TODAY’S GAME

GoDaddy.com Bowl

MIAMI (OHIO) VS. MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE

When: 5 p.m. PST.

Where: Mobile, Ala.

On the air: ESPN.

About Miami (Ohio) (9-4): Miami, 1-11 last season, produced college football’s biggest one-season turnaround, winning the Mid-American Conference championship game under coach Mike Haywood. The season earned Haywood the head coaching job at Pittsburgh, where his stay was short. He was recently fired after being charged with felony domestic violence stemming from a child custody dispute.

About Middle Tennessee State (6-6): Middle Tennessee State had a disappointing season, but it beat Sun Belt co-champion Florida International in its final game to become bowl eligible.

Watchability rating: One star out of five.

-- Orlando Sentinel