From the desk of the "Old Lefty" himself, Jack Duggan
General
* Captains – 2 Eriq Kitchen, 6 Santrell Latham, 7 Darius Maberry, 17 Jason Brownlee
* Southern Miss won the toss and elected to receive. The Golden Eagles defended the North End Zone
Offensive Notes
* R-So. QB Trey Lowe (West Virginia transfer) made his Southern Miss debut on the first play of the Golden Eagles’ final offensive drive of the second quarter.
* Cole Cavallo tallied an 18-yard reception with 00:26 remaining in the second quarter, marking his longest reception of the 2020 season.
* R-Fr. Antavious Willis logged the first rush of his Southern Miss career when he picked up three yards on a rush reverse with 2:04 remaining in the second quarter.
* Lowe registered his first rush as a Golden Eagle when he rushed for five yards up the middle with 2:04 remaining in the second quarter.
Defensive Notes
* Santrell Latham’s sack in the third quarter marked his third sack in the last two games.
* With Latham’s third quarter sack, the Golden Eagles’ defense has now recorded at least one sack in every game that they have played this season.
* R-Jr. DL Tahj Sykes ended the game with a single-game career-high (Southern Miss) five tackles.
* Fr. LB Michael Pleas Jr. registered a single-game career-high (Southern Miss) four tackles in the contest.
Special Team Notes
* Briggs Bourgeois connected on a 45-yard field goal with 8:05 remaining in the second quarter. Bourgeois is now 3-3 on the season in field goals attempted from 40+ yards. (Rice – 16, Southern Miss – 3).
* Bourgeois converted a 26-yard field goal as time expired in the second quarter. (Rice – 23, Southern Miss – 6).
General
* Captains – 2 Eriq Kitchen, 6 Santrell Latham, 7 Darius Maberry, 17 Jason Brownlee
* Southern Miss won the toss and elected to receive. The Golden Eagles defended the North End Zone
Offensive Notes
* R-So. QB Trey Lowe (West Virginia transfer) made his Southern Miss debut on the first play of the Golden Eagles’ final offensive drive of the second quarter.
* Cole Cavallo tallied an 18-yard reception with 00:26 remaining in the second quarter, marking his longest reception of the 2020 season.
* R-Fr. Antavious Willis logged the first rush of his Southern Miss career when he picked up three yards on a rush reverse with 2:04 remaining in the second quarter.
* Lowe registered his first rush as a Golden Eagle when he rushed for five yards up the middle with 2:04 remaining in the second quarter.
Defensive Notes
* Santrell Latham’s sack in the third quarter marked his third sack in the last two games.
* With Latham’s third quarter sack, the Golden Eagles’ defense has now recorded at least one sack in every game that they have played this season.
* R-Jr. DL Tahj Sykes ended the game with a single-game career-high (Southern Miss) five tackles.
* Fr. LB Michael Pleas Jr. registered a single-game career-high (Southern Miss) four tackles in the contest.
Special Team Notes
* Briggs Bourgeois connected on a 45-yard field goal with 8:05 remaining in the second quarter. Bourgeois is now 3-3 on the season in field goals attempted from 40+ yards. (Rice – 16, Southern Miss – 3).
* Bourgeois converted a 26-yard field goal as time expired in the second quarter. (Rice – 23, Southern Miss – 6).
