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/////////////////////////// OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE FOUNDATION & RADIANCE TECHNOLOGIES INDEPENDENCE BOWL THE OFFICIAL INSIDE THE I-BOWL NEWSLETTER OF CATCHING UP ON CFB I-BOWL WEEKLY RADIO SHOW ////////////////////////////////// /////////////////////////////////////////////// WEEK 4 SCOREBOARD AP TOP 25 - WEEK 5 WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30 | 6-7 PM CT GAME OF THE WEEK #22 UAB - 42, South Alabama - 10 UTEP - 31, UL Monroe - 6 Tune into 1130 The Tiger every Wednesday from 6-7 p.m. 1. Clemson (55) 14. Oregon for the official radio show of the Radiance Technologies UTSA - 37, Middle Tennessee - 35 Virginia - 38, Duke - 20 2. Alabama (3) 15. Cincinnati Independence Bowl! Director of Media Relations Erik FRI., OCT. 2 @ 8 PM CT #2 Alabama - 38, Missouri - 19 Boston College - 24, Texas State - 21 3. 16. Mississippi State Evenson and 2019 I-Bowl Chairman & former Lou Groza PROVO, Utah Kansas St. - 38, #3 Oklahoma - 35 Tech - 66, Houston Baptist - 38 4. Georgia 17. Oklahoma State Award-winning kicker Art Carmody IV get you set for each ESPN2 #4 Georgia 37, Arkansas - 10 SMU - 50, Stephen F. Austin - 7 5. Notre Dame 18. Oklahoma weekend of . They'll update you on all the 6. Ohio State (4) 19. Wisconsin best games of the weekend and update on everything #5 Florida - 51, Ole Miss - 35 Baylor 47, Kansas - 14 7. Auburn 20. LSU you need to know about the 2020 Radiance Technologies STATS & LEADERS Mississippi St. - 44, #6 LSU - 34 Tulane - 66, Southern Miss - 24 8. Miami 21. Tennessee Independence Bowl! 2-0 RECORD 2-0 #8 Auburn - 20, #23 Kentucky - 13 Iowa State - 37, TCU - 34 9. Texas 22. BYU #8 Texas - 63, Texas Tech - 56 (OT) Liberty - 36, Florida International - 34 10. Penn State 23. Michigan 1-0 (C-USA) CONFERENCE RECORD --- #10 Texas A&M - 17, Vanderbilt 12 App State - 52, Campbell - 21 11. UCF 24. Pittsburgh SPECIAL GUEST 48.5 POINTS PER GAME 51.5 #12 Miami - 52, Florida State - 10 12. North Carolina 25. Memphis 34.0 PTS. ALLOWED PER GAME 5.0 13. Texas A&M TIM BRANDO () #14 Cincinnati - 24, #22 Army - 10 461.5 (289.0/172.5) TOTAL YARDS (PASS/RUSH) 622.0 (375.5/246.5) #15 Oklahoma St. - 27, West Virginia - 13 GAME OF THE WEEK 447.0 (335.0/112.0) YDS. ALLOWED (PASS/RUSH) 165.0 (96.0/69.0) #16 Tennessee - 31, South Carolina - 27 L. Anthony: 463 yds, 8 TD, 1 int PASSING LEADER Z. Wilson: 624 yds, 4 TD, 1 int #18 BYU - 48, Troy - 7 FAST FACTS (via C-USA): J. Henderson: 29 car, 146 yds, 1 TD RUSHING LEADER T. Allegeier: 24 car, 182 yds, 2 TD #19 ULL - 20, Georgia Southern - 18 • Graduate student QB Luke Anthony made his first start A. Hardy: 9 rec, 148 yds, 1 TD RECEIVING LEADER G. Romney: 9 rec, 272 yds, 1 TD #20 Virginia Tech - 45, NC State - 24 for Louisiana Tech and led the Bulldogs to a 66-38 win over Houston Baptist, finishing the night 17-of-30 for 314 yards and five . He also ran for a score, making him the fourth LA Tech Syracuse - 37, Georgia Tech - 20 player to throw 5 TDs and also run for one. Anthony now passed for eight touchdowns in the first two games of the season which is the most by a Bulldog QB in the Division I era of the program (since 1975). He trails only Texas QB Sam Ehlinger (10) for the most passing touchdowns in the FBS. • Sophomore WR Wayne Toussant had a career-high 91 yards on three receptions vs. HBU. He opened the Bulldogs’ scoring with a career-long- tying 44-yard TD reception and later added a 43-yard scoring catch. • RS-Sr. WR Isaiah Graham joined Wayne Toussant with having two catches, the fifth and sixth scores of his career. It marked the first time since the against Navy in 2016 that the Bulldogs had multiple receivers with multiple touchdown receptions. There BOWL PROJECTIONS have now been three different Bulldogs (Graham, Toussant and redshirt junior WR Griffin Hebert) who have registered multiple TD catches in a single game this season. • The Bulldog defense forced two Houston Baptist turnovers (one recovery and one ) last Saturday. They extended their //////////////////////////////// streak of forcing a turnover to 19 straight games which is the longest active streak in the country. The Bulldogs have also recorded at least one interception in seven straight games dating back to last season. • Freshman LB Tyler Grubbs has led LA Tech in tackles in each of the first two games, totaling 12 vs. HBU. He has 28 stops in his first two games and his 14.0 tackle per game average is the highest in the FBS among those with multiple games played. • Led by QB Zach Wilson's career-high 392 passing yards, COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS JERRY PALM (CBS SPORTS) STEWART MANDEL (THE ATHLETIC) No. 18 BYU improved to 2-0 with a 48-7 win over Troy Army vs. Stanford Army vs. Cal Army vs. UCLA last Saturday. BYU finished with 664 yards of total offense, the most since 741 in 2015 vs. Wagner and the most against an FBS team since 681 vs. Houston in 2013. The Cougars have out-gained their first two opponents 1,244 to 330 and outscored them, 103-10.

