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Click here to read the 2015 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl Weekly Release - Week 5 (PDF) THIS WEEKEND: Week 5 begins with a Friday night non-conference game in Conference USA as Temple visits Charlotte (2-2). The remainder of the C-USA schedule and the entire MAC slate will play Saturday. Four conference games in C-USA lead the…

Click here to read the 2015 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl Weekly Release - Week 4 (PDF) THIS SATURDAY: Every game of the Week 4 schedule for both Conference USA and the MAC will be contested Saturday. In C-USA, a pair of conference games leads the way as FIU (2-1) visits Louisiana Tech (1-2, 0-1 C-USA) and…

With the NFL's Kickoff Weekend completed, both Conference USA and the MAC were well-represented on club rosters across the 32 teams. Conference USA had 79 players on NFL rosters, led by Louisiana Tech with 11, while Southern Miss had 10. The list also includes six by UAB, which dropped football after the 2014 season, but…

Click here to read the 2015 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl Weekly Release - Week 3 (PDF) THIS SATURDAY: The entire Week 3 schedule for both the MAC and Conference USA will be contested Saturday. In the MAC, coming off two victories over Power Five schools, conference play begins with Ball State (1-1) visiting Eastern Michigan (1-1)…

Click here to read the 2015 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl Weekly Release - Week 2 (PDF) THIS WEEKEND: The first conference game for either Conference USA or the MAC opens Week 2 as defending C-USA West Division champion Louisiana Tech (1-0) visits 2014 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl champion WKU (1-0) on Thursday night. The Hilltoppers have won…

Click here to read the 2015 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl Weekly Release - Week 1 (PDF) SINCE WE LAST VISITED: The Popeyes Bahamas Bowl begins the march to its’ 2015 game this weekend. Since WKU’s thrilling 49-48 victory over Central Michigan in the inaugural game, ESPN Events acquired the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl (May 12) and Popeyes…

With the late-afternoon Bahamas sun beating down on a Central Michigan team that had rallied from a 49-14 fourth-quarter deficit with four touchdowns to trail WKU 49-42 in the inaugural Popeyes Bahamas Bowl last December, the Chippewas were 75 yards away from completing an improbable comeback with just that lone second remaining on the Thomas…

The improbable finish of the inaugural Popeyes Bahamas Bowl in which Central Michigan scored a 75-yard, three-lateral touchdown as time expired has advanced to the Finals for the 2015 ESPY Best Play award. CMU’s touchdown, the No. 2 seed in the 16-play bracket, received 60 percent of the online vote to defeat No. 7 seed…

The crazy finish of the inaugural Popeyes Bahamas Bowl in which Central Michigan scored a 75-yard, three-lateral touchdown as time expired has advanced to the Round of 8 in the bracket to decide the 2015 ESPY for Best Play. CMU’s touchdown, the No. 2 seed in the 16-play bracket, received 69 percent of the online…

The crazy finish of the inaugural Popeyes Bahamas Bowl in which Central Michigan scored a 75-yard, three-lateral touchdown as time expired – already the top play of the 2014 bowl season as selected by ESPN’s SportsCenter – is up for another major honor as it received a 2015 ESPY Best Play nomination. Central Michigan’s Popeyes…