Ohio 30, Wyoming 27 OT Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl What Happened, What It All Means

Ohio 30, Wyoming 27 OT: Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl what happened, player of the game, and what it all means

Ohio beat Wyoming to win the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl. What happened, who was the player of the game, and what does it all mean?


Ohio 30, Wyoming 27 OT Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl What Happened, Player of the Game, What It All Means

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Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl What Happened

The fantastic game ended with a flourish. After Wyoming managed a field goal in its overtime possession, CJ Harris found Tyler Foster for a ten-yard touchdown pass in overtime to complete the rally for an Ohio win.

The Bobcats got two Nathaniel Vakos field goals in the last 4:17 of regulation. The first pushed them up 21-17, Wyoming took the lead with just over two minutes to play with a five-yard Jordon Vaughn touchdown run for a 24-21 lead, and Vakos answered with a 46-yard field goal with four seconds to play to force overtime.

Neither team was ever up by more than one score. Vaughn started the scoring with a 17-yard touchdown run on the opening drive, Ohio roared back with a touchdown-and-2 on a Harris 34-yard touchdown pass to Jacoby Jones. Wyoming converted on a muffed punt with a touchdown pass to take a 14-8 first quarter lead, and the battle was on.

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Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl Player of the Game

Sieh Bangura, RB Ohio
He set the tone for the Bobcat offense with 25 carries for 138 yards and a score. He also caught four passes for 18 yards.

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Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl Fun Stats

– Ohio QB CJ Harris was terrific when he had to be, completing 20-of-33 passes for 184 yards and two scores and running for 52 yards on ten carries.

– The two kickers were fantastic. Wyoming’s John Hoyland hit both his kicks from 53 and 29 yards. Ohio’s Nathanial Vakos hit 3-of-4 from 43, 45, and 46

– Ohio outgained Wyoming 385 yards to 291.

Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl What It All Means

Ohio kept coming through when it had to. CJ Harris had his most important performance of the season, the kicking was there when it had to be, and the defense held firm against a depleted Wyoming team. The Bobcats didn’t let the Cowboys do their normal style to control the game.

The MAC Championship loss to Toledo hurt, but with the win the Bobcats close with eight wins in the last nine games. In the first bowl games since the 2019 Famous Idaho Potato, Ohio has now won four straight.

Wyoming came up with a terrific performance – and a wonderful coaching job by Craig Bohl and his staff – considering all of the lost parts. It was able to hang around, but it couldn’t come up with the big defensive stop late to pull it off. It was still a great effort.

Even so, it was a third straight loss to end the season. On a positive side, it was the third season in four with seven wins or more – Wyoming only played six games in 2020. It was the first bowl loss in four tries under Bohl after losing the 2016 Poinsettia.

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Ohio vs Wyoming Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl Prediction Game Preview

Ohio vs Wyoming game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl on Friday, December 30

Ohio vs Wyoming prediction, game preview, odds, how to watch. Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl, Friday, December 30


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Ohio vs Wyoming How To Watch

Date: Friday, December 30
Game Time: 4:30 ET
Venue: Arizona Stadium, Tucson, AZ
How To Watch: Barstool Sports
Record: Ohio (7-5), Ohio (9-4)
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Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl Prediction, What’s Going To Happen, History

Ohio started 2-3, lost star QB Kurtis Rourke late in the year, and didn’t show much of a defense for a bulk of the season. But everything flipped under head coach Tim Albin, the team went on a seven-game winning streak to get to the MAC Championship. Losing 17-7 to Toledo in the title game wasn’t fun, but the team remains relatively intact. On the flip side …

Wyoming is very much NOT bringing its normal 2022 self into this. It’s missing almost all of its key running backs and top target Joshua Cobbs, but it should still be able to run its style of play. It’s going to pound, and play defense, and try to keep the score low.

It’s the fifth bowl appearance for the Cowboys under head coach Craig Bohl. He lost the first one in the 2016 Poinsettia to BYU, but reeled off three straight since including two over MAC teams and an Arizona Bowl over Georgia State.

Ohio has also won three straight bowl games, but it hasn’t been in one since 2019. It was 2-8 all-time in bowls before this recent stretch – it’s a big deal for the program beyond just shooting for a ten-win season.

The 2021 version was canceled – Boise State had to bow out against Central Michigan thanks to COVID issues. The previous two were rough – San Jose State wasn’t itself in a blowout against Ball State in 2020 due to COVID, and Wyoming whacked Georgia State 38-17 in 2019. Before that, three of the first four were outstanding with two overtime thrillers and a great inaugural meeting when Nevada hung on two beat Colorado State.

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Why Ohio Will Win The Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl

Again, most of the normal pieces are there.

Kurtis Rourke went down with his knee injury in the middle of November, but if there’s any sort of a silver lining, it allowed back CJ Harris to get meaningful time running the attack. He’s big, he can run – he rumbled for three scores in the win over Bowling Green – and he’s got a whole lot of help from the other skill parts.

On the flip side, Wyoming’s missing parts are going to hurt. Ohio’s defense needs as much help as it can get, but its biggest issue is against teams that can throw – that’s not how UW rolls. It’s a running team, but Ohio is 8-0 when allowing fewer than 160 yards.

