Missouri State will petition the NCAA for a postseason waiver that would allow its football team to play in a bowl game this season, despite rules blocking first-year FBS programs, CBS Sports has learned.

"We know the history of what that looks like, and it's traditionally not been looked at favorably, but we will be petitioning, and we'll see where that goes," Missouri State athletics director Patrick Ransdell told CBS Sports on Monday. "We'll let the chips fall where they fall."

The Bears (6-3, 4-1 Conference USA) reached the six-win threshold for bowl eligibility in dramatic fashion Saturday, rallying past Liberty on Jacob Clark's 13-yard touchdown pass to Tristan Gardner with 27 seconds remaining. However, NCAA rules prohibit postseason participation for teams transitioning from

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