Interim coach Nick Petrino, Missouri St. go bowling vs. Arkansas St.

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After beating the odds and enough opponents to earn a bowl bid in its first FBS season, Missouri State finds itself searching for a new coach and trying to beat Arkansas State in the Xbox Bowl on Thursday in Frisco, Texas.

The Bears' surprising 7-5 season came with a price. Ryan Beard departed last week to take the Coastal Carolina job after the Conway, S.C., school fi