Southern Miss Begins Liberty Bowl Preparations
12/7/2003 12:00:00 AM | Football
Southern Miss Begins Liberty Bowl Preparations HATTIESBURG, Miss. -
Conference USA champion Southern Miss (9-3, 8-0) completed the second of 15 postseason practices, with a late afternoon workout, Sunday, at M.M. Roberts Stadium.
The Golden Eagles' next game is against Mountain West Conference champion Utah, Wednesday, Dec. 31, in the AXA Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tenn.
Conference USA Coach of the Year and Southern Miss Head Coach Jeff Bower has been pleased with the work from his players in the weekend practices.
"It was good," Bower said. "The attitude has been good. We are just trying to polish up our skills. All of these postseason practices are important. You want to go out there and improve in what you are doing."
The weekend practices were the first for the Golden Eagles since winning their fourth Conference USA championship in a 38-21 win over East Carolina, Nov. 29.
"We are just going against each other now," Bower said. "There is no game plan. We are just trying to stay sharp because we didn't practice for a week. We are just trying to hone our skills and get better each day."