The Southern Miss football fanbase enjoyed a collective sigh of relief when the fourth quarter clock reached 0:00 to conclude a disastrous second half for the Golden Eagles, but one that the team managed to survive. Despite being outscored 28-10 in the final 30 minutes of action, Charles Huff’s team (4-2, 2-0 Sun Belt) was able to escape its first conference road matchup of the season with a win, defeating the Eagles (2-4, 0-2 Sun Belt) 38-35 on Thursday.

In what Charles Dickens would literarily coin “A Tale of Two Halves”, the Golden Eagles carried a 21-point advantage into the midway break, but surrendered four touchdowns and 300 yards total offense in the second half. However, the team ultimately maintained its composure and staved off a valiant, yet unsuccessful attempt by Georgia Sou

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