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SOUTH ALABAMA vs BOWLING GREEN

Saturday, Dec. 20, 9:15 p.m. ET

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To wrap up on the opening day of college football bowl games, the South Alabama Jaguars are taking on the Bowling Green Falcons. These two teams both had tough finishes to the 2014 season (more below), but they are looking to finish up their year on a high note. This game will kick off on Saturday, December 20th at 9:15pm EST, and will be aired on ESPN. Let's take an in-depth look at the game, as well as give a pick. Currently, the Jaguars have opened up as small favorites.

 

Run First for South Alabama

 

Speaking of those Jaguars, they finished the year at 6-6, and went 5-3 in the Sun Belt Conference. South Alabama had a nice start to the year, but finished it up by losing four of their final five games, including a two-point loss to the Navy Midshipmen. Not many know the story behind South Alabama, who didn't even have a football program until five years ago. They moved to the FBS in 2012, and are led by an NFL prospect at the quarterback position in Brandon Bridge. The Jaguars are a run-first team, rushing 124 more times than they did pass, but Bridge has still managed 1,648 yards and 14 passing touchdowns, as well as three rushing touchdowns.

 

Bowling Green Loaded With Young Talent

 

As for the Falcons, they have quite a bit of talent, and some young talent as well. Freshman wide out Roger Lewis is going to be the man to watch in this game, as he's hauled in 69 catches for 956 yards and five touchdowns this year. For Bowling Green, their story is similar to South Alabama's, as they actually lost their last three games of the 2014 season. Sophomore quarterback James Knapke has been asked to air it out quite a bit this year, and finished with 2,805 yards with 13 touchdowns, but 12 interceptions as well. He'll likely be asked to lead the charge in this one.

 

It's tough to not imagine the emotion that this South Alabama team will be playing with. They have so much emotion and reason to be hyped up about this game, as it's their first ever bowl game. While Bowling Green has been solid this year, I think South Alabama's defense is simply going to get it done against the Falcons. This year, the Jaugars allowed just 25.8 points per game, while the Falcons allowed 33.9, a stat which will come into play. South Alabama to win by a touchdown.

 

 

South Alabama Jaguars

 

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