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Seahawks Look to Avenge Opening Week Loss to The Rams
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Western Michigan wide receiver Corey Davis runs with the ball for a 30-yard touchdown reception against Toledo in an NCAA college football game in Toledo, Ohio.
The inaugural Bahamas Bowl last season featured a combined 12 touchdown passes and a stunning three-lateral, 75-yard score as time expired before Western
Kentucky escaped with a 49-48 victory over Central Michigan. Thursday’s matchup between Middle Tennessee and Western Michigan features two of the nation’s
most prolific receiving tandems.

                                                                                                                                                                                                         (AP Photo/David Richard)

 Bahamas Bowl Could Feature Plenty of Fireworks Again 

STEVE MEGARGEE                passes and a stunning          receiving tandems.              bined to catch 177 pass-     you don’t know,” Stockstill
AP Sports Writer              three-lateral, 75-yard score   Western Michigan’s Corey        es for 2,180 yards and 19    said. “I like our defense and
The Bahamas Bowl is start-    as time expired before         Davis and Daniel Braver-        touchdowns this year.        I think our defense will rise
ing a Christmas Eve tradi-    Western Kentucky escaped       man have over 1,200 yards       Those numbers suggest a      to the challenge, just like I
tion for showcasing dy-       with a 49-48 victory over      receiving each this season,     second straight Bahamas      think our offensive players
namic passing combina-        Central Michigan. Thurs-       the first time since 2010 that  Bowl shootout, but Middle    will rise to this. You don’t
tions from outside the major  day’s matchup between          two Football Bowl Subdi-        Tennessee coach Rick         go into it thinking that it’s
conferences.                  Middle Tennessee (7-5)         vision teammates have           Stockstill isn’t so sure.    going to be a high-scoring
The inaugural Bahamas         and Western Michigan (7-       reached that mark. Middle       “Just because this team has  game.
Bowl last season featured     5) at Nassau features two      Tennessee’s Richie James        a good offense and that
a combined 12 touchdown       of the nation’s most prolific  and Ed Batties have com-        team has a good offense,          Continued on Page 18
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