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- The defense of Ohio will be a huge difference maker, as they should outperform a Georgia Southern defense that has allowed at least 38 points in three of their last four games.
- Georgia Southern has a losing record against the spread this season, going 5-7 against the number.
The Myrtle Beach Bowl is a bowl game that two teams certainly wouldn’t mind making every year, as the two participants get to celebrate their seasons and play one final game at a beautiful location. But beach vibes aside, this is a college football game that the two teams in it will want to win. Here, we take a look at this year’s Myrtle Beach Bowl along with the brief history of this relatively new entry into the bowl season.
2023 Myrtle Beach Bowl Analysis
This year’s Myrtle Beach Bowl will pit the Ohio Bobcats against the Georgia Southern Eagles. Georgia Southern finished the season with a 6-6 record, dropping four games in a row before bowl season. Meanwhile, the Ohio Bobcats went 9-3 and finished just outside of a position to compete in the MAC championship game.
For this year’s game from Myrtle Beach, the question is whether or not the defense of the Ohio Bobcats will continue to play at a high level. Ohio finished in sixth in college football in points per game allowed, giving up just 15.9 points per game during the regular season. But during bowl season, motivation might not be there for teams to play the same high level of defense that they normally do. This game will come down to Ohio’s level of effort on the defensive side of the ball, which we expect to be high.
Myrtle Beach Bowl History
The Myrtle Beach Bowl has only been around since 2020, making it one of the newer bowl games in college football. This game is one with tie-ins for Conference USA, the Sun Belt, and the MAC. However, there have been instances where independents like UConn have also appeared in this game. Below is a list of previous winners of this game.
Year | Bowl Winner | Bowl Runner-Up |
2020 | Appalachian State | North Texas |
2021 | Tulsa | Old Dominion |
2022 | Marshall | UConn |
Bowl Game MVPs
There have only been a handful of MVPs of this bowl game all-time, because this is such a new game in the college bowl schedule. But there have been a few players who have earned the honor and those players can be found below.
Year | MVP | Team |
2020 | Camerun Peoples | Appalachian State |
2021 | Davis Brin | Tulsa |
2022 | Rasheen Ali | Marshall |