NORFOLK, Virginia — Jay Hopson met with his team for more than 15 minutes following Saturday’s 51-35 loss at Old Dominion.
The Southern Miss football team heard its first-year football coach’s message loud and clear: finish strong. The Golden Eagles were removed from Conference USA West Division championship contention as a result of their setback against the Monarchs and Louisiana Tech’s win over UTSA. Now, Southern Miss needs one win in its final two regular season games to achieve bowl eligibility.
It won’t be easy, though. The Golden Eagles (5-5, 3-3 C-USA) travel to North Texas (4-6, 2-4) next week for a 4:30 p.