The Cowboys have only run for that many or more five times this season.

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Why Wyoming Will Win The Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl

In Wyoming’s perfect world it runs the ball a gajillion times, controls the clock and the game with its style and defense, and wins 20-12.

It’s 7-0 this season when running 35 times or more and 0-5 when it doesn’t. Ohio is 6-0 when teams run fewer than 32 times, and 2-4 when opposing offenses run that much or more.

But it’s not like Wyoming can’t throw, and it’s going to give it a try against the nation’s second-worst pass defense. Everyone but Northern Illinois and Toledo threw for 229 yards or more against the Bobcat secondary, and the only reason those two didn’t was because they ran for well over 230 yards.

This is where QB Andrew Peasley comes in. He can run, and he might need to. For all of the problems, the offensive line is fine, the pass protection is there, and the team wins when Peasley is even slightly strong.

Wyoming is 5-1 when he throws for at least 140 yards.

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Buffalo vs Georgia Southern Camellia Bowl Prediction Game Preview

Buffalo vs Georgia Southern game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Camellia Bowl on Tuesday, December 27

Buffalo vs Georgia Southern prediction, game preview, odds, how to watch. Camellia Bowl, Tuesday, December 27


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Buffalo vs Georgia Southern How To Watch

Date: Tuesday, December 27
Game Time:12:00 ET
Venue: Crampon Bowl, Montgomery, AL
How To Watch: ESPN
Record: Buffalo (6-6), Georgia Southern (6-6)
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Camellia Bowl Prediction, What’s Going To Happen, History

Get ready to hear the name Kyle Vantrease a whole lot. Good at Buffalo over his five years, he transferred to Georgia Southern and helped change up the program under head coach Clay Helton.

All of a sudden, the Eagles went from being known for its option offense to finishing fourth in the nation in passing. It was a grind late in the year, but a wild 51-48 win over Appalachian State – with 389 yards from Vantrease – booked the bowl ticket.

Buffalo has done okay for itself without Vantrease, too – even if it took a LOT of work to get here. It started 0-3 – including a Hail Mary loss to Holy Cross, won five straight, lost three straight, and it was out of the mix after the Akron game was postponed thanks to a blizzard. It was a dogfight, but the 23-22 Bull win was enough to get bowl eligible.

This just the sixth bowl game in Buffalo history. It’s actually the seventh, but the 1958 team turned down its invitation to the Tangerine Bowl. The program lost its first three bowls starting in 2008, but under now-Kansas star coach Lance Leipold it won the last two in 2019 and 2020 – the latter the Camellia against Marshall.

It’s the fifth bowl for Georgia Southern, winning three of the four since making the first appearance in the 2015 GoDaddy. The last appearance was a dominant 38-3 blasting of Louisiana Tech in the 2020 New Orleans.

– The Camellia Bowl has been in a few different locations over the years, but it’s now settled in at Montgomery. It’s also been one of the most consistently awesome bowl games over the last eight seasons with the first seven all decided by eight points or fewer before Georgia State blasted Ball State 51-20 last year.

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Why Buffalo Will Win The Camellia Bowl

The defense has to crank up the takeaways.

The offense is too inconsistent and the special teams are awful, but the defense knows how to force mistakes.

For all of the good things Georgia Southern does, it’s got a problem when it starts turning the ball over. It’s 2-3 when giving it away multiple times – and the two wins were by the skin of its teeth in shootouts. UB takes it away in bunches with four or more turnovers forced in four games.

If that doesn’t work, it’s all about controlling the clock.

No, Buffalo’s offense isn’t great, but at least it operates with a deliberate pace to stay in control. Georgia Southern doesn’t care about that, moving quickly to keep defenses on their heels. There’s going to be a problem if the Eagles work fast and make mistakes, but …

Why Georgia Southern Will Win The Camellia Bowl

With a few rare exceptions, this isn’t the type of Buffalo team that did a good job of keeping up in shootouts. It could score here and there, but it was just 2-6 when it didn’t come up with more than 31 points and 1-6 when allowing more than 27.

The Georgia Southern offense has the ability to turn out the lights in a hurry if it comes up with a few early scoring drives. The offensive line is fantastic at keeping defenses out of the backfield – that’s partly because of the pace of the attack – and the offense keeps on cranking up yards through the air.

Buffalo is 0-3 when giving up 283 passing yards or more. Georgia Southern got there in every game but four.

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Bowling Green vs New Mexico State Quick Lane Bowl Prediction Game Preview

Bowling Green vs New Mexico State game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Quick Lane Bowl on Monday, December 26

Bowling Green vs New Mexico State prediction, game preview, odds, how to watch. Quick Lane Bowl, Monday, December 26


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Bowling Green vs New Mexico State How To Watch

Date: Monday, December 26
Game Time: 2:30 ET
Venue: Ford Field, Detroit, MI
How To Watch: ESPN
Record: Bowling Green (6-6), New Mexico State (6-6)
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Quick Lane Bowl Prediction, What’s Going To Happen, History

So, you want a bowl game with two teams that are really, really going to care? These two programs came into the season ranked among the lowest teams in college football, no one expected either one to have a shot at a winning season, and bowls are special for them no matter what, especially New Mexico State.

