspired the story that unfortunately made Coach B famous. Hated to see him lose his job, he was and is a great guy, and that story was just his personality coming out. He's very animated, and a very funny, down-to-earth guy.

[@laurentucker5444]

So proud of my school! Chants up!

[@kennywest9134]

My boys shon and jarrod are killing it😳😤😤

[@mackaynesmith5275]

I played against CJ Brewer in high school, dude is a monster

[@HarrisHighlights]

That's awesome!

[@mackaynesmith5275]

@@HarrisHighlights scary part was he played inside linebacker at 270 instead of Defensive tackle

[@lilxproductionsTLZSports]

I hope they make it to the college football playoffs in the future

[@douglaspilant6927]

Enjoyed watching CCU the past few years. Hope they can keep the coach.

[@HarrisHighlights]

Me too. I always hope coaches at these smaller schools can remain

[@surferzapper20]

Missing from the early history section of the video: in 1959, leadership of the school changed from College of Charleston to the University of South Carolina. The choice of the Chanticleer mascot was made to reflect the relationship with it's new parent institution and its athletic mascot, the Gamecock. When CCU became independent it chose to retain the Chanticleer after initial calls for a new mascot to reflect the end of the connection to USC.

[@luisanchondo2944]

Now they're playing BYU instead, whew at least I know what game I'll be watching for sure.

[@ekibirigeable]

What sucked was that it was the best game of the day but they had it on ESPN3🤔

[@Ejb14q]

I literally never watched a costal game until this year and let me tell you. I've never hopped on a bandwagon so fast

[@Lonewofl99]

Tbh this season I have enjoyed watching more group of 5 games ever before and I strongly believe that group of 5 should do a there own playoff for teams like them and Marshall and BYU and Cincinnati could get recognized for the great season

[@CarlD70]

Almost gave up by Coastal season tickets this year with the Covid crap...so glad I didn't...Great Video!! Go Chants.

[@HarrisHighlights]

Awesome! Enjoy the game this weekend!

[@eli6797]

i’d love to play there. they offered a few of my teammates and i just moved here, unluckily we have to wait till late jan to start practice and late feb to play

[@codymorris6702]

As someone who lives in sc I’m proud

[@youngsleepy9568]

Same here.

[@TacoMan-qu7du]

Isn’t Clemson in South Carolina?...

[@codymorris6702]

@@TacoMan-qu7du yes it is but I’m a gamecock fan so I don’t like them that much

[@TacoMan-qu7du]

@@codymorris6702 Makes perfect sense. I live in Oklahoma and am an Oklahoma State fan, so I hate OU with a passion

[@encycl07pedia-]

@@TacoMan-qu7du 0U*

[@Mahoganyrenovation]

My University!

[@connorrichendollar5456]

You should do a video on Cincinnati football uprise

[@roymccoy332]

Baseball National champs!

[@uncledew1304]

Respect

[@lucasscott6984]

I know it’s not a huge story but I’d love to hear your thoughts on Colorado this year. Off to a great start.

[@adamduncan8822]

this weekend. game of the year.

[@marekhill1011]

This dude keeps me sane

[@xeverlastingxchaosx9679]

This is a true underdog story!

[@stevenfoster9402]

I'm about to enter my senior year at Coastal and I'm really proud of my team. Look for me on GameDay!!

[@HarrisHighlights]

Will do! Enjoy!

[@richcountyratrodsjrod2329]

I'm cheering 4 them!! I'm from utah.

[@matthewsaferfishing3192]

Can you do a vid on liberty!? And on how far they have came

[@DEADSHOT-tv2fi]

It’s because we are Carolina strong 💪🏼

[@ccLA08]

Been a fan since your baseball team came here to Baton Rouge and beat up on ours

[@jefferysalley8259]

🗣️ #ChantsUp #CINO

[@willgazlay5711]

The Sun Belt is on par with the P5 schools. The recent success of Coastal, App State, and Louisiana puts them right up there with the best in the FBS and the conference games are some of the most entertaining in all of college football. I see them overtaking the ACC in terms of total team strength within the next five seasons.

[@tommyselesky4647]

Now we got BYU let’s get it baby

[@HarrisHighlights]

Gonna be a hell of a game

[@fishermenjoe1388]

My hometown baby let's go

[@Fearmemaybe15]

I transferred to CCU this fall, it’s so fun here!

[@HarrisHighlights]

I've been hearing a lot of good things!

[@extremelyoddlysatisfying1884]

the football stadium for costal is across the road from where i live 😂

[@anthonysarchives]

very impressive video bro much respect!!

[@HarrisHighlights]

Thanks for watching!

[@caydoncoleman7695]

Is it just me, but are there jerseys fire. That cyan and black is clean af.

[@CharlesUrban]

It's 12/12/20, and CCU just pulled off a clutch game-winning drive after Troy had taken the lead with under two minutes to go. I won't call that McCall guy first-round Draft pick material just yet, but he's all right.

[@pauliereuteman9479]

Love the Sun Belt love... one of the most fun conferences to watch

[@treygotm3mezpooow937]

Can a sunbelt team make the college football playoffs

[@pauliereuteman9479]

@@treygotm3mezpooow937 like 99.9% they can’t. They’d need A and M to lose, Florida to lose in SEC championship, Cincinnati to lose, they’d need to kill BYU this week, and then like Oklahoma and iowa state both lose twice

[@benrider6353]

sad to see the game called off but glad they are getting to face BYU, should be a great game

[@JohnnyYK]

2:28 I’m fucking dying that’s country as hell 😂

[@henrysellers1987]

You should do the rose and fall of ole miss

[@Averagegamer09]

We need more dawgs!!

[@cameronk8560]

I live in Myrtle beach my brother goes to scholars academy at Coastal I watched years when they were trash but now they are good m in shock