The Golden Eagles are coming into Tuscaloosa after an explosive, back and forth affair with the Troy Trojans. In that game, Southern Miss put up 47 points and 626 yards of offense. So far in the 2019 campaign, the Golden Eagles are averaging 453 yards per game, which comes in at 46thin the country in total offense. Of that, 347 are in the air and 106 are on the ground. Southern Miss is averaging 33.3 points per game.
The Southern Miss offense is led by first year offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner. He was previously the offensive coordinator at Arkansas State, where the Red Wolves were the nations #17 ranked total offense in 2018.