The Aggies got a break from the NCAA because a tragedy at San Jose State forced a cancelation of a midseason game. The played a 12th game anyway to have a Senior Day, rolling Valparaiso 65-3 to get to six wins, even though that made it two of the six wins coming against FCS teams, and … whatever. Head coach Jerry Kill’s team is in a bowl, and it’s rolling offensively.

This is just the fifth bowl game for the New Mexico State program. It won the Arizona in 2017, but before that the previous bowl appearance was in the 1960 Sun. Bowling Green is 1-5 in its last six bowl games going back to 2004, with the last appearance a blowout loss to Georgia Southern in the 2015 GoDaddy.

Bowling Green started out the season 1-3 in what seemed like another lost year, and it closed rough losing two of its last three games. In between, though, it went on a nice midseason run, shocked eventual MAC champion Toledo on the road, and now it brings its fun passing game to Detroit.

The Quick Lane is a reboot of other Detroit bowl games, getting going in 2014 with a mixed bag of games. The 2020 version was canceled, four were ugly blowouts, and three were entertaining. Last year was the first time a Power Five team wasn’t playing in it. This keeps that going.

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Why Bowling Green Will Win The Quick Lane Bowl

The passing game has been fun.

The Falcons might not run all that well, and they offensive line is miserable in pass protection, but Matt McDonald is able to get the offense moving through the air when it gets on a little bit of a roll.

It’s a simple formula. When the offense gets to 247 passing yards it has a shot – it’s 4-2 when it gets there and 2-4 when it doesn’t.

The other side is hit or miss, but the pass rush was as strong as any in the MAC and should be disruptive enough to force a few mistakes. New Mexico State doesn’t have big problems giving the ball away, but the D isn’t great at generating mistakes.

However …

Why New Mexico State Will Win The Quick Lane Bowl

It’s a Jerry Kill team, so in a perfect world it would like to start running and get physical. The program isn’t there yet in its Kill’s first season, but his offense has been crushing it over the last month.

QB Diego Pavia was supposed to be questionable, but he’s expected to give it a go. The offense takes on a different look if he’s able to go. He might not wing it around too much, and he might not be consistent, but he threw seven touchdown passes in his last two games and 11 over the last five – and he can run a little bit, too.

Bowling Green will give up 200 yards through the air. It’s not awful against the run, and it has a great pass rush, but the New Mexico State offensive front is good in pass protection. The quarterbacks get time to take shots down the field, and in the perfect conditions indoors, the O will stretch the field.

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Eastern Michigan 41, San Jose State 27 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl What Happened, What It All Means

Eastern Michigan 41, San Jose State 27: Famous Idaho Potato Bowl what happened, player of the game, and what it all means

Eastern Michigan beat San Jose State 41-27 to win the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. What happened, who was the player of the game, and what does it all mean?


Eastern Michigan 41, San Jose State 27 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl What Happened, Player of the Game, What It All Means

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Famous Idaho Potato Bowl What Happened

– It wasn’t exactly Colts vs Vikings, but as momentum swings go this was about as jarring as it gets. San Jose State was rolling. It got up fast and it should’ve been a lot worse than 13-0 with a missed field goal as part of the first eight minutes. But on the second touchdown the extra point was blocked and returned for two. Eastern Michigan didn’t slow down after that.

– Down 13-2, the Eagles took their next drive for a touchdown, came up with a goal line stand and roared back down the field 96 yards for another score, and it kept on coming on the way to a 30-13 halftime lead and a 33 straight points overall before the Spartans finally broke the gloom late in the third.

San Jose State had  too many missed opportunities and mistakes with two failed fourth down conversions and three turnovers. Once Eastern Michigan got comfortable it was unstoppable from there. The game turned into a rout in the second quarter with two long Eagle drives and an interception leading to a short score.

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Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Player of the Game

Taylor Powell, QB Eastern Michigan
It took a little bit, but once Powell got rolling, the offense was unstoppable. Powell hit 18-of-30 passes for 298 yards and two touchdowns with a pick.

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Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Fun Stats

– In a losing cause, San Jose State QB Chevan Cordeiro could’ve been the player of the game. He completed 26-of-44 passes for 366 yards and three scores with two picks, and ran nine times for 50 yards and a touchdown.

– Rushing Yards: San Jose State 132 (5.3 yards per carry) – Eastern Michigan 118 (2.9 yards per carry)

– San Jose State outgained Eastern Michigan 498 yards to 416.

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl What It All Means

1987. That was the last time Eastern Michigan won a bowl game – the 1987 California. It was also the last time the program won more than seven games. Don’t let it be lost just how far EMU has come under head coach Chris Creighton. This is the first time it had back-to-back winning seasons since 1988 and 1989 – success is a new thing for the Eagles.

San Jose State didn’t exactly let this get away, but it sure didn’t capitalize on its opportunities. The 7-5 season was hardly bad for a program that had just one winning campaign since 2012, but after a good start to the bowl and the season this was a dud of a finish. It hadn’t won a bowl game since 2015 head coach Brent Brennan is 0-2 in bowls after losing the 2020 Arizona.

