PHOTO: USA Today Sports East Carolina Pirates (9-3) vs Ohio Bobcats (7-5) Monday, Dec 23rd @ 2 pm (ESPN) Line: East Carolina by 13.5 How East Carolina got here: The Pirates had a strong season in which they went 2-1 against ACC opponents. They beat UNC (55-31) and NC State (42-28) and barely lost to […]

PHOTO: USA Today Sports The Sugar Bowl used to be the goal of every SEC team. Now, with the BCS system in place, the Sugar Bowl can be seen as a bit of a letdown for teams that had National Championship aspirations. The last time the Alabama Crimson Tide played in this bowl, they came […]

PHOTO: USA Today Sports Tulane Green Wave (7-5) vs Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (8-4) Saturday, Dec 21st @ 9 PM EST Line: Tulane by 2.5 How Louisiana got here: When head coach Mark Hudspeth took over the Cajuns, they had not won more than six games since the 1993 season. Hudspeth has won at least 8 […]

PHOTO: USA Today Sports Colorado State Rams (7-6) vs Washington State Cougars (6-6) Saturday, Dec 21st @ 2 PM EST (ESPN) Line: Wazzu by 4.5 How Colorado State got here: It was a big change for head coach Jim McElwain after he left the National Champion Alabama Crimson Tide for a Colorado State team that […]

(Photo Courtesy: USA Today Sports) No. 25 USC (9-4) vs. No. 20 Fresno State (11-1) Saturday, Dec. 21st at 3:30pm ET (ABC)  Line: USC -6.5  How USC Got Here: By firing Lane Kiffin. It really is that simple for the Trojans, who found themselves sitting at 0-2 in the Pac-12 following a 62-41 trouncing at Arizona […]

PHOTO CREDIT: SECDigitalNetwork.com You either love the SEC or you hate it. There is no in-between. But there is one thing you can't argue with and that is the collection of coaches in the league is second to none. Whether it's pure coaching on the field or sound bytes for the media, the coaches in […]

PHOTO: USA Today Sports Clemson's Tajh Boyd has had a fantastic career. Boyd has over 11,000 passing yards and 127 touchdowns over his four year career, three of which he's spent as a starter. Despite his success, the most recent memory for Boyd will be his lack of success against in-state rival South Carolina (0-3 […]

PHOTO: USA Today Sports Buffalo Bulls (8-4) vs San Diego State Aztecs (7-5) Saturday, Dec 21st @ 5:30 PM EST Line: even How Buffalo got here: Buffalo started out their season 0-2 with two losses to Baylor and Ohio State by a combined 77 points. After that, the Bulls settled down. After needing multiple overtimes […]

PHOTO: USA Today Sports I grew up on box scores. Before the age of the internet, I always looked forward to waking up in the morning and getting the paper and finding out who beat who and also digging into the box score. To this day, I will often keep my internet browser open and […]

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One of the most interesting parts of bowl season is seeing what bowls give out as gifts to the student athletes. The NCAA authorizes gifts of up to $550 from each bowl. For those who are in the camp that say student athletes should be paid, this may not be what they are talking about […]