KEY TRAITS: What makes successful college football coaching hire? NEXT UP: College football's next big coaching hire? Keep an eye on these successful assistants. SECURE THE BAG: Meet college football's first $1 million strength coach: 'He is the team' Shorts was the team’s leading tackler in each of the last two seasons from the secondary and made 91 total stops this season while picking off three passes. He is a bruising runner (1,053 yards, 7 TDs) who can catch the ball out of the backfield, the rare times it is thrown his way. The son of the former NFL back is making his mark, earning first-team Sun Belt honors as an all-purpose player. McCaffrey made the switch to wideout, and in his first season at the position he led the team in catches (51) and scored six TDs. He was originally recruited as a quarterback. Part of the McCaffrey football family (he’s Christian’s brother), he spent two seasons at Nebraska before landing at Rice. He has 43 tackles and a team-leading 51/2 sacks for a defense that was only on the field for 727 plays. Pearcy, a redshirt sophomore, was one of the more consistent performers on a defense lacking playmakers. Who are the players to watch? LB Josh Pearcy, Rice Freshman Ty Keyes split time with Zach Wilcke, but then Trey Lowe came off the bench in the regular-season finale, throwing for 170 yards and a TD. Settling on a quarterback would be optimal. The Golden Eagles handed Cotton Bowl bound Tulane one of its two losses, but for the most part it has been a struggle putting the ball in the end zone. How did Southern Miss get to the LendingTree Bowl? The Owls are also part of the revolving conference realignment saga and are heading to the American Athletic Conference in 2023. The Owls, who are in a bowl for the first time since 2014, lost four of their last five games and weren’t competitive in those games. It would also help Rice if it wasn’t so giving, turning the ball over a nation-high-tying 30 times. How did Rice get to the LendingTree Bowl? Get the latest betting info from Tipico Sportsbook here. TROPHIES: College football award winners for the 2022 season Who is favored to win the LendingTree Bowl? LOOKAHEAD: Top 10 Heisman Trophy candidates for 2023 THE BEST: USA TODAY Sports' 2022 All-America college football teams MARK YOUR CALENDAR: The complete schedule of all 42 college football bowl games Louisiana-Monroe. Prediction: Southern Mississippi 31-16. Southern Miss should keep it on the ground and will likely attack Rice’s porous defense, leaning heavily on Frank Gore Jr., who ran for a career-high 199 yards vs. Is the LendingTree Bowl televised?ĮSPN is airing the game. ET at Hancock Whitney Stadium, Mobile, Alabama. Southern Miss had to win its final game against Louisiana-Monroe just to qualify for a bowl game.
1 spot in CFP followed by Michigan, TCU and Ohio Stateīecause there are 82 bowl slots to be filled and not enough teams with six wins to fill them, Rice earned a postseason bid as the only team going bowling with a losing record. “ODU has been bullish on building C-USA’s eastern front. Lot of moving parts and ambiguity here.Watch Video: Georgia lands No. “If Conference USA’s outreach to JMU and Liberty is successful, that’d be a key stabilizing factor for Marshall to stay,” Thamel wrote on Twitter. Per a report by collegead, the Sun Belt Conference is closing in on adding four new memebers, Southern Miss, Marshall, JMU, and ODU with an announcement expected early next week. If the Golden Eagles, Thundering Herd and Monarchs were to leave Conference USA, as well as the six schools that are expected to join the AAC, the current 14-team Conference USA would dwindle to a mere five teams:Īs a result, and as reported by Yahoo Sports Pete Thamel, Conference USA is expected to attempt to stave off Sun Belt expansion by exploring the additions of current independent Liberty, as well as James Madison. Southern Miss, Marshall and Old Dominion all currently call Conference USA home, while James Madison plays in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).Ī 14-team Sun Belt Conference would consist of: Per multiple reports, first reported by the Athletic’s Chris Vannini, the Sun Belt Conference is considering adding four teams to its current collection of 10 schools. Another round of conference realignment is reportedly on the way.
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