Coastal Carolina vs West Virginia Picks and Prediction for Saturday September 5 2026

By: Eddie Kline Published 09/01/2026, 11:20 PM ET

Coastal Carolina Preview

The Saturday college football schedule will kickoff with a battle between the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers and the West Virginia Mountaineers from Milan Puskar Stadium. Make sure you are ready for all the football action with our college football picks. The Chanticleers (6-7) were one of the top teams in the Sun Belt Conference over the last decade and hired Ryan Beard from Missouri State to be the fifth head coach in school history. Coastal Carolina had a four-person battle for the starting quarterback job and must improve an offense that averaged just 22.2 points per game last season.

Beard brought both coordinators with him to Coastal and L.D. Scott will be tasked with fixing a unit that surrendered 33.1 points per contest. Scott will install a 4-2-5 defensive look and the defensive line appears to be set. All-Sun Belt CB Ja’Marion Wayne will be counted on to anchor a secondary that allowed too many explosive plays under the previous regime.

West Virginia Preview

West Virginia head coach Rich Rodriguez’s return to Morgantown was not an immediate success and he overhauled the roster by adding 83 new players. The Mountaineers (4-8) won just two Big 12 Conference games and finished near the bottom of the conference in total offense. Sophomore transfer QB Michael Hawkins comes over from Oklahoma and will hand the ball off to Jacksonville State RB Cam Cook (1,659 rush yds, 16 TDs). The offensive line will be improved and this offensive will be more explosive.

After giving up a shade over 30 points per game in 2025, the Mountaineers have plenty to prove on the defensive side of the ball. The defense returns just one of their top 17 tacklers and there are plenty of questions in the secondary. West Virginia’s offense is oftentimes the biggest enemy of their defense and left them out on the field for 35 minutes a game on average.

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Coastal Carolina vs West Virginia Pick

Coastal Carolina is starting over with a new coaching staff and have to repair a rush defense that was gashed for over 200 yards per game. West Virginia has loaded up on offensive with a Top 20 transfer portal class and there is plenty of buzz around this program. The Mountaineers face an FCS opponent next week and will cover at home in the season opener. Final Score Prediction, West Virginia Mountaineers win 41-14.

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