All that was on the line at the Bahamas Bowl was pride.
For some, that is plenty. But for most in the current era of winning championships or bust, a quote-unquote irrelevant bowl game doesn’t move the needle.
Dequan Finn is not one of those people. The University of Toledo quarterback took the December loss to Middle Tennessee State harder than most.
The Rockets squandered a fourth-quarter lead in the season finale, as the offense sputtered over the final 15 minutes. Finn was 9 of 18 for 71 yards with one touchdown and an interception, though a bulk of that production came on UT’s final drive trailing by two touchdowns.