Troy vs. Jacksonville State

It's off to Montgomery, Alabama, for the Salute to Veterans Bowl. Troy has almost no running game, averaging 2.8 yards per carry. Their quarterbacks were sacked 57 times! Senior QB Goose Crowder hopes to start, but was injured in the Sun Belt title game. Backup QB Tucker Kilcrease (9 TDs, 4 INTs, 29 sacks) may get pressed in, though the passing game isn't as proficient with him. In three of its last five away from home, Troy's defense allowed 41, 33, and 31 points. Troy just lost the SBC championship game to James Madison, 31-14, allowing 318 yards rushing. That will be a matchup headache in this one, as Jacksonville State has the fourth-highest rushing offense in the entire country (258 yards on the ground per game) behind RB Cam Cook (1,659 yards, 5.6 ypc) and QB Caden Creel (1,085 rushing yards, 6.4 ypc). Play Jacksonville State.