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NEW ORLEANS -- That Southern Miss and the University of Louisiana have had up-and-down football seasons is obvious.Both teams are 6-6 and barely bowl eligible, but the two interstate neighbors will face each other moving in the right direction in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Saturday night at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.Southern Miss, which finished 4-4 in Conference USA, has quarterback Nick Mullens back at full strength after the talented gunslinger dislocated a bone in his right (throwing) thumb in a 55-32 loss at Texas-San Antonio on Oct. 8 and then suffered a concussion later in the season.Louisiana-Lafayette, which had an inconsistent offense led by LSU transfer quarterback Anthony Jennings, won four of its last six games and its last three Sun Belt Conference games to finish 5-3 in league play.Southern Miss coach Jay Hopson said the 6-foot-1, 200-pound Mullens showed remarkable toughness in the game against Texas-San Antonio, telling the USM medical staff to push the bone in his right thumb back into place and tape it up. He returned to the game and threw a touchdown pass to close the gap to 48-32 midway through the fourth quarter.Its the most amazing thing from a quarterback that Ive seen, Hopson said. He was throwing some balloon balls out there, but the bottom line is thats the competitor in him. Hes a young man who kept fighting and battling. ... (Now) hes 100 percent.Mullens then suffered a concussion in a 38-27 loss to Charlotte on Nov. 5 and sat out the next two games. Despite missing three games, Mullens completed 63.4 percent of his passes for 2,926 yards, 22 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.The Rajin Cajuns of Louisiana-Lafayette played consistently on defense all season -- led by linebackers Otha Peters and Tremaine Lightfoot -- but the offense has finally shown signs of life, said coach Mark Hudspeth. Running back Elijah McGuire has had three consecutive seasons of rushing for at least 1,000 yards (215 carries, 1,028 yards this season), and Jennings, the LSU transfer, finally seems to be settling in.This is an exciting time for our team, especially since we feel were peaking and playing our best ball of the year, Hudspeth said. Anthony Jennings has been up and down, but I like the way hes kept working and kept a good attitude and the way hes progressed. Youve certainly seen the last four or five weeks what it would have looked like if he had a spring or a summer with our guys.Although the bowl game is flying below the radar, both teams fans bases are within 130 miles of New Orleans and should travel well. 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DAVIS, Calif. -- Taylor Hintze kicked a 35-yard field goal as time expired and Weber State held on for a 38-35 victory on Saturday night despite UC Davis 22 fourth-quarter points.Jadrian Clark threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score in the first half to lead Weber State (2-2, 1-0 Big Sky Conference). Treshawn Garretts 3-yard TD run stretched the Wildcats lead to 32-10 early in the third quarter.It was mostly UC Davis from there. Brock Dale threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Keelan Doss. Following Hintzes 37-yard field goal, Joshua Kelley answered with a 91-yard kkickoff return to pull the Aggies to 35-27 with seven minutes left.ddddddddddddBen Scott completed three straight passes to Luke Williams, including a 40-yarder and a 14-yard scoring strike to tie it at 35-all with 1:35 left.The Aggies then forced a Weber State punt, but Isiah Olave fumbled the ball on the return. 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