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Utah State rushed for 187 yards per game on average and over the final three games the Aggies averaged 5.6 yards per rush.

The Aggies won three of the final four games with the only defeat against MWC champion Boise State and this is a productive offensive team scoring over 34 points per game this season. Utah State was outscored while going just 4-4 in Mountain West play but the Aggies wound up facing one of the more difficult conference paths and all six losses this season came to quality bowl teams. The Blue Devils ended up ranking 96th in total yards. Duke's offense was well below average without Leonard. The Trojans are also strong defensively ranking sixth in sacks and 15th in total defense. Troy averaged 36.5 points in its last six games. The Blue Devils not only won't have Leonard, who transferred to Notre Dame, but won't have star defensive linemen Aeneas Peebles and RJ Oben. I had great respect for Duke coach Mike Elko. The Trojans also will have strong in-state crowd support with this game in Birmingham, Ala. Troy has more than sufficient motivation. This is the first time a Sun Belt team is facing a foe from a Power 5 Conference in a bowl game. The Trojans are 8-1 ATS in their last nine games. Troy opened 1-2 and then won 10 in a row, including defeating Appalachian State, 49-23, in the Sun Belt Conference championship game. But the Blue Devils lost their star QB, Riley Leonard, to injury and went 2-4 the rest of the way falling way out of the top-25. Duke opened 5-1 with just a loss to Notre Dame. These two teams have changed positions as the season comes to a close.

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