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Eastern Michigan vs San Jose State Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Prediction Game Preview

Eastern Michigan vs San Jose State game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on Tuesday, December 20

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Eastern Michigan vs San Jose State How To Watch

Date: Tuesday, December 20
Game Time: 3:30 ET
Venue: Albertsons Stadium, Boise, ID
How To Watch: ESPN
Record: Eastern Michigan (8-4), San Jose State (7-4)
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Eastern Michigan vs San Jose State Famous Idaho Potato Bowl 5 Things To Know

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Prediction, What’s Going To Happen, History

There was a moment when it seemed like San Jose State would be the star of the Mountain West, and possibly be in the run for a New Year’s Six spot. It started 4-1 with a close loss at Auburn, and was 6-2 with the conference there for the taking. Even with a tough 1-2 finish, this is still a fun team with QB Chevan Cordeiro leading a strong offense to go along with one of the nation’s most aggressive defenses.

Eastern Michigan couldn’t find the slightest bit of consistency over the first two months, but the team found ways to get the job done in a phenomenal finishing kick. Just when it seemed like the wheels might come off, it went 4-1 to close. All of a sudden, the inconsistent team was able to consistently win.

This is just the seventh bowl game in the history of Eastern Michigan football – it hasn’t exactly been a lot of fun. The program is 1-5, losing the last four under head coach Chris Creighton including last year’s LendingTree to Liberty 56-20. However, the lone win came in the 1987 California Bowl against …

San Jose State. It might have lost to the Eagles in 1987, but it’s 7-4 overall in bowls and 4-1 since the loss. Bowl games are hardly a regular thing, though, with a 34-13 loss to Ball State in the 2020 Arizona Bowl – the Spartans were missing a ton of players with COVID – the last appearance since wining the 2015 Cure.

The Famous Idaho Potato Bowl has been rolling since 1997 when it was called the Humanitarian Bowl. The game is way overdue for something interesting with the last six decided by nine points or more. To be fair, though, there were some insane shootouts – like the Idaho 61-50 win over Colorado State in 2016. For the most part, though, this has been one of the most lopsided bowls over the last decade.

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Why Eastern Michigan Will Win The Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

The Eagle offense is relatively steady on the ground, has a good passing attack at times, and it’s not turning the ball over enough lately to matter with just two turnovers in the last five games.

Against San Jose State’s defense, just keep things moving. It’ll hold up well and force more field goals than allow touchdowns on long drives, but it’s not great on third downs. Eastern Michigan was the best in the MAC at converting its third down chances hitting 45% of its tries.

On the other side, the Eagle pass defense is in the spotlight. It finished second in the MAC, and the team was 6-1 when allowing fewer than 240 passing yards.

There’s a decent pass rush that shouldn’t have a problem getting into the backfield – San Jose State doesn’t have a ground game and the line allows too many sacks.

However …

Why San Jose State Will Win The Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

The San Jose State defensive front lives behind the line.

It’s among the best in the nation in both sacks and tackles for loss, and it should be able to get to the Eastern Michigan backfield enough to be a problem.

On the flip side, the Eagles don’t do much on the offensive front. San Jose State doesn’t do much with the ground game, but it should be able to grind a wee bit – it’s more about yards per carry than bulk yards.

Again, Eastern Michigan has been solid at keeping the turnovers to a minimum lately, but it’s dead even in turnover margin on the season and San Jose State is +12, has yet to turn the ball over more than once, and it doesn’t have the penalty issues the other side has.

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College Football Bowl Games: Ranking All 41. How Good Is Your Bowl?

Ranking all 41 bowl games. How good is each bowl game going to be and how do they all rank from 1 to 41?

How good are all the bowl games? How good are the matchups? We rank all 41 from the best-looking to the worst. How good is your bowl game?


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We’re not getting an expanded College Football Playoff until the 2024 season – that’s going to supercharge this time of year – and now college football is in this strange sort of holding pattern.

The transfer portal is gutting some teams. Players are opting out of the bigger bowls to get ready for the NFL. Ohio State WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba isn’t able to go in the CFP semifinal against Georgia. Coaches are switching teams, injuries are an issue, and …

Reality has come to breakfast. The business of college football no longer jibes with the exhibition aspect to the end of the season.

Whatever.

We’re getting 41 bowl games – assuming some teams don’t opt out if they just don’t have the personnel – and that means at least half will be awful-to-meh, a  bunch will be fun, and there will be a few that pop up here and there that restore your faith in humanity.

Yes, you may quibble with the interest you might have in the various bowls – OF COURSE you’re watching Michigan vs TCU no matter what. This is all based on what the best games should potentially be.

And with that, here’s our ranking of how good these bowl games should be. The hope is that most of the ones on the bottom rise up and rock, all while knowing that a slew of the top-ranked bowls will fizzle badly.

Here’s how the bowls are categorized as we ask the question. How good is your bowl? (We’ll revisit at the end and rerank based on how good they actually were.)