1 Inside the I-Bowl RadianceTechnologiesIndependenceBowl.com @IndyBowl RadianceTechnologiesIndependenceBowl.com @IndyBowl Inside the I-Bowl 2 THE OFFICIAL INSIDE THE I-BOWL NEWSLETTER OF WHAT TO WATCH FOR I-BOWL ALUMNI IN THE NFL ////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////////////////////////// Of the 80 rostered Independence Bowl alumni in the NFL, a number of them continued to impress in week three. Among the standouts, former Miami wide WEEK 5 MATCHUPS TO WATCH THIS WEEKEND receiver Braxton Berrios continued his hot streak. Berrios caught his first career touchdown pass a week ago and scored a receiving touchdown for a second UTSA (3-0) @ UAB (2-1) | SATAURDAY, OCTOBER 3 @ 11:30 AM CT | STADIUM straight week this weekend against the Indianapolis Colts. and former Temple wide receiver Isaiah Wright caught his first career NFL pass this weekend against the Browns. Below are the I-Bowl alumni highlights from week three of the NFL season. FAST FACTS (via C-USA): • This is UAB's fourth annual Children’s Harbor game. UAB players will once again wear the last name of Children’s Harbor patients on the back of their alternate grey and lime jerseys. This year’s game brings the total to nearly 400 Children’s Harbor patients honored through this initiative. Tremaine Edmunds – Buffalo Bills, MLB (Virginia Tech, 2015): 4 solo tackles, 5 combined tackles vs. Rams • UAB won last year’s meeting at UTSA, as Austin Watkins, Jr. caught six passes for 167 yards and a TD and Nick Vogel kicked four FGs for UAB. • UAB opens a three-game stand at , where they have won a C-USA record 19 straight. UAB has not lost at home since the program returned in 2017. • Sr. RB Spencer Brown became UAB’s career leader in rushing TDs last Thursday. Already UAB’s career rushing yards leader, Brown added Braxton Berrios – , WR (Miami, 2014): 4 receptions, 64 yards, 1 TD vs. Colts (two straight weeks with receiving TD – first two TD of his career) another accolade to his illustrious career by scoring his 36th career rushing touchdown and passing Pat Green, who scored 35 from 1991-94. Brown tallied his 15th career 100-yard performance, finishing with 20 carries for 105 yards and three rushing touchdowns, all in the first half. It was the third time in Brown’s career he has rushed for three touchdowns in a game. Sheldon Richardson – , DT (Missouri, 2011): 3 solo tackles, 4 total tackles, 1 sack, 1 tackle-for-loss, 1 pass deflection vs. Washington • RS-Fr. QB Bryson Lucero shined in his first career start at USA, throwing for 319 yards and two TDs. He went 18/28 and found nine different UTSA receivers. Lucero’s performance marked the first time since last September’s game against USA that a UAB QB has thrown for over 300 yards. • Sr. WR Austin Watkins, Jr. had seven catches for a career-high 183 yards and one TD in the win at USA, while Sr. WR Myron Mitchell hauled in Justin Houston – Indianapolis Colts, DE (Georgia, 2009): 1 solo tackle, 1 sack, 1 tackle-for-loss, 1 safety vs. Jets three catches for 77 yards. Last year the duo combined for 91 catches, 1,646 yards and 11 TD. In three games this year, they have 32 catches, 528 yards and three TDs. According to PFF, Watkins, Jr., was the highest-graded WR in college football during week 4, earning a mark of 92.0. • With TD Marshall’s forced fumble, UAB has now forced and recovered a fumble in each of its three contests this season - four total on the year. Josh Jones – , S (NC State, 2016): 7 solo tackles, 8 combined tackles vs. Titans (16 solo, 25 total tackles this season) • HC Jeff Traylor is the first UTSA coach to begin his tenure 3-0. He will try to lead them to their first 4-0 start since 2012 - second in program history. UAB • Fr. LB Jamal Ligon was