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Bowl game schedule today: Preview of college football's Birmingham Bowl on Dec. 29
In all honesty, this Monday matinee in Birmingham, Alabama, is a college football bowl game that only a certain group – dare we say committee – of diehard followers of the sport will be awaiting with anticipation.
Regular visitors to these pages might recall that we ranked this contest the least attractive matchup in the entire postseason lineup. Then again, if you just happen to be flipping through channels on a likely day off and come across this contest, you’ll want to know who’s involved.
In that spirit then, we present this quick look at the lone bowl on the Monday calendar.
Deeper Than Hate to be played on Dec. 29 at Protective Stadium
The Georgia Southern football team wraps its season on Monday, Dec. 29 at Protective Stadium as it takes on App State in the JLab Birmingham Bowl. Kickoff is set for 1:02 p.m. (CT) and it will be carried on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN Bowl Radio on SiriusXM. The game will also be available via radio on the Georgia Southern Sports Network. Here's all you need to know about the game:
JLab Birmingham Bowl: Monday, Dec. 29, 2025 • 1:02 PM (CT)
Location: Birmingham, Ala. (Protective Stadium; 41,831)
Records:
App State: 5-7
Georgia Southern: 6-6
Broadcast Information
Broadcast: ESPN
PBP: Taylor Zarzour; Analyst: Matt Stinchcomb; Sidelines: Alyssa Lang
Radio: Georgia Southern Sports Network
PBP: Danny Reed (@GSEaglesVoice); Analyst: Terry Harvin (@TerryHarvin); Sidelines: Frank Sulkowski
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Georgia Southern vs. Appalachian State predictions: Odds, picks, best bet for Monday's Birmingham Bowl
Monday’s Birmingham Bowl is unique. Not only does it feature a rematch from the regular season, but it also pits two conference foes against one another. That is not normal, but this year’s crop of bowl-eligible teams was thin, which has led the powers that be to get creative with invitations.
That’s how we find ourselves breaking down a bowl game on a Monday afternoon in Birmingham between Appalachian State, which went 5-7 overall and 2-6 in the Sun Belt, and Georgia Southern, which was just slightly better at 6-6 and 4-4.
These two teams met back in November, a game that ended in a 25-23 victory for the Eagles. That final score is a bit misleading, as Appalachian State fell behind, 19-0, before closing the gap late in the contest.
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