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The 2023-24 college football bowl season officially opens Saturday morning with Ohio and Georgia Southern facing off in the fourth-annual Myrtle Beach Bowl. This will be the first-ever meeting between the Bobcats and Eagles, though this is the second-consecutive year Georgia Southern will play a MAC program in a bowl game.
The Eagles come in at 6-6 after starting the year with a strong 6-2 record. They dropped road contests against Wisconsin and James Madison squad in that span. Three out of Georgia Southern’s last four games came on the road and it closed the year against Sun Belt East champ App State. This will be GSU’s second-straight bowl game and fifth postseason contest in the last six years.
Ohio enjoyed a bit more success during the regular season. It was a part of a heated MAC race with a 9-3 record and a 6-2 showing in conference play. The Bobcats pulled off one of the season’s most notable upsets by beating Iowa State 10-7 at home in Week 3. Ohio has a combined 19-7 record over the past two seasons and has a chance to win 10 games for the second year in a row.
Georgia Southern vs. Ohio: Need to know
Relatively new on the bowl scene: The Myrtle Beach Bowl is a relatively new addition to the postseason scene. It is the fourth-youngest bowl, making its debut as part of the 2020-21 season. The Myrtle Beach Bowl was actually announced in 2018 with ties to the Sun Belt Conference, Conference USA and Mid-American Conference. That same season three bowl-eligible teams (Western Michigan, Buffalo and UTSA) missed out on the postseason due to all the slots being filled.
A first for the MAC: Though the Myrtle Beach Bowl does have a MAC tie, Ohio is will be the first MAC team to actually take part in the event. The first iteration in 2020…
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Author : Will Backus
Publish date : 2023-12-15 16:53:34
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