The Southern Miss Golden Eagles (3-3) hit the road for a Sun Belt clash against the Texas State Bobcats (3-4) on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat Stadium.
The Golden Eagles enter this matchup after a 20-19 win over the Arkansas State Red Wolves in their most recent outing. The Bobcats’ last game was a 17-14 loss to the Troy Trojans. Against the Red Wolves, Zach Wilcke led the Golden Eagles with 132 yards on 11-of-20 passing (55.0%) for one touchdown and two interceptions. He also carried the ball three times for 20 yards. Frank Gore Jr. ran for 96 yards on 19 carries (5.1 yards per carry) and one touchdown, adding two receptions for 24 yards. Tiaquelin Mims led the receiving charge against the Red Wolves, catching five passes for 81 yards. Layne Hatcher threw for 207 yards for the Bobcats against the Trojans, going 21-for-32 (65.6%) with one touchdown and no interceptions. Lincoln Pare carried the ball 18 times for 67 yards (3.7 yards per attempt) with one touchdown. In the passing game, he added three catches for 71 yards and one touchdown. Ashtyn Hawkins collected six catches for 42 yards (on seven targets).
The Golden Eagles (-2.5) are slight favorites in their matchup with the Bobcats. The total is 44.5 points.
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