Dallas Morning News columnists, college writers and editors will be sharing their predictions for bowl games that include local teams or are being hosted locally. Their first game of the bowl slate is this Saturday's New Orleans Bowl matchup between North Texas and Troy.
Tim Cowlishaw, columnist
Mason Fine has emerged as a solid young quarterback with a pair of 4-touchdown pass games near the end of his sophomore season. Big concern is his 13 interceptions. For Troy, close calls with Idaho and New Mexico State don't seem to fit the profile of a team that will forever be known as the one that beat LSU in Baton Rouge.