Arkansas State vs Missouri State – Xbox Bowl prediction
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However, Beard's old role reportedly will not stay vacant for long. Missouri State is naming SMU offensive coordinator Casey Woods its next coach on a five-year contract, according to a Thursday afternoon report from Pete Thamel of ESPN.
Back at the start of December, it was announced that Xbox and ESPN were joining forces to host the "Xbox Bowl" college football game between Missouri State and Arkansas State, and that game actually takes place this Thursday.
The Tigers’ track record in bowl games under Ryan Silverfield was sterling. They went 4-0 on his watch before he took the Arkansas job earlier this month. Memphis (8-4) will be guided by interim coach Reggie Howard in the Gasparilla Bowl before Charles Huff from Southern Miss takes over.