ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — At times it seemed that Marshall was bearing gifts for Connecticut on the day after Christmas, but it wasn’t the case.
Not when the green-jerseyed army of thundering Scrooges known as the MU defense hit the turf at Tropicana Field. They weren’t in the giving mood, and the Thundering Herd won its fifth consecutive bowl game because of it.
The Herd throttled the Huskies for much of the 60 minutes Saturday, taking a 16-10 white-knuckle victory in the St. Petersburg Bowl. MU improved to 10-3 all-time in bowl games, the highest percentage (.