Georgia Southern, Buffalo to Meet in Montgomery’s Camellia Bowl

FILE – Georgia Southern head coach Clay Helton enters the field with his team before an NCAA football game against Louisiana Lafayette on Nov. 10, 2022, in Lafayette, La. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File)

Georgia Southern and Buffalo are set to meet in a Camellia Bowl matchup of 6-6 teams in Montgomery.

Both teams won in their previous trips to Montgomery and became bowl eligible with close wins in their regular-season finales that snapped three-game losing streaks.

Georgia Southern beat Appalachian State 51-48 in double overtime and Buffalo edged Akron 23-22.

The Eagles are led by former USC coach Clay Helton. Georgia Southern quarterback Kyle Vantrease played for Buffalo from 2017-21 and was the team’s starting quarterback in the Camellia Bowl two years ago.

Buffalo is led by All-Mid-American Conference linebacker Shaun Dolac.

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