Miami Hurricanes (9-3) vs. Louisville Cardinals (11-1) Saturday, Dec. 28, 6:45 p.m. EST, ESPN Line: Louisville by 3.5 How Miami got here: Al Golden’s team went through streaks — both good and bad — this fall. The Hurricanes opened the season with seven consecutive victories, including a surprise 21-16 win over Florida. A lambasting at […]

Brady Hoke isn't going to Tempe just to dine on some boneless mango habs. (Photo courtesy: USA Today Sports) Michigan Wolverines (7-5) vs. Kansas State Wildcats (7-5) Saturday, Dec. 28th @ 10:15 PM (ESPN) Line: KSU by 3 How Michigan got here: Coming into the season, the punditry viewed the Wolverines as contenders for the […]

Rutgers Scarlet Knights (6-6) vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-4) Saturday, Dec. 28, Noon EST, ESPN Line: Notre Dame by 17.0 How Rutgers got here: The Scarlet Knights didn’t wrap up a spot in a bowl game until they rolled South Florida in the season finale, 31-6.  Rutgers had blown three opportunities before, including a […]

PHOTO: USA Today Sports Cincinnati Bearcats (9-3) vs North Carolina Tar Heels (6-6) Saturday, Dec 28th @ 3:20 PM (ESPN) Line: UNC by 2.5 How Cincy got here: Under first year head coach Tommy Tuberville, the Bearcats had a very good season. They started 3-2 with losses at Illinois and USF but rebounded to win […]

PHOTO: USA Today Sports BYU Cougars (8-4) vs Washington Huskies (8-4) Friday Dec 27th @ 9:30 PM (ESPN) Line: Huskies by 3 How BYU got here: BYU had a strange start to their season as they beat #15 Texas but lost to Virginia and Utah. Then they rolled off five straight wins, all of which […]

PHOTO: USA Today Sports Maryland Terrapins (7-5) vs Marshall Thundering Herd (9-4) Friday, Dec 27th @ 2:30 pm (ESPN) Line: Marshall by 2.5 How Marshall got here: The Thundering Herd started out 4-3 with their 3 losses coming by an average of 4.3 ppg. With the exception of the two-point loss at Middle Tennessee, the […]

PHOTO: USA Today Sports NIU Huskies (12-1) vs Utah State Aggies (8-5) Thursday, Dec 26th @ 9:30 pm (ESPN) Line: NIU by 1.5 How NIU got here: Northern Illinois and Jordan Lynch rolled to a 12-0 regular season record and looked poised to make their second straight BCS bowl. Not so fast my friend, they […]

PHOTO: USA Today Sports Bowling Green Falcons (10-3) vs Pittsburgh Panthers (6-6) Thursday, Dec 26th @ 6 pm (ESPN) Line: Bowling Green by 4.5 How Bowling Green got here: Bowling Green started the season at 5-3 with losses to Indiana, Mississippi State and Toledo. They won the next four games by a combined score of […]

PHOTO: USA Today Sports The bowl season kicked off with a bang on Saturday as Washington State blew a big lead against Colorado State in the New Mexico Bowl. The way this game started, we probably should have expected a crazy finish. In the opening minutes we saw an interception, a fumble, a touchdown pass […]

Bowl season is upon us and it all kicks off today at 2 pm on the four-letter network in New Mexico. The early bowl games might not interest everybody but there are some intriguing storylines such as an in-state battle, Boise State starting life without Chris Petersen, how USC will play under their third head […]

PHOTO: USA Today Sports Boise State Broncos (8-4) vs Oregon State Beavers (6-6) Tuesday, Dec 24th @ 8 PM EST (ESPN) Line: Beavers by 3 How Boise State got here: The Broncos "struggled" to an 8-4 record this season. The big two losses were a season opening blowout to Washington and an October game at […]