On Jan 8th, postseason college football comes to Mobile, AL when the Arkansas State Red Wolves take on the Huskies at the GoDaddy.com Bowl. Both squads come into play with rookie head coaches with the Northern Illinois Huskies headed by first-year head coach Dave Doeren. Interim head coach David Gunn who’s been the running backs coach all year heads the Red Wolves. Arkansas State has opted for Gus Malzahn who will take over after the year ends. The take from the sports book is currently Arkansas State (-1 ½) with an over-under established at 63 points.

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The Huskies come into play with a 10-3 record and a 7-1 record in the MAC. The Northern Illinois Huskies average 31.1 points on defense and 38.3 points per game on offense. They also average 247.6 Rushing Yards per game, which is 9th in the country. They’ve lost to #7 Wisconsin 49-7 on September 17th in their only game vs a ranked adversary this year. Dual-threat senior Qb Chandler Harnish who has 2,942 Passing Yards and 1,382 Rushing Yards leads the Northern Illinois Huskies offense. Harnish also has 26 passing Tds and 11 rushing Tds with a passer rating of 155.7. Senior RB Jasmin Hopkins comes into competition with 932 Rushing Yards and 15 Tds.

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The Red Wolves get to Mobile with a 10-2 record with an 8-0 record in the Sun Belt. They lost to #13 Virginia Tech 26-7 on September 17th in the one game vs a ranked adversary they have performed this year. The Red Wolves have a quality equilibrium with 33.5 points per game on offense and 19.3 points per game on defense. The Red Wolves also have a two-pronged thread behind center with junior Qb Ryan Aplin rushing for 605 yards and 9 rushing Tds. Aplin also has 3,235 Passing Yards, 18 Passing Tds, and a passer rating of 138.5. Senior RB Derek Lawson is stable behind the snap with 459 Rushing Yards and 3 Tds. Senior WR Dwayne Frampton has had an excellent year with 90 receptions and 1,125 receiving yards with 6 TDs. Fellow WR junior Josh Jarboe is a viable second option for Aplin with 52 receptions as well as 707 receiving yards.