named C-USA Defensive Player of the Week and Athlon’s National Defensive Freshman of the Week after he broke UTSA's single-game tackles record with 19 stops in the win over MTSU. Ligon's 19 tackles eclipsed the previous record of 16 set in 2011 by Johnathan Joseph – Tennessee Titans, CB (South Carolina, 2005): 7 solo tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss, 1 forced fumble, 1 pass deflection vs. Vikings Cody Rogers and marks the most tackles by an FBS player in a game this season. • Under the direction of OC Barry Lunney Jr., UTSA is averaging 462.7 yards per game to rank third in C-USA and 21st nationally. UTSA is rushing for 215.7 yards per game, which stands third in the league and 18th in the FBS, and passing for 247.0 yards per outing. Kareem Jackson – Denver Broncos, CB (Alabama, 2007): 4 solo tackles, 6 combined tackles vs. Buccaneers (12 solo tackles, 16 combined tackles this season) • After missing two games, UTSA WR Zakhari Franklin has caught six passes for 119 yards and a TD to help lead UTSA to the win over MTSU. He caught a 25-yard TD pass from Jr. QB Frank Harris and he nearly had his second score of the night on a 48-yard catch-and-run to the 1-yard line. • Jr. QB Josh Adkins replaced injured starter Frank Harris in the 37-35 victory over MTSU and impressed in his first action. Adkins went 16/28 for Isaiah Wright – Washington Football Team, WR (Temple, 2018): 4 receptions for 24 233 yards and a TD to help ensure the third 3-0 start in program history. His two longest passes of 48 and 34 yards went to Zakhari Franklin. • UTSA Sr. K Hunter Duplessis was 3-for-3 on FGs in last Friday’s 37-35 win over MTSU. Duplessis leads the FBS with seven FG and has the yards (first career NFL reception) vs. Browns longest active streak of FG made with 16. Mike Davis – , RB (South Carolina, 2014): 13 rushes for 46 yards and 1 ABILENE CHRISTIAN (0-1) @ ARMY (2-1) | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 @ 12:30 PM CT | CBSSN TD, 8 receptions for 45 yards and 1 TD ABILENE CHRISTIAN FAST FACTS: • Army looks to get back on track after their first loss of the season at No. 15 Cincinnati a week ago. The Black Knights battled Brian Burns – Carolina Panthers, LB (Florida State, 2017): 2 solo tackles, 3 combined hard in the 24-10 defeat, forcing the Bearcats' offense into two turnovers - including a fumble returned for a touchdown. tackles, 1 sack, 1 pass deflection vs. Chargers • The Black Knights run defense remains stellar - allowing just 60.3 rush yards per game. They held Cincinnati to just 69 yards on the ground, but Cincinnati QB Desmond Ridder threw for 257 yards and two touchdowns in the game. Tre Boston – Carolina Panthers, S (North Carolina, 2011): 4 solo tackles, 6 combined • Army is averaging 319.3 yards per game on the ground on 5.6 yards per rushing attempt. They only gained 182 rushing yards tackles, 2 pass deflections vs. Chargers ARMY on Saturday on 4.2 yards per gain. They will look to get their triple-option attack rolling again to pick up win number three. John Johnson – Los Angeles Rams, S (Boston College, 2013): 5 solo tackles, 7 combined SOUTHERN MISS (0-3) @ NORTH TEXAS (1-1) | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 @ 6:30 PM CT | STADIUM tackles, 1 interception, 1 pass deflection vs. Bills Isaiah Wright - WR, Washington Football Team FAST FACTS (via C-USA): • USM Sr. QB Jack Abraham is averaging a league-high 292.3 yards per game after passing for 299 last week vs. Tulane, narrowly missing a ninth career 300-yard game. He threw a pair of touchdown passes against the Green Wave for his 11th career multiple touchdown game. • Against Tulane last week, the Golden Eagles were without star receiver Tim Jones (14 catches, 299 yards and 