– Deep Cuts (32-41) | It’s Football. You’ll Watch (25-32)
Bowls. Just Bowls (17-24) | Restaurant Quality (9-16)
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Bowl Game Rankings: Deep Cuts

Here’s the plan. It’s a bowl game so you have to at least turn it on. If it’s awful, get out and save yourself for later because they keep throwing the bowls at you. However, check back once in a while to make sure you’re not missing anything.

41. Camellia Bowl

Buffalo vs Georgia Southern
Tuesday, December 27, 2022
12:00, ESPN
Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, AL
Last Year: Georgia State 51, Ball State 20
Pre-Bowl Ranking: 2021: 24, 2020: 10, 2019: 29
Post-Bowl Ranking: 2021: 27, 2020: 7, 2019: 17

It’s all about Buffalo. Georgia Southern has a big-time offense that’s going to push for 40 points. The Bulls have to prove they can keep up, and the first guess is no, they won’t be able to. That doesn’t mean this can’t be entertaining for a while, but it might mostly be a showcase for the Eagles and former UB QB Kyle Vantrease.

40. HomeTown Lenders Bahamas Bowl

UAB vs Miami University
Friday, December 16, 2022
11:30 am, ESPN
Line: UAB -11.5, o/u: 43.5
Thomas Robinson Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas
Last Year: Middle Tennessee 31, Toledo 24
Pre-Bowl Ranking: 2021: 10, 2020: NA, 2019: 28
Post-Bowl Ranking: 2021: 42, 2020: NA, 2019: 24

The Bahamas Bowl almost never goes according to plan. It’s right out of the gate, teams know in advance that they’re going to make travel plans, and in a crazy way it’s been in a pattern of great-awful-great-awful. Last year’s was great. It’s a toss-up, though, with the coaching change at UAB offsetting the talent level a bit.

39. LendingTree Bowl

Rice vs Southern Miss
Saturday, December 17, 2022
5:45, ESPN
Hancock Whitney Stadium, Mobile, AL
Last Year: Liberty 56, Eastern Michigan 20
Pre-Bowl Ranking: 2021: 34, 2020: 23, 2019: 37
Post-Bowl Ranking: 2021: 34, 2020: 23, 2019: 28

Okay, so Rice is here because it went to class – it was on top of the APR rankings so it was able to go bowling at 5-7. It’s going to be fired up to have an extra game, Southern Miss hasn’t been all that great over the last part of the season, and it should all combine for a hard-fought, tight bowl that should be more entertaining than it’ll get credit for.

38. Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl

Houston vs Louisiana  
Friday, December 23, 2022
3:00, ESPN
Independence Bowl, Shreveport, LA
Last Year: UAB 31, BYU 28
Pre-Bowl Ranking: 2021: 35, 2020: NA, 2019: 34
Post-Bowl Ranking: 2021: 11, 2020: NA, 2019: 20

Houston will always play up or down to its competition, but it’ll bring the offense when it has to. There’s a problem, though – it might not have to crank up the attack against a Louisiana offense that hasn’t done much of anything against anyone good. This is a true focus bowl – it’s not going to be pretty if the Cougars care. However, it’s going to be a Ragin’ Cajun-friendly crowd.

37. RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl

Toledo vs Liberty
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
7:30, ESPN
FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, FL
Last Year: WKU 59, Appalachian State 38
Pre-Bowl Ranking: 2021: 2, 2020: 5, 2019: 16
Post-Bowl Ranking: 2021: 15, 2020: 20, 2019: 23

Toledo might have won the MAC Championship, but it’s been AWFUL in bowl games over the last four years. Liberty was AWFUL over the late part of the season before Hugh Freeze finally took the Auburn gig. The talent is there on both sides to make this fun, but the Boca Raton has been just okay lately.

36. Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Eastern Michigan vs San Jose State
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
3:30 ESPN
Albertsons Stadium, Boise, ID
Last Year: Wyoming 52, Kent State 38
Pre-Bowl Ranking: 2021: 13, 2020: 13, 2019: 31
Post-Bowl Ranking: 2021: 14, 2020: 17, 2019: 31

It’s been a few years since we’ve had a good Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, but Eastern Michigan keeps every game close. It comes in on a bit of roll, and the chilly weather won’t be a problem. San Jose State is entertaining – QB Chevan Cordeiro is a baller who’s worth the watch.

35. Cricket Celebration Bowl

North Carolina Central vs Jackson State
Saturday, December 17, 2022
12:00, ABC
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
Last Year: South Carolina State 31, Jackson State 10
Pre-Bowl Ranking: 2021: , 2020: , 2019:
Post-Bowl Ranking: 2021: , 2020: , 2019

The man is still there. Deion Sanders has made Colorado the coolest school going, but he’ll still be around to finish the job at Jackson State. North Carolina Central can play and isn’t going to be a pushover, but after last year’s blowout Celebration Bowl loss, Coach Prime’s team should put on a show.

34. Wasabi Fenway Bowl

Louisville vs Cincinnati
Saturday, December 17, 2022
11:00 am, ESPN
Fenway Park, Boston, MA
Last Year: Canceled
Pre-Bowl Ranking: 2021: 41, 2020: NA, 2019: NA
Post-Bowl Ranking: 2021: 36, 2020: NA, 2019: NA

Neither team has its head coach with Scott Satterfield leaving from Louisville to Cincinnati, both programs are in a bit of a holding pattern, and with both teams looking to show off who’s still around for next year. Even so, this should be an entertaining dead-even game with the Cardinal defense a fun watch if it’s taking the ball away.

