Appalachian State accepts bowl bid Auburn should have instead when offered first

The Auburn Tigers should be going to the Birmingham Bowl to play the Georgia Southern Eagles instead of the App State Mountaineers | Stew Milne/UFL/GettyImagesThe Birmingham Bowl was having a tough time finding a second school to participate against the Georgia Southern Eagles. On Sunday night, On3's Brett McMurphy reported that the Appalachian State Mountaineers answered the call. The game is a rematch in the Sun Belt from a 25-23 GSU win on November 6 from Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, North Carolina.

As McMurphy reported earlier in the night, the Auburn Tigers, FSU Seminoles, UCF Knights, Baylor Bears, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Temple Owls, and Kansas Jayhawks all declined the invitation…