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Bowl Games Gameday Thread (Part 1): January 2nd, 2009

This morning will kick off the first of five more bowl games. The International Bowl will feature The (7-5, 3-5) South Florida Bulls and The (7-5, 5-3) Northern Illinois Huskies. The Bulls finished 6th in the Big east while the Huskies finished 2nd in the MAC - West. Both teams like to run the ball so I can't see a lot of points going up, although it is college football and anything can happen. Below the jump, we will take a look at both teams and their players.

 

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SOUTH FLORIDA BULLS VS NORTHERN ILLINOIS HUSKIES

THE INTERNATIONAL BOWL PREVIEW

SOUTH FLORIDA BULLS

Key players to watch for the Bulls:

B.J. Daniels QB

Comp Rate 52.7%, 1766 Yards, 8.6 Yds/Att, 12 TD's -- 164 Rush Attempts, 798 Yards, 4.9 Avg, 9 TD's

Moise Plancher RB

124 Attempts, 570 Yards, 4.6 Avg, 5 TD's

Carlton Mitchell WR

34 Catches, 612 Yards, 18.0 Avg, 4 TD's

George Selvie DE/ OLB

Career Stats: 206 Tackles, 27 Sacks, 6 Fumbles Forced

Nate Allen DB

4 INT's, 55 Yards

Led by Coach: Jim Leavitt (13th year, 87-52)

 

NORTHERN ILLINOIS BULLS

Key players to watch for the Huskies:

Chad Span RB

159 Attempts, 945 Yards, 5.9 Avg, 19 TD's

Me'co Brown RB

148 Attempts, 645 Yards, 4.4 Avg, 4 TD's

Landon Cox WR

44 Catches, 528 Yards, 12.0 Avg, 4 TD's

Patrick George DB

2 INT's, 112 Yards, 1 TD

Led by Coach: Jerry Kill (1st year, 6-7)

 

WHEN: 12:00 PM ET, 9:00 AM PST

WHERE: ROGERS CENTRE, TORONTO ONTARIO

TV: ESPN 2