Washington (6-6) and Southern Miss (9-4) square off in the Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl on Saturday at 2:20 p.m. ET on ESPN, keeping the post-Christmas bowl season rolling in these teams' first-ever meeting.
Here are three reasons why you should watch.
1. High-powered Eagles offense versus rugged Huskies defense: Washington, despite losing three first-round draft choices from last season, had the best defense in the Pac-12 this fall, holding foes to just 17.