Bowl season is just around the corner, so knowing what games you’re watching and who you’re watching on the field is essential to your viewing pleasure. The StaffDNA Cure Bowl pits the Ohio Bobcats and the Jacksonville State Gamecocks against each other as a battle of two conference champions.

However, will both teams be anywhere near full strength now that both head coaches have left their respective programs?

Top Ohio players not playing in the Cure Bowl

Thanks to the CFN Bowl Game Opt-Out Tracker, we know which Bobcats players will not play in the Cure Bowl. However, this time we don’t even need to use the opt-out tracker for OU.

As surprising as it may sound, the Bobcats haven’t seen a single player enter the transfer portal since head coach Tim Albin took over the Charlotte 49ers. In fact, Ohio appears to be at full strength for the Cure Bowl, as there was no public announcement that players would be opting out of the game.

In terms of injuries, the Bobcats shouldn’t be any different than the team that won the MAC Championship just two weeks earlier.

S Jeremiah Wood, WR Delaney Crawford and TE Nick Segarra are likely out, but have not recorded meaningful playing time or any stats in general this season. Despite not having a head coach, the Bobcats appear to be at full strength against the Gamecocks.

Top Jacksonville State players will not play in the Cure Bowl

Thanks to the CFN Bowl Game Opt-Out Tracker, we know which Gamecocks players will not play in the Cure Bowl.

Unlike their counterparts, Jacksonville State experienced a mass exodus after head coach Rich Rodriguez accepted the head coaching job at West Virginia. When Rich Rod took over WVU again, JSU lost 13 players to the transfer portal.

• Reginald Hughes, LB, Jacksonville State (transfer portal)
• Geimere Latimer, CB, Jacksonville State (transfer portal)
• Fred Davis IICB, Jacksonville State (transfer portal)
• Zechariah PoyserS, Jacksonville State (transfer portal)
• Cam VaughnWR, Jacksonville State (transfer portal)
• Jibreel Al-AminLB, Jacksonville State (transfer portal)
• Jackson VeasyDL, Jacksonville State (transfer portal)
• Te’Sean SmootQB, Jacksonville State (transfer portal)
• Tea DensonCB, Jacksonville State (transfer portal)
• KD ArnoldOT, Jacksonville State (transfer portal)
• Jaleel birdsongLB, Jacksonville State (transfer portal)
• Tar’Varish DawsonWR, Jacksonville State (transfer portal)
• Anthony BenjaminWR, Jacksonville State (transfer portal)

Of those players, Cam Vaughn represents the biggest loss on offense. Vaughn, the team leader in receptions, yards and receiving touchdowns, loses the top target for Jacksonville State’s passing game with his loss.

The rushing attack remains relatively intact for the Gamecocks, although right tackle KD Arnold provided great depth after starting three games to start the season.

Things are different on defense for Jacksonville State in the Cure Bowl.

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Hughes was third on the team in total tackles while also leading the team with 4.5 sacks. Latimer tied for the team lead with three interceptions and ranked seventh on the team with 42 total tackles.

Davis was a valuable addition at cornerback, stopping four pass breakups, while Poyser was fourth on the team with 75 total tackles from his safety spot. Poyser also matched Latimer with a team-high three interceptions and also contributed eight pass breakups.

Al-Amin and Denson were role players who had a significant impact on defense and would have been in the starting lineup for both Hughes and Latimer.

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