I like the Southern Miss Golden Eagles to bounce back strong from a 32-21 home loss as an 11.5-point favorite against South Alabama in their season opener. They'll face a Louisiana Tech Bulldogs team that will play its season opener after having last weekend's scheduled matchup postponed. Additionally, they will be replacing all-conference quarterback J'Mar Smith with sophomore Aaron Allen, so there are a lot of uncertainties where the Bulldogs stand at the moment.

Southern Miss' head coach resigned after last week's debacle, but I think the players will rally around inexperienced interim coach Scotty Walden, to make him and themselves look as good as possible. The Bulldogs were one of the worst teams in the nation against the pass last season, and Southern Miss QB Jack Abraham has a good arm.

8* play on Southern Miss.