33. Frisco Bowl

Boise State vs North Texas
Saturday, December 17, 2022
9:15, ESPN
Toyota Stadium, Frisco, TX
Last Year: San Diego State 38, UTSA 24
Pre-Bowl Ranking: 2021: 37, 2020: NA, 2019: 32
Post-Bowl Ranking: 2021: 22, 2020: NA, 2019: 8

Uh oh. North Texas fired head coach Seth Littrell even after getting to the Conference USA Championship. Boise State might be too good for this bowl, and if it brings the focus, it’s combination of running game and defense could make this ugly fast. Let’s put it this way – North Texas already played one Mountain West team and lost to UNLV 58-27.

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College Football News Freshman All-America Team 2022

College Football News 2022 Freshman All-American Team. The best new young stars from this season.

College Football News Freshman All-America Team. Who were the best and brightest young stars of the 2022 season?


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College Football News Freshman All-America Team 2022

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First Team Freshman All-American Offense

QB Drake Maye, North Carolina
RB Quinshon Judkins, Ole Miss
RB Richard Reese, Baylor
WR Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona
WR J.Michael Sturdivant, Cal
TE Brady Hunt, Ball State
OL Kelvin Banks, Texas
OL Austin Barber, Florida
OL Will Campbell, LSU
OL Blake Miller, Clemson
OL Roger Rosengarten, Washington

First Team Freshman All-American Defense

EDGE Gabe Jacas, Illinois
DI Dontay Corleone, Cincinnati
DI Deone Walker, Kentucky
EDGE Trey Moore, UTSA
LB Jaishawn Barham, Maryland
LB Abdul Carter, Penn State
LB Harold Perkins, LSU
CB Terrion Arnold, Alabama
S A.J. Haulcy, New Mexico
S Malaki Starks, Georgia
CB Benjamin Morrison, Notre Dame

First Team Freshman All-American Special Teams

PK Dominic Zvada, Arkansas State
P Riley Thompson, Florida Atlantic

Second Team Freshman All-American Offense

QB Taylen Green, Boise State
RB Jaydn Ott, Cal
RB Nicholas Singleton, Penn State
WR Jared Brown, Coastal Carolina
WR Evan Stewart, Texas A&M
TE Var’Keyes Gumms, North Texas
OL Marcus Mbow, Purdue
OL Emmanuel Pregnon, Wyoming
OL Mason Randolph, Boise State
OL Kingsley Suamataia, BYU
OL Trey Zuhn, Texas A&M

Second Team Freshman All-American Defense

EDGE David Bailey, Stanford
DI Walter Nolen, Texas A&M
DI Jaheim Oatis, Alabama
EDGE Dasan McCullough, Indiana
LB Lander Barton, Utah
LB Deontae Lawson, Alabama
LB Chris Paul, Arkansas
CB Jeremiah Earby, Cal
S Nick Emmanwori, South Carolina
S Devin Lemear, Baylor
CB Jalen McMurray, Temple

Second Team Freshman All-American Special Teams

PK Drew Stevens, Iowa
P James Ferguson-Reynolds, Boise State

Third Team Freshman All-American Offense

QB Quinn Ewers, Texas
RB Roman Hemby, Maryland
RB Damien Martinez, Oregon State
WR Barion Brown, Kentucky
WR Ja’Lynn Polk, Washington
TE Tanner Koziol, Ball State
OL Emery Jones, LSU
OL Febechi Nwaiwu, North Texas
OL Micah Pettus, Ole Miss
OL Jalen Rivers, Miami
OL Jonah Savaiinaea, Arizona

Third Team Freshman All-American Defense

EDGE Oluwaseyi Omotosho, Wyoming
DI Jordan Guerad, FIU
DI Damonic Williams, TCU
EDGE Mykel Williams, Georgia
LB Devyn Curtis, Middle Tennessee
LB Jacob Manu, Arizona
LB Drue Watts, Nevada
CB Torrie Cox, Ohio
S Kendal Daniels, Oklahoma State
S Jaden Hicks, Washington State
CB DQ Smith, South Carolina

Third Team Freshman All-American Special Teams

PK Nathanial Vakos, Ohio
P Brett Thorson, Georgia

Honorable Mentionable Freshman All-American Offense

QB: Braylon Braxton (Tulsa), Clay Millen (Colorado State), E.J. Warner (Temple)

RB: Kaytron Allen (Penn State), Sieh Bangura (Ohio), Marquis Crosby (Louisiana Tech), Trevor Etienne (Florida), Kaleb Johnson (Iowa), Devin Mockobee (Purdue)

WR: Skyler Bell (Wisconsin), Jerand Bradley (Texas Tech), Luther Burden (Missouri), Kody Epps (BYU), Matthew Golden (Houston), Dane Key (Kentucky), Jordyn Tyson (Colorado), Antonio Williams (Clemson)

TE: Jordan Dingle (Kentucky), Donovan Green (Texas A&M), Justin Joly (UConn), RJ Maryland (SMU), Mason Taylor (LSU), Jack Velling (Oregon State)

