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Ed Wilkins | College Football Analyst              The last time these two teams met, Southern Miss outpaced Alcorn State 52-0. Southern Miss picked up their first win of the season against Alcorn but was a lot closer than what fans wanted to see with the score being 26-20              Kicker Corey Acosta had career high nailing 4 field goals, including a 50 yard make (longest of his career). The freshman Ito Smith had his first career 100-yard game of his young career rushing for 118-yards on 32 carries. Nick Mullens had a solid performance where he was 21-33 passing with 208-yards 2 touchdowns and no interceptions. Southern Miss led 20-7 at halftime but was outscored by the Braves 13-6 in the second half. The defense only gave up 98 yards passing but Braves quarterback Jr. Gibbs rushed for 161 yards on 11 carries and a touchdown. The Golden Eagles forced 4 turnovers including ...

Ed Wilkins | College Football Analyst The Golden Eagles of Southern Miss issippi  is one of th e youngest teams in the nation. USM  only starts 5 seniors with the bulk of the roster being  sophomores  and  juniors.  The sophomore Nick   Mullens  is under his second year under Coach  Monken  as the starting quarterback. Mullens  has a new offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey who happened to coach  Mullens  back in high school at Spain Park (Hoover, AL).  Mullens  has the ability to be a great leader like a Southern Miss legend by the name of Austin Davis. Southern Miss is young in the backfield  also. Junior Jalen Richard, Sophomore George Payne and  true Freshman Ito Smith look to carry the load for the team this season. The receivers are led by Senior  Markese  Triplett but anchored by young sophomore talent such as “T-Man” Holmes, James Cox, and Marquise  Ricard . Defensi...