Birmingham, AL plays host to the Compass Bowl on January 7th with the Panthers competing with the Southern Methodist University Mustangs. The Panthers come in just after the 1-year Todd Graham experiment at head coach. Graham resigned his post on December 14th to take the head coaching job at Arizona State. Defensive Coordinator Keith Patterson will put on the headset for the Panthers in this clash of titans. SMU comes into play with the threat of the “Death Penalty” passed on in the 1980′s still being discussed today. Former Nfl and Hawaii coach June Jones is now in his 4th year on the side lines of SMU. The betting line has this established at Pittsburgh (-3) with an over-under of 47 points.

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Pittsburgh comes into play with a 6-6 record and a 4-3 record in the Big East. Winning vs #16 South Florida 44-17 on September 29th, they’ve had one competition vs a ranked opponent. Pittsburgh’s offense puts up 25.8 ppg with their defense allowing 22.4 ppg. Junior Quarterback Tino Sunseri comes into the match with 2,433 passing yards and also a passer rating of 124.8. Junior RB Ray Graham has totalled 958 rushing yards and 9 Touchdowns so far this season. Sophomore WR Devin Street is Sunseri’s favorite target catching 48 receptions with 2 Touchdowns. Junior WR Mike Shanahan is an awesome 2nd target with 35 receptions and 4 Touchdowns.

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SMU will come in competition with a 7-5 record and also a 5-3 record in Conference USA. They’ve gone 1-2 vs ranked foes this year, winning over #20 TCU and losing to #8 Texas A&M and #11 Houston. The SMU Mustangs offense averages 25.7 ppg whilst allowing 24.5 ppg on defense. Relying on the run-and-shoot offense to put up major statistics in offense, June Jones has traditional had pass-heavy squads previously. This SMU Mustangs team this season has a 1,000 yard rusher, unusual in the Jones’ process. Senior Quarterback J.J. McDermott with 3,182 passing yards and 16 touchdowns lifts up the passing game. Junior RB Zach Line has had an awesome season with 1,224 rushing yards and 17 Touchdowns. Senior WR Cole Beasley with 79 catches and 954 receiving yards and Junior WR Darius Johnson with 72 catches and 998 receiving yards steady the SMU Mustangs receivers.