Before the trend of bowl games in recent years, ncaa football revolved around a handful of season-ending games. One of these games started 35 years back in Shreveport, Louisiana was the Independence Bowl. The sports book has this at Tigers -5 with the over/under at 52 ½.


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Missouri comes into the game with a 7-5 in total record and a 5-4 record in the Big 12. The Tigers are headed by tenth year head coach Gary Pinkel who has gathered an 84-54 record on his watch. As they have averaged 236.3 yards per game that is ranked 11th in the country, special mention must be made to the rushing offense of the Tigers. Missouri has done favorably versus ranked teams this year with an incredible five games versus them. They’re now arriving off of a three-game winning streak. Leading the Tigers behind center is sophomore scrambling Qb James Franklin.

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The North Carolina Tar Heels enter the mix with the same 7-5 in total record and a poor 3-5 record in the ACC Coastal division. In the head coaching department, North Carolina is in a state of transition. Southern Miss head coach Larry Fedora has been declared as the new head coach to be effective following Fedora’s bowl game with the Golden Eagles versus Nevada in the Hawaii Bowl on December 24th. Interim head coach Everett Withers has done a good job in transferring from his defensive coordinator position to head the North Carolina Tar Heels this season. With UNC announcing Fedora’s employment, Withers is rumored to be signing up for Urban Meyer’s coaching staff in Columbus following the Independence Bowl. After UNC terminated Butch Davis back in July, Withers lead the North Carolina Tar Heels on an interim basis. The North Carolina Tar Heels have averaged 28.3 ppg on offense and 23.5 ppg on defense. UNC is led by steady sophomore Qb Bryn Renner. Renner’s 161.2 rating is now ninth among the country’s leading qbs and his 68.8 completion ratio ranks 13th best in the country.