OL: Cole Hutson (Texas), Damon Kaylor (Ball State), Drew Kendall (Boston College), Tomas Rimac (West Virginia), Jayden Williams (Ole Miss)

Honorable Mentionable Freshman All-American Defense

EDGE: Patrick Payton (Florida State), Braden Siders (Wyoming), Kenard Snyder (ULM), Shemar Stewart (Texas A&M), Khordae Sydnor (Purdue), Pryce Yates (UConn)

DI: Joshua Farmer (Florida State), Mason Graham (Michigan), Derrick Harmon (Michigan State), Grady Kelly (Colorado State), Denzel Lowry (Old Dominion), Simote Pepa (Utah)

LB: Ernest Hausmann (Nebraska), Shemar James (Florida), Derek McDonald (Syracuse), Ben Perry (Louisville)

CB: Aamaris Brown (USF), Mansoor Delane (Virginia Tech), Davison Igbinosun (Ole Miss), Will Johnson (Michigan), Hezekiah Masses (FIU), Chandler Rivers (Duke), Upton Stout (WKU), Ceyair Wright (USC)

S: Shyheim Brown (Florida State), Micah Harper (BYU), Demetrius Hill (FIU), Ike Larsen (Utah State), Jordan Lovett (Kentucky), Peter Manuma (Hawaii), Clayton Powell-Lee (Georgia Tech)

Honorable Mentionable Freshman All-American Special Teams

PK: Colton Boomer (UCF), Carter Brown (Arizona State), Denis Lynch (USC), Collin Rogers (SMU)

P: Tom Ellard (WKU), Tyler Perkins (Iowa State), Jack Stonehouse (Missouri), Oliver Straw (West Virginia)

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UAB vs Miami University HomeTown Lenders Bahamas Bowl Prediction Game Preview

UAB vs Miami University game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the HomeTown Lenders Bahamas Bowl Championship Week game on Friday, December 16

UAB vs Miami University prediction, game preview, odds, how to watch. HomeTown Lenders Bahamas Bowl, Friday, December 16


UAB vs Miami University HomeTown Lenders Bahamas Bowl Prediction Game Preview

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UAB vs Miami University How To Watch

Date: Friday, December 16
Game Time: 11:30 am ET
Venue: Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium, Nassau, NP
How To Watch: ESPN
Record: UAB (6-6), UAB (6-6)
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UAB vs Miami University HomeTown Lenders Bahamas Bowl 5 Things To Know

It’s one of the funkier bowl games with the pressure of being first to get rolling. The matchup was determined weeks ago – with both teams needing time to prep everything for the trip to the Bahamas. The winner finishes with a winning season, the loser doesn’t. For either of the two programs that were supposed to be in the mix for their respective conference championships and weren’t, 7-6 wouldn’t be a bad way to finish.

It’s just the sixth bowl appearance for UAB, not counting the 2020 Gasparilla Bowl that got canceled. It’s 2-3 in bowls after winning the 2021 Independence last year over BYU.

Miami University is 8-5 in bowls and 1-2 under head coach Chuck Martin, winning the Frisco Football Classic last season over North Texas 27-14. However, seven of first 13 bowl appearances came in 1986 or earlier with the Martin era representing four of the programs bowl games since 2010.

The Bahamas Bowl has generally been solid. Two times it’s been among the best bowls of the season, wasn’t bad three times, got canceled in 2020, and was totally miserable the two of the three game the MAC team won incising Ohio’s 41-6 win over UAB in 2017.

UAB doesn’t have any key transfers yet, but the coaching situation is in a holding pattern with Trent Dilfer set to take over once this is done. Bryan Vincent will remain on for the bowl. Miami University QB Brett Gabbert was in the transfer portal and then he wasn’t, but he’s been hurt most of the year. Aveon Smith has been the main man outside of a few games in the middle of the season.

HomeTown Lenders Bahamas Bowl Prediction, What’s Going To Happen, History

Why Miami University Will Win The HomeTown Lenders Bahamas Bowl

The RedHawks come into this playing well, winning three of their last four games including a clutch 18-17 performance over Ball State to get bowl eligible.

They don’t have a high-powered attack, but they’re good for around 200 passing yards per game without a slew of big mistakes – just one interception in the last six games – and they’re at their best when they get the ground game rolling.

They lost to Buffalo when the rushing attack rocked, but that’s been it for being on the wrong side when they’re powering away. Led by QB Aveon Smith and a rotation of young backs, Miami is 5-1 when running for 120 yards or more and 1-5 when they don’t.

The UAB run defense has been a disappointment finishing 94th in the nation partly because the line doesn’t do much of anything to get in the backfield. The team is 2-5 when allowing more than 140 yards and only allowed fewer than 120 four times.

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Why UAB Will Win The HomeTown Lenders Bahamas Bowl

The Miami offense isn’t going to crank up 45 points with any sort of high-flying craziness. It’s about controlling the clock, running well, and not making any big mistakes. The problem with that is the inability to keep things moving – they’re awful on third downs.