2 TD in first two games), but found big play capabilities out of two emerging threats. Junior WR Jason Brownlee’s 88-yard TD catch in the first five minutes of the game marked the fourth-longest completion in school history and the program’s furthest connection since 2011. Junior TE Naricuss Driver slipped PAC-12 UPDATE through the middle for a 61-yard catch-and-run that also marked his first-career reception. Brownlee has scored each of the last two weeks. • RS-So. LB Hayes Maples, a Hattiesburg native, exploded for 15 tackles against Tulane, the most by a Golden Eagle since 2014. He filled in for standout LB Santrell Latham who departed in the first half. Maples is now atop the team leaderboard for both tackles (28) and TFL (3.0). SOUTHERN MISS • Redshirt junior Briggs Bourgeois has handled most of the kicking duties over the first three games, after missing last year with a leg ///////////////////////// injury. This season, Bourgeois has hit four of five field goals, seven extra-point attempts and averaged 55.1 yards on 15 kickoffs (with two The Pac-12 CEO Group announced on Thursday, September 24 that based upon updated Pac-12 COVID-19 touchbacks). His 49-yard field goal against Tulane was a career-long, and Southern Miss’ longest since Parker Shaunfield on Sept. 29, 2018. • North Texas ranks fifth in the FBS in total yards per game, averaging 619.0 after two contests. After opening the season with a school- Medical Advisory Committee recommendations that take into account material changes to testing capabilities, record 721 yards of total offense in a 57-31 win over Houston Baptist on Sept. 5, the Mean Green generated 517 vs. SMU. UNT has showed the prevalence of COVID-19 and cardiac issues, along with updated state and local health official guidance, tremendous balance, with 666 yards through the air and 572 yards on the ground. the Conference will resume its football, basketball and winter sport seasons. The football season may now NORTH TEXAS • UNT Sr. WR Jaelon Darden has five TD catches through the first two games in 2020. He now has 24 scoring grabs across his career in Denton, commence for those teams that have the necessary state and local health approvals on November 6, men’s and ranking second-most in program history. Darden enters this week with 166 career catches, which ranks fifth in program history. Darden women’s basketball on November 25 consistent with the NCAA’s official start date for these sports, and other caught five passes for 66 yards and two TDs against SMU on Sept. 19, and has 10 catches for 137 yards and five scores thus far in 2020. winter sports consistent with the NCAA season dates for those sports. The decision follows a meeting of the • RS-Fr. RB Oscar Adaway III ran for 104 yards on 20 carries against SMU, giving him two straight games over the century mark to start this season. CEO Group last week where the Pac-12 COVID-19 Medical Advisory Committee presented its updated health and • Senior RB DeAndre Torrey now has 18 career rushing touchdowns following his one-score performance against SMU and is now tied with Antoinne Jimmerson (2011-15) and Mitch Maher (1991-94) for 10th in program history in career rushing touchdowns. safety recommendations (available here), along with the CEO Group having reviewed details on the rollout of the • Sophomore LB Kevin Wood earned his second career start on Sept. 19 against SMU, playing in the SAM spot, and recorded a career-high previously announced Quidel daily rapid-results testing program. 13 tackles to lead the team and also added a tackle for loss. Wood is the team’s leading tackler through the first two games with 18 (12th nationally with 9.0 tackles per game) and 2.5 tackles for loss. READ FULL STORY

