The 2016 New Orleans Bowl features teams with noticeably large amounts of momentum going into bowl season when the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles and Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns get together.
Southern Miss, 6-6, will have quarterback Nick Mullens back under center, a major boon given the potency of the passing attack when he can stay healthy.
Louisiana-Lafayette, also 6-6, hit on a strong tear to end the season, winning four of its last six games while trotting out a strong defense and rushing attack.
Given each school's proximity to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, Saturday's late game that helps kick off bowl season should be a fun one, if not one coming out of nowhere to provide some of the best action of the bowl season overall.