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Air Force Falcons recover from slow start to win Arizona Bowl 45-21

If you are going to be an officer in the United States Air Force, you have to be cool under all kinds of pressure. But the Air Force Falcons football team had to have a little bit of panic in it early as the South Alabama Jaguars jumped out to a 21-3 lead at the NOVA Arizona Bowl. The Falcons seemed to be surprised with the athleticism and speed of the Jaguars, who dominated most of the first half. And if not for a desperation dive and strip as running back Xavier Johnson from South Alabama was running for a touchdown by senior safety Weston Steelhammer, the Falcons would have been down by even more.