3 Inside the I-Bowl RadianceTechnologiesIndependenceBowl.com @IndyBowl RadianceTechnologiesIndependenceBowl.com @IndyBowl Inside the I-Bowl THE OFFICIAL INSIDE THE I-BOWL NEWSLETTER OF MEET JENNIFER MILLER ////////////////////////////////////// MEET OUR NEW DIRECTOR OF EVENTS AND OPERATIONS!

Jennifer Miller is the newest member of the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl team, as she is the new Director of Events and Operations for the bowl and Independence Bowl Foundation. Jenn takes over for Jeff Butler, who recently moved on to a role at General Dynamics' Bossier City office. Help us welcome Jenn to the team, and learn more about our latest staff member!

What are you looking forward to most about working for the bowl?

Meeting and working with everyone that make up the bowl family and being a contributor to another successful bowl year. I hope to make my new team proud!

What is your favorite Independence Bowl memory?

I honestly don't know what it was, but I was in high school and it was last minute. My dad said, "let's go to the game and have some fun. Me and you." It ended up raining, which we embraced. We ate as much junk food as we could handle, it was a great game and priceless time I got to spend with my dad. RADIANCETECHNOLOGIESINDEPENDENCEBOWL.COM Tell us about yourself:

I'm 37, born and raised in Shreveport. I went to high school at Evangel. I received a tennis scholarship to the University of Akron, but after a short year, I got hurt and moved home to graduate at Louisiana Tech. What did you do prior to working for the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl? @INDYBOWL Over the last six years I worked at East Ridge Country Club as an event coordinator and then moved to their sister club, Pierremont Oaks Tennis Club as their assistant manager and event coordinator. I have over 10 years of event planning experience including Southern Trace Country Club, as well as Hunter's Green Country Club, Tampa Palms Country Club, and Sirata Beach Resort - all Florida-based.

What are your hobbies/ what do you like to do in your free time?

I love to play tennis, watch movies and sports, workout and most of all, be an aunt to my seven nieces and nephews!

Something people may not know about you?

I love to bowl, and was on a bowling league for two years when I lived in Florida! CONTACT: Erik Evenson, Director of Media Relations M: 404.368.7481 O: 318.221.0712 E: [email protected]

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