Morning Report: 12.10.19

Nick Suss of PBPSports:

To Kiffin, getting off the plane felt like he was in a movie. After the plane landed, the fans on the tarmac kept inching closer and closer to the plane. Some were even touching it. Kiffin said he didn’t want to get off the plane until he got assurance that he wouldn’t be mobbed.

League press release:

Conference USA will be sending eight schools to play in bowl games this holiday season. C-USA Champion Florida Atlantic leads the group of eight teams, joined in the postseason by West Champion UAB, Charlotte, FIU, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Southern Miss and WKU.

Mo's last six games…

20 pts
20 pts
19 pts
18 pts
21 pts
23 pts

𝟐𝟎.𝟐 𝐏𝐏𝐆, 𝟓𝟎.𝟔 𝐅𝐆%, 𝟐𝟒-𝟓𝟎 𝟑𝐅𝐆𝐬, 𝟏𝟎𝟎% 𝐅𝐓𝐬#GMG pic.twitter.com/OioFKaDLp6

— North Texas Basketball (@MeanGreenMBB) December 9, 2019

FAU Owl Access: Lane Kiffin could have been Bobby Wilder.

.@Charlotte49ers confirms it received a fine from Conf. USA when fans stormed the field, after becoming bowl-eligible for the first time in history. The penalty was mitigated as this was a first-time violation, and no incidents were reported. #CUSA @niner_times @NTimes_Sports

— Jacob Baum (@JacobBaum_) December 6, 2019

Zachary Cottam of the NT Daily

If you zoom out and look at the department as a whole, I think all of the metrics are trending in a favorable way. Our momentum is strong and [it’s] not just about wins and losses, although those have definitely improved