Penny Hart is the leading receiver in the Sun Belt with 71 receptions for 1,095 yards and eight touchdowns. He ranks second among all FBS freshmen in receptions (5.9 per game), receiving yards (91.3 per game) and touchdowns (8).

With the help of Arbuckle and Hart, Trent Miles guided GSU to its first bowl berth in just its sixth year of football and third at the FBS level. The Panthers will face Mountain West Conference foe San Jose State in the inaugural AutoNation Cure Bowl presented by Florida Hospital, Dec. 19 in Orlando, Fla.