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Conference USA Football Week 13 Recap

Nick Mullens and the Southern Miss defense came up big on Friday afternoon as they punched their ticket to a bowl game. Mullens threw for 342 yards, and three touchdowns, while the Golden Eagles defense picked off LA Tech quarterback Ryan Higgins three times. LA Tech led 14-10 at the start of the second quarter, but Southern Miss took a 39-17 lead with 2:19 left in the game after a 1-yard run by Mullens for his fourth total touchdown of the game. Southern Miss finishes the season 6-6 overall, and 4-4 in conference play.