Southern Miss football coach Jay Hopson is aware of the opportunity ahead of his team in Wednesday's Independence Bowl. Jason Munz/Hattiesburg American
SHREVEPORT, Louisiana — Florida State.
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A captive national audience for a post-Christmas Day bowl game.
The Southern Miss football team has not been on a stage quite like the one it will walk onto Wednesday in many years. And the Golden Eagles — which will kick off versus the Seminoles in the Independence Bowl at 12:30 p.m. in Shreveport, Louisiana — are acutely dialed into the opportunity their 8-4 season has afforded them.