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The game was supposed to belong to Southern Mississippi. The Eagles were playing in their third-straight New Orleans Bowl, while their opponent, Middle Tennessee was in their second bowl, ever.

Entrances: Gates A, B, C, D, E, G and H on the Plaza Level, and Gate A Ground. Enter at the gate designated on your ticket.

NEW ORLEANS - MTSU's players believe they have played teams the caliber of Southern Mississippi before.

Southern Miss concludes its 2009 football season when they will take on Sun Belt Conference foe Middle Tennessee State, Sunday night, in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl at the Louisiana Superdome.

NEW ORLEANS - Southern Miss quarterback Martevious Young has been a steadying force for the Golden Eagle offense since taking over as a starter in the sixth game of the season.

Southern Miss 1. Run the ball: Southern Miss is one of the best rushing team's in the country and the Golden Eagles will need to rely on players such as Damion Fletcher and Tory Harrison to move the ball and make Middle Tennessee back off its front-line pressure.

Middle Tennessee State defensive end Chris McCoy is the face of the Blue Raiders' defense.

Southern Miss Golden Eagles sophomore quarterback Austin Davis had a fantastic freshman season.

HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Southern Mississippi receiver Gerald Baptiste is New Orleans.

The MTSU football team returns to practice today to prepare to play Southern Mississippi in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl on Dec.

Our weekly Q&A with the opponent's beat writer returns for a bowl edition, as MTSU gets cranked up for a New Orleans Bowl showdown with Southern Mississippi.

HATTIESBURG - Middle Tennessee State offensive coordinator Tony Franklin has always been considered an offensive whiz.

It's never too early for a game preview, especially when it's bowl season. Here's the first look at Southern Miss, MTSU's newly-announced opponent in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.

Terrance Morring ran for three scores and caught a touchdown pass, leading Mount Union to a 55-3 win over Albright in the quarterfinals of the Division III playoffs on Saturday.

Following a 25-20 loss to East Carolina on Saturday, the entire Southern Miss football program is in a state of limbo while waiting to see what the bowl season holds.

Southern Miss running back Tracy Lampley evades a tackler as senior Tori Harrison leads the way against East Carolina on Saturday in Greenville, N.C. C.J. Wilson blocked the kick, scooped the ball and took off for the goal line.

The Southern Miss football team is left to wonder "what if?" and wait to find out where it will play next.

Most offensive players stride to the sideline after scoring a touchdown and don't pay much attention to the outcome of the usually automatic conversion of the point-after. But Southern Miss quarterback Martevious Young knew better.

Thanks to a good piece of scheduling - or dumb luck, perhaps - Conference USA gets two championship games instead of one.

Torrey Harrison dives over the offensive and defensive lines into the end zone for a touch down in the first half of Saturdaya s game against Tulsa.