UAB has the ability to crank up the points fast and turn the lights out. It might be inconsistent, but it was able to keep up in the 44-38 loss to UTSA, hung up 41 on North Texas, and overall stepped it up over the final month when it needed to go on a run to get bowl eligible.

Yes, Miami can run, but UAB has the star of the show in the nation’s leading rusher, DeWayne McBride. He averaged 155 yards per game, ran for a 1,713 yards despite missing the opener and getting stuffed by LSU.

Miami’s run defense led the MAC and should be able to hold up a bit, but …

HomeTown Lenders Bahamas Bowl Prediction, What’s Going To Happen, History

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College Football Schedule Game Previews Scoreboard Predictions Championship Week

College football schedule, predictions, game previews, lines, scoreboard, and TV listings for Championship Week

College football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines, scoreboard, and TV listings for the 2022 Championship Week


College Football Championship Week Schedule

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College Football Playoff Final Top 25 Prediction
What it means for CFP: Utah beats USC for Pac-12 title

ACC Conference Championship

Results So Far
Straight Up 74-34, ATS 60-46-2, o/u 69-38-1

Saturday, December 3

Clemson vs North Carolina
Prediction: Clemson 44, North Carolina 34
Line: Clemson -7.5, o/u: 63.5
Final Score: Clemson 39, North Carolina 10
North Carolina vs Clemson Experts Picks

American Athletic Conference Championship

Results So Far
Straight Up 69-20, ATS 53-36, o/u 54-35 

Saturday, December 3

UCF at Tulane
Prediction: Tulane 31, UCF 27
Line: Tulane -3.5, o/u: 56.5
Final Score: Tulane 45, UCF 28
UCF at Tulane Experts Picks

Big Ten Conference Championship

Results So Far
Straight Up 83-22, ATS 65-38, o/u 57-45

Saturday, December 3

Purdue vs Michigan
Prediction: Michigan 34, Purdue 17
Line: Michigan -16.5, o/u: 51.5
Final Score: Michigan 43, Purdue 22
Purdue vs Michigan Experts Picks

Big 12 Conference Championship

Results So Far
Straight Up 50-25, ATS 32-41-2, o/u 48-28

Saturday, December 3

Kansas State vs TCU
Prediction: TCU 34, Kansas State 31
Line: TCU -1.5, o/u: 61.5
Final Score: Kansas State 31, TCU 28 OT
Kansas State vs TCU Experts Picks

Conference USA Conference Championship

Results So Far
Straight Up 64-21, ATS 40-45, o/u 51-34

Friday, December 2

North Texas at UTSA
Prediction: UTSA 41, North Texas 31
Line: UTSA -8.5, o/u: 67.5
Final Score: UTSA 48, North Texas 27
North Texas at UTSA Experts Picks

Independents

Independent Results So Far
Straight Up 51-26, ATS 36-39, o/u 45-30

Saturday, December 3

Valparaiso at New Mexico State
Prediction: New Mexico State 44, Valparaiso 17
Line: New Mexico State -31, o/u: 55
Final Score: New Mexico State 65, Valparaiso 3

Saturday, December 10

Army vs Navy
3:00 CBS
Line: Army -1.5, o/u: 33.5
Final Score: COMING  

MAC Conference Championship

Results So Far
Straight Up 61-34, ATS 53-40-1, o/u 53-42-1

Friday, December 2

Akron at Buffalo 
Prediction: Buffalo 34, Akron 23
Line: Buffalo -12.5, o/u: 54.5
Final Score: Buffalo 23, Akron 22
Akron at Buffalo Experts Picks

Saturday, December 3

MAC Championship: Toledo vs Ohio
Prediction: Ohio 30, Toledo 27
Line: Toledo -1.5, o/u: 55.5
Final Score: Toledo 17, Ohio 7
Ohio vs Toledo Experts Picks

Mountain West Conference Championship

Results So Far
Straight Up 75-20, ATS 46-49, o/u 47-48

Saturday, December 3

Fresno State at Boise State
Prediction: Fresno State 30, Boise State 27
Line: Boise State -3.5, o/u: 54.5
Final Score: Fresno State 28, Boise State 16
Fresno State at Boise State Experts Picks

Pac-12 Conference Championship

Results So Far
Straight Up 69-20, ATS 43-46, o/u 42-48

Friday, December 2

Utah vs USC
Prediction: USC 38, Utah 34
Line: USC -2.5, o/u: 67.5
Final Score: Utah 47, USC 24
Utah vs USC Experts Picks

SEC Conference Championship

Results So Far
Straight Up 83-31, ATS 68-45, o/u 56-55

Saturday, December 3

LSU vs Georgia
Prediction: Georgia 37, LSU 16
Line: Georgia -17.5, o/u: 50.5
Final Score: Georgia 50, LSU 30
LSU vs Georgia Experts Picks

Sun Belt Conference Championship

Results So Far
Straight Up 80-37, ATS 61-55, o/u 68-47

Saturday, December 3

Coastal Carolina at Troy
Prediction: Troy 27, Coastal Carolina 24
Line: Troy -10.5, o/u: 48.5
Final Score: Troy 45, Coastal Carolina 26
Coastal Carolina at Troy Experts Picks

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