USM Championship Game Hype
On this day four years ago, the University of Southern Mississippi trumped the University of Houston for the Conference USA Championship title.
The Golden Eagles will play for a chance at another championship title is just a few days. The 9-3 Golden Eagles will take on the 10-2 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers this Saturday at 11 a.m.
USM players tell News 25 the amount of support the team is receiving from the community fuels the desire to bring home the trophy. USM wide receiver Mike Thomas said, "I can’t bring last week, our success, into this week. This is a whole nother week starting from 0-0. We have 60 minutes Saturday." Quarterback Nick Mullens said, "It’s pretty cool to look back and see how far we’ve come. It’s obviously not the time for that, it’s the time to prepare and give it all we got for one week in the championship."
The championship game will be played on ESPN 2.
The Golden Eagles will play for a chance at another championship title is just a few days. The 9-3 Golden Eagles will take on the 10-2 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers this Saturday at 11 a.m.
USM players tell News 25 the amount of support the team is receiving from the community fuels the desire to bring home the trophy. USM wide receiver Mike Thomas said, "I can’t bring last week, our success, into this week. This is a whole nother week starting from 0-0. We have 60 minutes Saturday." Quarterback Nick Mullens said, "It’s pretty cool to look back and see how far we’ve come. It’s obviously not the time for that, it’s the time to prepare and give it all we got for one week in the championship."
The championship game will be played on ESPN 2.
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