Tuesday, December 20 Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl in St Petersburg

December 20 signifies the Beef O’Brady’s Bowl in St Petersburg, Florida with the Golden Panthers competing with the Marshall Thundering Herd. FIU comes into play with an 8-4 record plus a 5-3 record in the Sun Belt Conference. FIU averages 26.3 points per game on offense and 19.4 points per game on defense. FIU additionally leads the country in punt return yardage with their return team a constant threat to take it all the way. FIU is headed by fifth-year head coach Mario Cristobal. Marshall comes into play with a 6-6 record that is 2nd in Conference USA. The Thundering Herd average a somewhat confusing 30.2 points per game on defense and 22 points per game on offense. 2nd-year head coach Doc Holliday will direct Marshall.

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Senior Quarterback Wesley Carroll (2,224 yards – 59.7 completion pct – 14 touchdowns / 4 int – 134 rating) will lead the Florida International Golden Panthers. The FIU running attack is paced by sophomore Kedrick Rhodes (224 carries – 1,121 yards – 8 tds). The Florida International Golden Panthers are headed down the field by senior Wide receiver TY Hilton (64 catches – 950 yards – 7 tds) and junior Wide receiver Wayne Times (51 catches – 531 yards – 2 tds). TY Hilton is additionally the principal cog behind FIU’s punt return machine returning a punt for a 97-yard touchdown in a 41-7 defeat of Florida Atlantic on November 12th.

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Freshman Quarterback Rakeem Cato (1,833 yards – 58.5 completion pct – 13 td’s / 10 int – 125.2 rating) will lead under center for the Thundering Herd. The running game is in capable hands with both sophomore RB Tron Martinez (144 carries – 591 yards – 3 tds ) and freshman RB Travon Van (132 carries – 529 yards – 3 tds). Stable junior Wide receiver Aaron Dobson (42 catches – 587 yards – 10 touchdowns) pacing the Thundering Herd down the field carries on Marshall’s great tradition of wide outs such as Randy Moss. With the stability of Kedrick Rhodes on the run and the threatening skills of TY Hilton on punt returns, FIU is looking to make a statement vs Marshall. The Thundering Herd will have a whole lot on their plate as it seeks to finish the season above .500 by upsetting the Florida International Golden Panthers.