The International Bowl is going to be taking place between the South Florida Bulls (7-5) and the Northern Illinois Huskies (7-5). The game is scheduled to start at 12:00 PM ET at the Rogers Center located at Toronto Canada. The game is also going to be televised on ESPN2.

After a 5-0 start, South Florida went through another mid-year calamity and finished just 7-5. So the Bulls got shipped all the way out of the country to Toronto for a bowl game against a 7-5 MAC team. South Florida should have far too much athleticism for Northern Illinois, but the Bulls are unpredictable.

The strength of Northern Illinois is its running game. The Huskies have a one-two punch in Chad Spann and Me’co Brown. The two have combined for 1,590 yards and Spann has accounted for 19 rushing touchdowns. Spann’s 20 total touchdowns give him the most points in the MAC.  The Huskies’ rushing attack should be able to find some daylight against South Florida, which allows 137.75 rushing yards per game.  The Northern Illinois defense will have a challenge against dual-threat quarterback B.J. Daniels, who leads the team in both passing and rushing. He is the bulk of the Bulls offense and will be a point of emphasis for the Huskies’ defense.

Head coach Jim Leavitt’s first order of business will be to get his players excited about such an assignment and convince them that Northern Illinois is dangerous. The Huskies, after all, beat Purdue and gave Wisconsin a battle on the road earlier this year and have a strong rushing attack.

Still, there’s little to suggest that Northern Illinois can keep up athletically with the Bulls, who have future pros like George Selvie and Jason Pierre-Paul on defense, electric boom-or-bust quarterback B.J. Daniels and a fleet of fast receivers. With proper motivation and focus, South Florida should be the heavy favorite in this game.

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