Location: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Date: Saturday, December 17
Time: 9 p.m. CST
TV: ESPN
Radio: ESPN Radio
Records: USM 6-6; ULL 6-6
Betting Line: USM -3.5, O/U 58
All-Time Series: USM leads 38-11-1
Last Meeting: Southern Miss 51, ULL 21 (Aug. 30, 2008)
Southern Miss Outlook: Nick Mullens’ senior year didn’t exactly go as planned for Southern Miss. Although this was Jay Hopson’s first year as head coach of the Golden Eagles, it was assumed that the experience of Mullens and other returning players from last year’s team would be enough to lessen the growing pains.