Entering the season Southern Miss was the overwhelming favorite to win C-USA West. Although Louisiana Tech had won 18 games - and two straight bowl games - in two years, the Bulldogs were an afterthought and a distant second to their rivals as they had to replace starters in the offensive backfield, defensive backfield and replace almost their entire front seven which included first round draft pick Vernon Butler.
In short, many pegged this to be a transition year in Skip Holtz’s fourth season in Ruston. I was one of them.
Man were we wrong.
The Bulldogs dominated UTSA on senior day 63-35 for their seventh straight win this year and are now 8-3.