Dec . 20 marks the Beef O’Brady’s Bowl in St Petersburg, Florida with the Florida International Golden Panthers taking on the Marshall Thundering Herd. FIU comes into play with an 8-4 record and a 5-3 record in the Sun Belt Conference. FIU averages 19.4 ppg on defense and 26.3 ppg on offense. FIU also leads the country in punt return yardage with their return squad a constant threat to take it all the way up. FIU is led by 5th-year head coach Mario Cristobal. Marshall comes into play with a 6-6 record that is 2nd in Conference USA. The Marshall Thundering Herd average a somewhat confusing 30.2 ppg on defense and 22 ppg on offense. 2nd-year head coach Doc Holliday will lead 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 Golden Panthers. The FIU running attack is paced by sophomore Kedrick Rhodes (224 carries – 1,121 yards – 8 tds). The Golden Panthers are led down the field by senior WR TY Hilton (64 catches – 950 yards – 7 tds) and junior WR Wayne Times (51 catches – 531 yards – 2 tds). TY Hilton is also the primary cog driving FIU’s punt return machine returning a punt for a 97-yard td in a 41-7 defeat of Florida Atlantic on November 12th.

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The Marshall Thundering Herd are led under center by freshman Quarterback Rakeem Cato (1,833 yards – 58.5 completion pct – 13 td’s / 10 int – 125.2 rating). The running game is in effective hands with both sophomore RB Tron Martinez (144 carries – 591 yards – 3 tds ) as well as freshman RB Travon Van (132 carries – 529 yards – 3 tds). Marshall continues in the fantastic tradition of wide outs such as Randy Moss with steady junior WR Aaron Dobson (42 catches – 587 yards – 10 touchdowns) pacing the Marshall Thundering Herd down the field. With the steadiness of Kedrick Rhodes on the run and the threatening capabilities of TY Hilton on punt returns, FIU is trying to make a statement against Marshall. The Marshall Thundering Herd will have a lot on their plate as it wants to finish the season above .500 by upsetting the Golden Panthers.