Preview: Akron at Florida Atlantic, 7 p.m., Tuesday

Where: FAU Stadium

TV: ESPN

Weather: 81 degrees, 10 percent chance of rain

Online: Coverage at sunsentinel.com/fau; @ShandelRich on Twitter.

Quick slant: This is the Owls first bowl game since 2008 and Akron has played in two in the last three years. FAU won its first Conference USA title while the Zips lost in the Mid-American championship game.

About Akron (7-6): Quarterback Kato Nelson, who played at Flanagan, leads the Zips with 909 yards and eight touchdowns since becoming the starter in November. Senior running back Manny Morgan, a Naples native, has run for 393 yards and four touchdowns. Ulysees Gilbert III leads the Zips with 128 tackles, five sacks, five hurries, four break-ups, three…